The Presidency accuses the new majority of slander and blackmail. According to it, the 5 million lek fund is for the Summit of the Presidents of the Balkans. Shehu: Everyone together against the left The Democrats in defense: Respect and ethics are needed for the Head of State Pages 2-3

BUSINESS DEMAND “The government should announce the strategy” Investors are waiting to learn the fiscal changes of the new majority TIRANA Genc Kondi In a public statement, the domestic business group Konfindustria has asked the new government to say as soon as possible what its economic and financial priorities will be, to publicly announce and... Page 5

SATIRE Page 11 Since the one who is leaving has lost his mind BY Arben Duka

SEX TOURISM Lake Ohrid, a prostitution paradise for Albanians Albanian women put on makeup and dress in a way that makes them pass as Russian or Moldovan. Macedonian police, just two days ago, caught 46 women practicing prostitution in nightclubs. Preferred clients: tourists and “bosses” Page 8 IN PHOTO: Albanian girls caught in Macedonia, returned at the Qafë Thanë customs post

Comment BY Afrim Krasniqi The President - beyond a summer statement The President of the Republic has reacted for the first time to the public debates related to his function. A day earlier, political, civil and media figures criticized his decision regarding the decree on SHQUP, raising suspicions of a conflict of interest in the process of returning the current PD headquarters to its owners, as well as the news about additions to the presidential financial fund. The President reacted sharply, said he felt under attack, blackmail and pressure from the new majority (still without power) and below clarified the third point of criticism, the one related to the reserve fund. There was no clarification for the other two points. The President’s decision to publicly oppose the critical mood of the new majority is a novelty, an interesting development and opens a new chapter in... continues on page 11

TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE Page 7 DJ ALI: MY FATHER WAS JEALOUS OF THE CELL PHONE, I FORGAVE HIM AGAIN Brother-in-law: The couple was separated, but they still ate together

Pages 13-20 RILINDASI AT SHTJEFEN GJEÇOVI How he saved Skanderbeg’s bell AT SHTJEFEN GJEÇOVI How the priest saved Skanderbeg’s bell Why the communists opposed the union of Albania with Kosovo

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