The names that will enter the cabinet CHANGES / The moves expected to take place after the departure of the minister of the interior The contenders for the seat left vacant by Bujar Nishani. The plan: to split the Ministry of the Interior into two parts. Berisha pleases the allies. The Cham Albanians toward taking over the Ministry of Culture

Nishani’s election as the new head of state leaves vacant the post of Minister of the Interior, for which there are three candidates in order: Olldashi, Boci[t?] and Imami. This could trigger a “chain reaction” in government, bringing PDIU into government. TIRANE JAKIN MARENA The election of Bujar Nishani to the high office of President of the Republic by the Assembly of Albania has also brought the beginning of movements within the top structures of the PD to benefit and take the vacant seat of the Minister of the Interior, which the head of state had held until two days ago when he resigned. In the corridors of the Prime Minister’s Office, of Parliament, and why not also of... continues on page 2

Lunch.com Page 13 In the photo: Adi Krasta in his house in Gjiri i Lalzit Gjiri i Lalzit, where Adi Krasta “hides” in the garden and the blue VIPs play “Mafia” An unauthorized portrait of Adi Krasta BY MIRA KAZHANI

Editorial BY ARBEN RROZHANI The president, elected two days earlier by the Assembly of Albania, Mr. Bujar Nishani, appeared last night in the studio of the program “Opinion” to tell his own CV. And he did well. Smiling in a studio where the questions were more like a reintroduction of the former Minister of the Interior from two days earlier, to go back in time to how he arrived at this day. He did not hesitate to answer. Even when they asked him about his health, that weak point that the media have mentioned for a long time. He himself admitted it and clarified something. He said he had undergone surgery in one of the best clinics in Europe and that now he felt very well. “But I can’t run,” he said, as if caught in the wrong. In fact he cannot do much less than running. Yesterday at 1:00 p.m., while the elected president had informed the media to be at the farewell ceremony with the staff of the Ministry of the Interior, a message also arrived on journalists’ cell phones from the ministry: “Please do not film with the cameras when Mr. Nishani goes down the stairs.” And it was not about running, but a normal descent. The Constitution does not... continues on page 6 Yesterday at 1:00 p.m., the message also arrived: “Please do not film with the cameras when Mr. Nishani goes down the stairs”

Totozani: LGBT should be discussed. Experts: Good idea, but not through a drive THE OMBUDSMAN TIRANE ESMERALDA KETA Knowledge about gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people (LGBT) should be included in school curricula, becoming part of the teaching process. The recommendation of the Ombudsma... Pages 10-11

The grand prize was split this week between Kavaja and Korçë Page 24

From 1 July, the retirement age increases Page 14

Olldashi: Rruga e Kombit toll, five euros Page 15

DEBATES Page 6 Rama in the group: Constitutional president, but without consensus

21st ANNIVERSARY Page 4 Arvizu boycott of the presidential election, goes to the PS celebration

EUROPEANS Page 21 The president, a missed chance, status at risk

NISHANI Page 6 My unexpected choice, I will cooperate with the opposition

ALBANIAN BINGO The results of the draw of 12 June 2012, played on TV Klan Winning numbers can be read on page 24

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