On Thursday, Tirana takes to the square

Mass protests against the manipulators of the October 1 elections The Democratic Party invites all the citizens of Tirana to join powerful protests against the authorities that stole the Albanians’ vote and the electoral fraud in the October 1 elections. The Democratic Party invites all the citizens of Tirana to join powerful protests against the authorities that stole the Albanians’ vote and against the electoral fraud in the October 1 elections. Everyone with us on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in “Skënderbej” Square to protest the massive manipulation and destruction of the electoral process by today’s government officials. No one should remain quietly at home; no one can forgive the theft of the vote, the violation of dignity, and the farce of October 1.

Berisha: Here is the document that exposes the manipulation

337 850 thousand voters is the figure listed in the Civil Status Register. The government manipulated it by putting the number of voters for Tirana at 259 thousand A copy of the Civil Status Register is presented, confirming the removal of 78,000 voters in Tirana 337 850 thousand voters is the figure listed in the Civil Status Register. The government manipulated the figure by putting the number of voters for Tirana at 259 thousand Vili Minarolli PAD: The elections did not The Commission protects the PS from the shame of abandoning the process by on page 3

CEC conceals voter turnout

The Commission protects the SP from the shame of abandoning the process by not disclosing the turnout percentage and the number of invalid ballots on page 2

The government protects Azem’s killers

Today, 767 days since the murder of the December leader Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari proves the involvement of Fatos Nano’s government and its successors in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The government must either apprehend the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it itself carried out the murder of Azem Hajdari.

Year X of publication No. (2672) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2000 Price: 20 lek (250 drachmas) ADDRESS: Near the DP headquarters Tel.: 2323 55 and 2323 57 Tel&Fax: 2303 29 Account No.: 5092/116 - BKT No. 1, Tirana Internet address: www.rilindjademokratike.com and E-mail: gazetard@alb aniaonline.net Editor-in-Chief Astrit PATOZI

The elections failed, now to the protests

Vili Minarolli The elections failed, now to the protests on page 4

The two heads of the eagle on the national flag

Visar Zhiti The two heads of the eagle on the national flag on pages 16–17

The people, sovereign, did not become sovereign this time either

Llesh Kola The people, sovereign, did not become sovereign this time either on page 14

Inside the crisis

Ermir Xhindi Inside the crisis on page 14

PAD: The elections were not fair

on page 2 CEC declares the runoffs illegal with only the votes of 4 Socialists

Zguri and Kokaj: “We do not recognize the result”

on page 2

LDK: We will soon build the Pristina–Kukës highway

Local elections in Kosovo. Successful campaign by Rugova’s party on page 8

Agim Tirana is tossed aside like a squeezed lemon

on page 10

Bread on credit at Fier’s shops

on page 12