CONFRONTATION Former member of the PD Presidency: I want to make my contribution BIBERAJ IS THE FIRST RIVAL AGAINST LUL BASHA “These are difficult times for the Democratic Party.” Yesterday at the presidency meeting, Berisha sets “one member one vote,” a request made by Biberaj back in 2009. “The way was opened for intellectuals.” Xhaferraj: The government caused the defeat DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PD ► Pages 2-3-4-5 Berisha’s last remaining “favorites” Jozefina Topalli steps back, Lulëzim Basha’s shadow rival

Comment BY NIKOLL LESI To steal the ally! Now the voting has ended and the results are known. The winners are known, and the big loser is the PD. But people do not know exactly what happened to the small parties. They may also be right, since they have a thousand and one problems of their own and do not think about the smaller ones, some of whom were flattered and had their ballot boxes filled with votes by the PD itself, while others were battered by the very methods of the PD. In fact, I had not intended to write about what I am writing about, but while checking the KQZ website for the votes of the LDK in Rrogozhinë, Kavajë and in the four polling stations at the “Petro Nini Luarasi” high school in Tirana, where I have lived for 20 years, I was surprised by what these local commissioners, or KZAZ as they are otherwise called, had submitted to the KQZ. I say this because I had no observers in any of the KZAZs and my votes were protected by the PD and were taken by one or two small allied parties, naturally together with the PD. So in the KQZ, throughout Rrogozhina, I had received one vote, while I had 25 people in... ► continues on page 21

“Saimir Duçkollari was killed by the police, not me” ► Page 9

ANALYSES ► Pages 18-19 Nurse with AIDS, the first case among white coats

FINANCE ► Page 11 IMF and WB in Albania in July over the situation

INTRANSIGENT ► Page 21 MEDIAKROTISM, THE PEAK OF BERISHISM BY GENTIAN BALA

INTERVIEW ► Page 8 Meta: Edi Rama prime minister and MP, ministers no

COMMENT ► Page 21 LSI REALLY MOVES FASTER BY BLEDAR KURTI

► Pages 13-17 ■ ZANFINA: I DON’T LET MEN WALK ALL OVER ME Tuna Sejdiu after the “bird” now teases with her backside ■ NORA ISTREFI: IN MUSIC COPYING IS ALLOWED Afërdita Dreshaj invites Shpat to the song launch

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