FINANCE The new government will face a staggering bill PD'S TESTAMENT 1 BILLION EURO DEBT TO RAMA Finance Minister Ridvan Bode tries to sound optimistic: “110 million dollars are missing, but we are fine.” The seven-month data show negative performance in every item Pages 4-5

Imami is like Hitler, he is grabbing everything as he leaves Page 6

CONSTRUCTION, MEETING IN VLORA Pages 2-3 IN PHOTO: Edi Rama, during a roundtable with MPs and leaders of the coastal Municipalities and Communes Rama threatens coastal mayors with prison “No one should think they will appoint the directors, or the administration, in the cities where they were elected” IN PHOTO: Edi Rama, during a roundtable with MPs and leaders of the coastal Municipalities and Communes

Commentary BY AFRIM KRASNIQI The fall of the myths of power History tells the story of how N.Bonaparti promoted one of his generals. After the promotion he asked him how he felt. He replied that he felt many times more powerful and more motivated as the best soldier in the hierarchy. Bonaparti cut him off: do not rush, nothing has changed in you. I have given you a piece of silver on your shoulders, but I have not changed your head. It is what you had and what you will have with or without promotions. This case is often mentioned in politics when analyzing the relationship between accidental political careers, those who are not political accidents, cases when a completely unknown name, without any merit, without any quality and without any expectation is promoted/appointed to a high public office. In many of these cases the CV and the country’s needs do not matter as much as other indicators of the individual, his personal relationship with the leader, his loyalty and credibility in service. The less... continued on page 11

ANALYSIS Page 10 YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR OWN FATE BY MIRELA SULA

SANDËR LLESHI Page 2 “EDI RAMA'S PROPOSAL IS A SIGN OF APPRECIATION FOR ME AND THE ARMED FORCES”

INCIDENT IN TIRANA Pages 8-9 Mafioso execution, 33-year-old killed with a silencer Eliton Lafeta had been sentenced by the court a year ago, here is the published ruling

SHQUP Page 12 PD arbitrarily “expropriates” the Toptans They have pre-emption rights for the building

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