Strong cheers for Bodea, Hajdari and Buka. A technical government and new elections are demanded. The atmosphere from Gjirokastër spreads to Lazarat as well A magnificent rally in the stone city. The people of Gjirokastër against Nanocracy The strikers are defeating the government

The first sign of judicial pressure against political power A first victory has been achieved in defense of the interests of the judicial workshop against the work of the coffer-holders of the consensus funds, which, as every day continues, many workers and personnel in the workshops have m[?] the judge’s workplace, which should be helped in these days to reach completion. In these days workers clearly oppose the Constitutional Court, where it seems that there will be a lively anti-national communication that has won the workplace before official governments such measures are chosen in favor of the judiciary. ON PAGE 4

The agreement of the OSCE, signed and initialed by the heads of government of all member states and which entered into force on 1 January 1998, whereby all the countries of Europe commit themselves, in every crisis, to come to one another's aid, represents one of the paradoxes and strangest events for the prime minister of the Nano government. The OSCE would be set in motion as an international body and not as an NGO to help the Albanian government with 6,000 police officers. But the problem of the Nano government did not lie in the difficulty of implementing this agreement, but in the absurdity of the situation in which the prime minister found himself: his country is being torn apart by internal enemies, communists and former communists, and the government must be protected by international police. The head of government’s problem becomes more complicated when he thinks that his main enemies are not the democrats, or those once called “criminals,” but those whom his government and socialist propaganda presented as the undisputed victors of the elections. Thus it is necessary to make a distinction for the sake of the Albanian government, for its concern over the danger coming from those who made it a government. First of all, the Speaker of Parliament, Gramoz Ruçi, must be mentioned. Not because he has made any strong statement, but because no one can deny that the current government is being held hostage by the power struggle within the Socialists. In this sense, the government has enemies of its own household, more dangerous than the opposition, because they are eating it from within. The opposition, mobilized in a civic manner through protests, rallies and hunger strikes, is exerting political pressure; while the hidden opponents within the majority are eroding the foundations. This makes the prime minister seek salvation from outside precisely when he finds no security from within. Therefore, the request for 6,000 foreign police officers, despite all its justifications, is not only a sign of the weakness of the state, but also of a government that no longer trusts even itself. Instead of securing public order with its own institutions, it seeks rescue through international forces. This is a political and moral failure. ON PAGE 4

While Albanian justice has long stated that sources from European organizations have failed, the Albanian mafia has deposited everything through the Nano government Last night in the Shahin Radostin of Fier, the military unit was attacked ON PAGE 5

This illegal group, whose leaders present themselves as the organizers of the protest, continued its violent activity yesterday as well. Around 5 p.m. bursts of automatic fire were heard and the military unit was hit with weapons. Some of the soldiers were targeted and the environment was extremely tense. City sources say that armed groups were moving freely and the police did not have full control of the area. ON PAGE 2

The smuggling money of the Nano government in bank accounts in Brussels While Albanian justice has long had doubts, sources from European organizations show that the Albanian mafia has deposited everything through the Nano government Last night in the Shahin Radostin of Fier, the military unit was attacked ON PAGE 5

Tomorrow, a big rally of the Union for Democracy will be on Sunday At the meeting of 30.1.1998, the Supervisory Board of the “Association of the Union for Democracy” decided: Only item: Setting the date of the rally in Skënderbej, assessing the situation in Albania after the latest events, as well as preparations for the rally in Skënderbej. It is decided: First item: The Union rally in Skënderbej, scheduled for 1 February, Sunday, at 11:00 a.m. in front of Hotel Dajti, will take place under the strong protection of Albanian opposition forces and innocent citizens outraged by the anti-national policy of the Nano government, as well as under the protection of the Council of Europe. Also on hunger strike and protesting in defense of the Skënderbej rally are the citizens of Tirana and of all Albania, who are acting with full conviction that their protest will become a living example of the revival of Albania and democracy.

The presidential compound is in danger Reliable sources report that, following the latest developments, the country is entering a new phase of tension. If the situation worsens, the political crisis could also have consequences for the highest state institutions. ON PAGE 2