SOCIALIST CABINET Page 4 IN PHOTO: Meeting of the Socialist Party group The new government, PS has no holidays Members of parliament are at work, they are not leaving Albania

Comment PROF. NIKITA MANOKU Maternity ward that gives birth to kiosks Oh, who does not love what is beautiful, but in a hospital we must distinguish which beauty comes first. In the Old Maternity Ward, the University Obstetric-Gynecological Hospital «Mbretëresha Geraldinë», there are flowers, grass, the exterior is painted, and this environment is attractive. But what is done inside, on the work front, where service is provided not only to the eye, but also to the body and the soul? I can say with complete frankness that very little is done (or nothing). Over the evolution of these last 15 years, the cramped wall throughout the maternity ward and especially in the Obstetrics Clinic was drastically reduced, and this fact has created a major problem in the care of women giving birth and newborn children, greatly damaging it. Mothers and newborns leave the hospital too early and do not receive the care they are entitled to. As if that were not enough, in recent days it was decided to tear down again the information desk and the examination room on the first floor of obstetrics, spaces that were inaugurated with great fanfare a few years ago after reconstruction. In their place, a shop is being made to sell various goods. So, the Minister of Health and the Director of the Institution do not need an improvement in care for mothers and newborns, but are interested in the sale of goods in a shop inside the health institution. In politics... continues on page 22

Tritan Shehu: We must unite against left-wing governance CONFIGURATION TIRANA JAKIN MARENA Groups are being formed within the Democratic Party, immediately after the election of the new chairman Lulzim Basha. The exclusion from the candidate lists of part of the Democratic leadership and the latest clash within this party because of the race for the leadership of the PD between Basha and Olldashi has led to the shaping of rival groups and clans within it, making it even more difficult... Page 2-3

Page 7 PS withdraws from Lezha, Berisha: They admitted the theft

Page 5 Party activists should not exploit emigrants

Page 15 USAID: Albania 13 percent illiterate

Page 6 Interview, Kristaq Kume: New administration at the CEC

Page 11 The neighborhood “tough guys,” from rock and leather to rap and hashish

Page 16-17 Why Zog gifted Shën Naum and Vermosh The king’s backroom dealings about treason

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