The selection of candidates for mayors and municipal and commune councilors, in accordance with the statute
Berisha: “The Central Presidency of the DPA, the National Council have no other right than to reject [them] if they see that [the candidacy] is not cohesive, not in keeping with what the statute has established”
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100 hectares of VEFA land, property of Nano, Gjinushi and Fino
Hundreds of thousands of km² of land seized by government officials
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October’s elections are not merely local
By Shemsi PEPOSHI
Given their weight and the importance they have for the country’s future, the October elections are not merely local elections to choose the heads of municipalities and communes. These elections will not simply determine the heads of municipalities and communes, local councilors and local parliaments that will administer local communities after October. This is for a number of reasons
on page 5
Why Edi Rama will lose
By Sami NEZA
The Socialists launched their election campaign by presenting the Albanian political public with Edi Rama’s model as a protagonist of left-wing local government. The Socialist Presidency’s decision to put him forward as a candidate for the Tirana Municipality has been met without enthusiasm by many Socialists
on page 5
The government protects Azem’s killers
Today, 690 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 that of his successor in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The government has been told to leave the criminals who took the life of the December Leader at liberty and untouched; this shows Albanians that they have been and remain on the side of the murderers, who have names, but are not touched by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari can in no way tolerate this. The government must either apprehend the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.
There were 803 Greek soldiers, not 250
Meta, Meidani and Gjoni lied about the number of Greek troops in Albania
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October 1: a vote to break away from crime and misery
Meeting of DP leaders with voters in Peqin, Orikum and Librazhd
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Zguri: We have broken the law several times
CEC member confirms accusations made by former secretary Pali Xhelo
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Fatos Nano threatens to dismiss Gjinushi
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Arben Malaj, owner of Durrës’s “Adriatik”
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Husband stabs wife in front of their children
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Poçi: “More party activists in the Ministry for the elections”
