The leaders of G99, PDS, PSV91 and PSM claim they should be in Parliament regardless of the votes they have. The PS leader gives no hope; there are many candidates in every district. ELECTIONS The small coalition parties are asking for safe places on the PS list ALLIES PRESSURE RAMA: WE WANT TO BE MPs The leaders of G99, PDS, PSV91 and PSM claim they should be in Parliament regardless of the votes they have. The PS leader gives no hope; there are many candidates in every district Page 3

ALBANIAN OIL Page 5 IN PHOTO: Russian Ambassador Leonid Abramov Russians seek Albpetrol in talks with the new government Ambassador Abramov: Gazprom is interested in Albania

BY PREÇ ZOGAJ Public judgment and distancing do exist That the survey findings presented a few days ago by the Open Society Foundation SOROS have landed on the carpet of Albanian politics like a scorching potato that has no favor with anyone. The findings in question are the responsibility of the “European Social Survey” program; their certification will be carried out in the autumn by the Central Scientific Team, while the announcement was made by the Soros Foundation office in Tirana as part of this system. At first glance, this “division of roles” and the note that the findings are preliminary, not final, fit the reluctance regarding the truthfulness of the findings. In fact, all of this is just procedure. The survey institutions have a top-level body and that body is “Soros.” From this perspective, since the findings will officially become valid in the autumn, “Soros” has placed a serious bet on seriousness or not with Albanian society. At least regarding the part about the political-party preferences of Albanians... continues on page 11

MESSAGE Page 2 ILIR META: WITHOUT LSI THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT AND NO MAJORITY “We have our feet on the ground, we do not get into adventures”

“THASH&THEM” Supplement THE NEW LOVE OF ARBEN RISTANI The former head of the CEC is “matched” with the 40-year-old doctor THE PROVOCATIVE RETURN OF BLEONA Luftar Paja dances at the journalists’ party Pages 13-17

When Khrushchev betrayed Albania to Tito Pages 18-19

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Page 7 A mother with cancer tends to herself and her daughter Daun

Page 10 Specialists: Politics has damaged the education system

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Page 21 Marash Hajati’s regret, memories with Dritëro Agolli

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