PD LEADERSHIP / The discussions at the meeting are revealed. Ready to move into opposition
A member of the leadership admits on a government-friendly television station that the democrats will leave power: At the leadership meeting, the fact that we expect a no vote was discussed, because even in 2009 the result was very close
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“Mehmet Shehu had been sentenced to death”
RESEARCHER YLLI POLOVINA
“Mehmet Shehu had been sentenced to death”
The decision was made after Hoxha’s heart attack in 1973. Ramiz Alia won
TIRANA
ARMAND PLAKA
In the previous issue we began this long interview with researcher Ylli Polovina, who first focused on the tendencies surrounding current efforts to re-evaluate the key figures of the former dictatorship...
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The mosque in Dibër is boycotted by Lulzim Basha
MACEDONIA
The mosque in Dibër is boycotted by Lulzim Basha
Local residents, the ambassador and the media are absent
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Arben Imami gives Zana Xhuka a wild goat
MINISTERS TAKE OVER “FACEBOOK”
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In the photo: The ceremony of presenting the goat statue to Zana Xhuka by minister Arben Imami
Photo posted by Bregu on “Facebook” with the singer Zuchero
Halimi posts his daughter on the Ministry of Justice’s “Facebook” page
Arben Imami gives
Zana Xhuka a wild goat
Online profiles, photos with children, artists and not a single “worry”
In the photo: The ceremony of presenting the goat statue to Zana Xhuka by minister Arben Imami. Photo posted by Bregu on “Facebook” with the singer Zuchero. Halimi posts his daughter on the Ministry of Justice’s “Facebook” page.
Liçaj: Dokle’s drama, theatre is provocation
ACTOR
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Liçaj: Dokle’s drama,
theatre is provocation
Decisions: Sejdini and Peleshi members of the PS leadership
ASSEMBLY
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Decisions
Sejdini and Peleshi members of the PS leadership
IMF chief: High debt is a risk for Albania
INTERVIEW
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IMF chief:
High debt
is a risk for
Albania
Murder in Lezhë, the accused Përgjini surrenders
YESTERDAY IN KURBIN
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Murder in
Lezhë,
the accused
Përgjini surrenders
A measured move
Editorial
BY ANILA BASHA
A measured
move
Two successful mayors became members of the PS leadership. Qazim Sejdini of Elbasan and Niko Peleshi of Korçë will be among the decision-makers in the pink leadership. Beyond the different sensitivities that the two figures may create within the pink structures, where jealousy and personal resentments are sometimes stronger than the cooperation needed to achieve the PS’s goals, Rama’s idea of bringing two local government figures into the pink leadership says a lot:
First, it has to do with their mayoral model:
Qazim Sejdini ended last year with roads opened, projects drafted, opportunities for cooperation with foreign donors, and in some cases even showed signs of cooperation with right-wing figures to get city investments completed (we should recall here the welcome he gave Prime Minister Sali Berisha on the occasion of the day...
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The latest crosswords by Kadri Vokopola
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“RILINDASI” SUPPLEMENT
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RILINDASI
THE GREEKIFICATION OF KORÇË AND GJIROKASTËR
Burnings and murders: the damage amounts to three hundred million gold francs
Report, the Greekification of Korçë and Gjirokastër
The burnings and murders: the damage amounts to 300 million gold francs. Nasho Jorgaqi brings other literary qualities
