Sharp debates over the law on Civil Service Status • The list of those removed from the presidency offices has been revealed. The head of state, guarantor of the Constitution, is the first to have dismissed the largest part of the administration. The record is held by the removal of the photographer of five Presidents • The opposition, a circular for embassies. Today’s meeting with the diplomatic corps. “Rama is delaying the entry into force of the law because he is going to start the ‘sweep’ in the administration.” PS: The law is unenforceable. IN PHOTO: President Bujar Nishani (photomontage) PAGES 2-3-4

Editorial BY ANILA BASHA The people from Tropoja leave, the people from Tepelenë come in? It is not about a kind of departure. It is not about the EU. It is about dismissing people and appointing others in the state administration. Someone told me yesterday that he was waiting for his new job position in one of the important directorates of the Ministry of Finance. Everything was nearing completion. Then another source of information told me that he was unclear about the position he had requested, because the division of posts between PS and LSI had not yet been made. A female public administration employee asked me in confidence yesterday whether I had heard that someone from “those people” would come to her job position... continues on page 21

POLICE REFORM The first names emerge for chief police in Tirana Among those discussed are Ardian Çipa, Altin Qato and the “return” of Sokol Bizhga TIRANA JONIDA ALIU The Tirana Police are expected to soon change leadership, while three senior officers are the main candidates to take the director’s role. All three names come from the Directorate of... Page 8

“WEEKEND” Pages 13–17 The extreme challenge of the Gladiator from Durrës • The kitchen, good and affordable fireplaces

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INTERVIEW ON A1REPORT Page 10 “Albania passes the class, still homework to do”

INTERVIEW-ACCUSATION Page 19 Gjergj Frashëri: Apollon Baçe, to reveal the treasures again

DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT Page 5 Meta-Berisha begin the exchanges, Dule is voted for

Satire BY ARBEN DUKA The militants are not the “black sheep”, they are the blood of the parties... Now that everything is out in the open, the word “militant” is being mentioned often! It is often mentioned by some shameless people, as if it were a dirty word. Lower your tone a little, and stop for a moment, militant means, in Albanian, “warrior” They are in the front line, oh Lulash rigoni, the most active part of every formation.... continues on page 21 and also with another poem

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