COALITIONS Idrizi joins Rama, the majority moves toward 90 seats in Parliament Eduard Abazi: The Democratic Alliance too, now with the socialists COALITIONS Idrizi joins Rama, the majority moves toward 90 seats in Parliament EVERYONE IS FLEEING FROM BERISHA Eduard Abazi: The Democratic Alliance too, now with the socialists ▶ ON PAGES 4-5

Political satire Here comes New Year’s Day, how frightened I am, Santa Claus of the New Year, with a Kalashnikov in his hands... BY Arben Duka Grandfathers with a Kalashnikov in hand.. Here comes New Year’s Day, how frightened I am, Santa Claus of the New Year, with a Kalashnikov in his hands... ▶ continues on page 19 together with the column “VIPs and Ripa”

Comment Whenever Albanian political, economic and institutional life of the 1920s-30s is discussed, a scholar is bound to stop at the publications “Albania in 1927”, “Illustrated Albania” or “Albania in 1937”. BY Afrim Krasniqi The challenge of getting to know ourselves Whenever Albanian political, economic and institutional life of the 20- 30s is discussed, a scholar is bound to stop at the publications “Albania in 1927”, “Illustrated Albania” or “Albania in 1937”. Teki Selenica, a former high-ranking official of the Albanian state in the 20s-30s, deserves official and per- sonal credit for creating a new publishing practice, making these works attractive even today, a source of reference and a precious asset for state memory. Assigned by his superiors, but also driven by the need to document facts and data about his country,... ▶ On page 18

1939 DOSSIER ▶ PAGES 16-17

REVENGE IN LAÇ THE HIGH COURT: THE FILE COMES TO TIRANA “SHKRETA” ▶ PAGE 7

THE BODYGUARD The evidence that sent Fatos Skeja to prison is uncovered Details are revealed; a strand of hair in the car betrayed him ▶ PAGE 7

MONSTER Haki Miska, how he would butcher the wife of his son and the grandsons ▶ PAGE 6

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Press statement from the concessionaire company SGS Automotive Albania ▶ Read on page 11

INTERVIEW Koka: Dangerous waste? 500 million euros to clean it up ▶ PAGE 10

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