“The incident” in Vienna The prime minister accuses the opposition leader of violence against the diplomat BERISHA: LET’S INVESTIGATE EDI RAMA “The incident” in Vienna The prime minister accuses the opposition leader of violence against the diplomat CEKA’S EAR BERISHA: LET’S INVESTIGATE EDI RAMA Egin Ceka: Rama went beyond verbal contact. Fate Velaj: Neritan’s son insulted him: “You are trash, you are filthy people.” Neritan Ceka writes an open letter to the Socialist leader ▸ Pages 2-3-4

THE CLASH OVER THE HOUSES “Miss, shall we sit there with you too, maybe we’ll get a house.” “Go away, our hearts can’t take it anymore.” ▸ Page 9 IN THE PHOTO: The residents who went on hunger strike yesterday

Comment BY PREÇ ZOGAJ The accelerated reduction of reasons for rotation Speaking about the effects of the PS-LSI agreement, I have had the opportunity to perceive and warn from the very beginning about several setbacks, including that of Rilindja as the PS’s political-electoral proposal. “Rilindja” would inevitably enter into an incompatibility relationship with a coalition formed at the end of the legislature from the grafting of opposition politics onto government. This also because, as a governing party, LSI has not helped any cause of the PS; in fact, at certain periods it has been the sharp tip of the government’s sword against the opposition leader. In the conception of Rilindja as an indictment against concessions, corruption or impunity... ▸ continues on page 18

COMMENT ▸ Page 9 Forgetfulness at the cost of the KLD BY GRANIT SOKOLAJ

THE REACTION The MEP speaks, one of the prime minister’s supporters TIRANE ERNEST BUNGURI MEP Doris Pack, an unconditional supporter of Berisha in both the recent and distant past, has spoken out against this majority’s change of the CEC, describing it as a mistake... ▸ Page 7

LETTER TO TAFAJ ▸ Page 19 UST Senate: Stop the rector election process

INTERVIEW ▸ Page 20 Dhurata Shehri: Why is literary criticism missing

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FUNDJAVA Supplement ▸ Pages 13-17 World premieres at Millennium cinema Famous directors and screen stars return

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In memoriam It has been a year since our unforgettable colleague and friend Ardian Klosi passed away. We, as AKIP, lost not only a friend, but above all a champion of the struggle for a clean and European Albania. The emancipatory movements of civil societies have always had fighters in their ranks... ▸ continues on page 19

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