Braçe: He went beyond himself when he spoke about the victims CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT / Politicians speak about the former prime minister’s ambition to become head of state Spartak Ngjela: “Nano was wrong about 21 January.” Dashamir Tahiri: “A Cham as president.” Petro Koçi: “He has little chance.” Comments from Vangjel Tavo, Tritan Shehu and Shegushe Ligori. Yesterday’s Nano-Meta meeting. Nano: I will meet Rama. Berisha: We have our candidate News Nano President seems likely to create factions within the political parties. This is also due to his career in politics. The Socialist Party had previously stated that it does not see Nano as a candidate, but said it must verify everything. Meanwhile, the PD claims to have its own candidate. But Thursday’s interview did not leave a good impression on the socialists. TIRANE FERNADA CENKO The self-proclaimed “candidate” for President, Fatos Nano, seems likely to have a political showing that will appear only during the voting process of... ► continues on pages 2-3 In the photo: Fatos Nano leaving the “Rogner” hotel after the meeting with Ilir Meta In the photo: Fatos Nano leaving the “Rogner” hotel after the meeting with Ilir Meta

CELI 3 LIST Italian exam, scores for the 670 candidates of the Italian Institute Here are the applicants who want to begin higher education studies in Italy TIRANE ESMERALDA KETA The Italian Cultural Institute has published the results achieved by over 670 candidates who, during the month of March, took part in... ► Page 10

VISIT ► Page 12 Ambassador Gaiani in Vlorë: Petrolifera, a success story

HOUSING ► Page 21 A loan from the municipality, the conditions and documents required

FIGURES ► Page 9 Crime, police hide more than 7,000 criminal incidents in 2011

THE HISTORIAN ► Page 22 Schmitt: Albania’s history has Serbian interpretations

THE JUDGE’S RESIGNATION Petrit Plloçi: Why I voted for Topi and against Parliament The Constitutional Court member resigns. Fehmi Abdiu: I am with the president on the decrees TIRANE JAKIN MARENA The member of the Constitutional Court, Petrit Plloçi, has resigned, not agreeing that his mandate, which had ended a year and a half ago, should be extended until... ► Pages 6-7 Petrit Plloçi

Editorial BY ARBEN RROZHANI A country polluted by politics Yesterday, under the leadership of the country’s prime minister, the state administration was launched into a publicity campaign to clean up the country. Thousands of schoolchildren were deprived of a day of classes, and the administration was ordered to collect the garbage that has taken over the country from central Tirana, to the mountains, along riverbanks and all the way to the coast. 20 April is officially the “clean-up” day trumpeted by the government, and it would not have been surprising if the head of government were to present the balance sheet of that day tomorrow as well. But this country is filthy, so filthy that its garbage has even flooded the skylines. And it will continue to be filthy. Because it is filthy from the head down. Prime Minister Berisha carried out his clean-up day from Kamza, the symbol of filthy politics in Albania, where it is almost a crime to be in the opposition, because they do not let you even raise your flag, let alone count your vote against the PD. His strongholds, like Kamza, have become synonymous with the filth that has engulfed this country, concreted from the seashore to the heart of the capital. The barbaric little houses in the forests, built by the nonexistent power in the country, the unstoppable erosion, nearly 1 million tons of garbage spread all over the country in governmental chaos, a jungle on the coast, from the ruined Golem to concreted Saranda, are the greatest disasters that can be inflicted on a country. And they are not done in a day, never.

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