26/10/2000
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Rilindja Demokratike

26 October 2000

Today, Tirana takes to the square

Massive protests against the manipulators of the 1 October elections The Democratic Party invites all the citizens of Tirana to join powerful protests against the authorities who stole the Albanians’ vote and the electoral fraud in the 1 October elections. Everyone, today 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 stay quietly at home; no one can forgive the theft of the vote, the violation of dignity, and the charades of 1 October.

The opposition’s day has come

No Democrat can stay at home. No Albanian should swallow the humiliation of 1 October. Only our protest can uproot the false rule of the manipulators Berisha: Elections must be repeated where the vote was stolen on pages 2–3

Prices are rising alarmingly

Bread, food, fuel, gas, and travel are now more expensive The fruits of manipulation are beginning to be reaped; Albania is in crisis

A state governed by law, not a socialist state

Sami Neza A state governed by law, not a socialist state on page 2

The test of the majority

Sokol Olldashi The test of the majority on page 5

Corruption files frighten the Socialists

on pages 8–9

Berisha praises Koštunica’s statement

“He acknowledged the Serbian genocide in Kosovo” on page 3

RD sues Monika

The judicial farce against the opposition press continues “Monika-gate” I am here not to defend myself, but to denounce it again on pages 4–5

Rugova—the people’s apostle of Kosovo

on page 13

Xhovani Porta is missing

on page 7

The government protects Azem’s killers

Today, 771 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 and galvanized the Albanian world. The government must either capture all the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.