Conversation with the Prime Minister The Prime Minister has warned the President that, regardless of his decisions, the government will pass every law. “As for Fullani, it is the same as asking me why he does not ask the President to resign” ► PAGES 2-3

Reply ► Page 21 Isufi: The criticism of the “Big Bang” is outdated thinking

Satire BY ARBEN DUKA Power-money and glory! (A topic for debate, but not for humor) ► On page 20

Comment BY AFRIM KRASNIQI (Un)certainty of the Security Strategy Since 2007, Albania still does not have an official legal document for the National Security Strategy. The latest document, from 2004, had a lifespan of 3 years and for years has been surpassed in terms of issues, concepts, expectations and objectives. Recently the current majority took the initiative to draft the new document, which has now received votes in parliament and is on the President’s desk for approval or not. In Albanian state tradition, such documents do not have a fundamental role and rarely have... ► continues on page 17

The head of Tirana Municipality, a clientelist deal with advertisements involving media close to him Lulzim Basha, mayor of Tirana Municipality and at the same time head of the PD, throughout his political career has been accompanied by financial scandals, among them those involving commercials and advertising spots. And now, when PD has lost central power and holds only the Tirana municipality, the advertisements from the Municipality have again been selected within the “fence” of newspapers close to him, and have in no way followed a fair distribution for... ► PAGES 6-7

Audit Report The surprise is that this year the amount of lek increased by as much as was stolen by Bitraj. The audit found no anomalies ► PAGES 10-11

Operation ► PAGE 14

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