FAMILY CANDIDATES
HUSBANDS, BROTHERS-IN-LAW, COUSINS AND FATHER AND DAUGHTER
The only ones representing the same party are Ilir Meta and Monika Kryemadhi
Lufter Xhuveli runs for PD, his daughter for PAA. Belma Muka of FRD, his brother-in-law Sait Fishta for PS Pages 3
VIOLENCE
Berisha’s bodyguards beat the beggar
Testimony: I only wanted to tell him, no one can do anything to you, you will become president
TIRANA The prime minister’s bodyguards beat up the well-known and longtime beggar of Tirana, Taku i Leme, after the latter had wanted to meet him to tell him that he is a diplomat, he would become president. He had kept watch to protect his family, Shkëlzeni, but also Rrahmani... Pages 2
TESTIMONY
Page 7 How the Kurd was killed by the 19-year-old from Mirdita in the prison of Greece
Commentary
The game for votes and Ismail Qemali
BY AFRIM KRASNIQI
It was said in November 2012, but in the flood of patriotic promises it was quickly forgotten. Yesterday it was said again, more forcefully, more confidently and more concretely: “in state offices, everywhere in the administration, in embassies, there will be Ismail Qemali and no President who is elected today and leaves tomorrow.” This is the promise given by the prime minister in the shadow of what the rule of law promises, the opposition leader who promises Albania’s rebirth, and the first PS candidate on the Vlora list who promises to restore the city’s lost glory. The first observation is that in the third sense the promise may have some meaning, because it produces local votes; in the other two senses the promise comes in sharp contrast with the claims. This is for several fundamental reasons. First, Albania is a parliamentary republic and has a President as head of state. In 1912... continues on page 21
DOSSIER
Deputy Kolë Prela, the man shot dead without a grave
Indictment:..this vile traitor, this filthy carrion, this prostitute in the People’s Assembly
Kolë Prela, testifying at the trial of Father Gjon Shllaku PRELË MILANI Kolë Prela’s declaration as deputy of Dukagjini in defense of Father Gjon Shllaku, which we quoted in the previous issue, was reported by several newspapers of the time. The newspaper “Koha e re” on 26 January 1946... Pages 10-11
“RILINDASI”
Pages 13-22
RILINDASI ALBANIAN LEADERS IN VIENNA IN 1917 Here are the unknown photos and portraits of the nobility Albanian leaders in 1917 at the gates of Vienna Here are the unknown photos and portraits of our nobility
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Page 22 Double elimination: Edberi and Joana leave the game
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