The deputies do not dare to ask him, the prime minister justifies his son SECRET ACCOUNT BEFORE PD The deputies do not dare to ask him, the prime minister justifies his daughter BERISHA: MY CONVERSATION WITH THE PAKISTANI ANSAR The PD leader explains the “truth” of the businessman’s offer, who wanted to build the power plant in Porto-Romano: He asked for a monopoly on energy production and the breaking of the laws NEWS The prime minister explained for the first time in the PD group in the closed-door meeting the odyssey of contacts with Pakistani businessman Zafar Ansar, insisting that everything was done in accordance with the law and that Rama is making these accusations for electoral purposes. TIRANE JAKIN MARENA Prime Minister Berisha gave explanations yesterday in the PD parliamentary group about his meeting with the Pakistani businessman... continues on page 5

Comment BY Edi RAMA “21 January”, the day that divides two worlds The wound is not only open. Inside it, the infection of injustice is raging. Albania today is still more unjust than two years ago. The killings on the boulevard have been followed by a killing in every hearing of the trial process. The wound infected by injustice speaks loudly. Thus infected, it made us speak more clearly than ever before about 21 January, both in the United States and... continues on page 22

MEHMET SHEHU’S SON Pages 18-19 IN PHOTO: (left) Skënder Shehu, son of the former communist prime minister (right) Mehmet Shehu Skënder Shehu: The conversation with my father about the engagement The story after three decades. The former prime minister and his father’s “suicide”

LUNCH.COM Ilir Meta: How I became friends with Çakuli The different account by the head of LSI about Rama, Berisha and the family TIRANE MIRA KAZHANI We have been since May 2012 waiting to meet for a profile. At one point it was decided that I would go... Pages 10-11

Comment BY SENAD NIKSHIQI The misery of the PD in Shkodër The signal: Shkodra became the starting point of the Democratic Party to launch the election campaign, even though, unofficially, it had been done some time earlier. The capital of the north, this stronghold of the right in the country (always shaken last) was not chosen without reason by the Democratic chief Sali Berisha. With the excuse of celebrating the 22nd anniversary... continues on page 22

Pages 14-15 CEZ without a license, a debt of 1 billion dollars is revealed

Page 6 Zana Xhuka heads ILDKP, LSI joins votes with PS

Page 8 Police suspicions about Vajushi, former rival of Koçia

Page 9 The 21-year-old’s phone call: Dad, come out and get a pizza

21 JANUARY/COMMEMORATIONS Pages 2-3 Rama: Justice Berisha: You killed them Yesterday’s march in Tirana. The incidents and the statements

BLOG/OTHER Page 22 FOR THE SPITE OF THE WORLD... BY Evis CERGA

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