Toward success through failure
A tangled chronicle by Mitro Çela (2)
on page 5
Rilindja Demokratike
26 November 1999
Major corruption in the privatization process
Millions of lek stolen and misused by AKP over the three years ’97–’99
on page 9
Albania like Serbia, outside Europe
The Meta government manipulated the European Union statement
Berisha: Institutional fight against corruption
PD has received no official invitation from the government for the anti-corruption fight
A major rally in Fier on Saturday
on page 2
A major rally in Fier on Saturday
Citizens of Fier!
“Union for Democracy” invites you on Saturday, November 27, at 12:00 in the city’s central square to a protest rally calling for new elections. Only new elections are the hope for you thousands
Parliament legitimizes the State Security Service
Opposition MPs approve the State Police bill, disregarding the opposition. The mafia triumphed
on page 4
Beja: The EU rejects the current government, not Albania
The opposition reacts to the government’s failure to move closer to the EU
on page 2
Three years in prison for Leka Zogu
November 27, at 12:00, to the city’s central square for are a hope for you, thousands of unemployed people, whose numbers grow every day as the Albanian economy continues to decline.
on page 4
The court complies with the political Prosecutor’s Office in imprisoning the claimant to the royal throne
Three years in prison for Leka Zogu
on page 7
Artists: Farewell to the renowned Marie Kraja
The legend of Albanian song is laid to rest
on page 13
Half a million pensioners, below the subsistence minimum
The left-coalition government’s program considers pensioners a lost cause
on page 6
The government protects Azem Hajdari’s killers
Today, 438 days since the murder of the December Leader
Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, the symbol of democracy and pluralism, proves the involvement of Fatos Nano’s government and his successor in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The government of the former communists, which leaves free and undisturbed the criminals who took the life of the December Leader, shows Albanians that they have been and remain on the side of the killers, who have names and identities but are untouched by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari can never tolerate this fact. The government must either capture the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.
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