Here are the final results according to the records across the Republic Total votes cast: 1,683,168 Voted “Yes” to the Constitution: 704,232 Percentage of “Yes” votes: 41.6% “The Constitution, amendment, or any other matter on which a referendum has been held shall be deemed approved when more than 50 percent of the citizens who took part in the vote have voted in favor of it.” Article 36, LAW NO. 7866, DATED 6.10.1994 ON REFERENDUMS. No. District Total number of citizens who voted. Number of ballot papers in favor of the Constitution. Percentage of “YES”. 1. Berat 74710 23849 31.9 2. Ballsh 18368 7658 41.6 3. Bulqizë 21944 10219 46.5 4. Delvinë 12835 2507 19.5 5. Devoll 22495 8660 38.5 6. Dibër 47844 23199 48.4 7. Durrës 90241 45957 50.9 8. Elbasan 112011 33234 29.6 9. Fier 112406 36686 32.6 10. Gramsh 19400 4179 21.5 11. Gjirokastër 32693 8317 25.4 12. Kavajë 53554 36726 68.5 13. Kolonjë 14565 5132 35.2 14. Korçë 96151 32238 33.5 15. Has 9936 5861 58.9 16. Krujë 31735 14051 44.2 17. Malësi e Madhe 25112 14200 56.5 18. Kukës 32914 18223 55.3 19. Kuçovë 21205 5287 24.9 20. Kurbin (Laç) 27929 13564 48.5 21. Lezhë 36286 18786 51.7 22. Librazhd 33255 9551 28.7 23. Lushnjë 33939 39968 47.6 24. Mat 37675 16037 42.5 25. Mirditë 22646 10535 46.5 26. Peqin 17264 5348 30.9 27. Përmet 19895 5370 26.9 28. Pogradec 49344 11968 30.9 29. Pukë 19960 9967 25.1 30. Sarandë 23132 5825 23.0 31. Skrapar 22514 5187 59.7 32. Shkodër 103758 63716 28.5 33. Tepelenë 23522 6713 47.7 34. Tiranë 215878 103136 72.5 35. Tropojë 20946 15193 33.4 36. Vlorë 82981 27737

— It should resign — With their vote in the referendum, the people rejected the political courts, the institutions, associations and individuals that took the project constitution under their protection and fought for it, only for the people to reject it. One of those institutions that received a harsh rebuke from the people was the Constitutional Court. This court, or more accurately its leaders, were directly implicated in violating the existing constitutional law and in defending a draft constitution that the people threw in the trash. Contrary to its status and legal obligations, the Constitutional Court refused to examine and take a position on the complaint by the parliamentary groups of the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party concerning the illegality of the referendum law and the decree calling a referendum on the constitution. This position of the Constitutional Court was the ultimate expression of political servility and its vassalage to the political power of the Democratic Party. By deliberately taking this position, the Constitutional Court became complicit in constitutional violations and guilty of an illegal act of national proportions. The resignation of three members of this court showed that its silence over the complaint by the two parliamentary parties was neither accidental nor unwitting. What the president of the Constitutional Court did to the three members who resigned shows that Ruzhdi Gjata was aware of, and determined in, the positions he would take regarding the referendum and the constitution. By voting “no” in the referendum, the people said “no” to the draft constitution, but also to the violation of constitutional law. They said “no” to the servile and wholly unworthy conduct of the Constitutional Court. Thus, the Constitutional Court has definitively lost its legitimacy and the people’s trust. It has been completely discredited in their eyes and no longer has the right to wield the power of justice. The Constitutional Court is simply a “political court” that reeks of injustice. For this important institution to have any hope of restoring its standing, its current staff must leave their chairs immediately. The expression “when the sovereign speaks, the others fall silent” has no validity for a judge. Silence is for discredited and mediocre politicians. Judges cannot remain silent. They must fall to their knees before the people for the sin they have committed. In this act of moral suicide (Continued on page 2)

Yesterday, the deputy chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania, Mr. Luan Hajdaraga, received Ms. Meri Ketrin Andrys, an elections adviser at the CSCE, at the Socialist Party headquarters in Tirana. At this meeting, Socialist Party deputy chairman Luan Hajdaraga said that the referendum on 6 November had been held in a calm atmosphere and democratically, in accordance with the legal provisions in force. The people took part in the vote in considerable numbers, around 70 percent, without obstruction, and freely expressed their political will through their vote. The minor irregularities, acts of violence and incidents did not affect the general atmosphere of the referendum, and at the same time we consider them isolated cases. In conclusion, Socialist Party deputy chairman Luan Hajdaraga said that the relevant forces acted on election day in accordance with the current legal provisions. Press and Information Office of the Socialist Party

Compatriots and refugees on the results of the Referendum It is entirely natural that our compatriots outside Albania follow closely the progress of democratic processes in their homeland. They therefore followed the campaign for the Referendum with their hearts and, in one way or another, “voted” in it. They find ways to express their feelings to the newspaper’s Editorial Office through telephone calls. S. M. from Düsseldorf: Well done to the people for the vote they cast. And well done to the Socialist Party too. In less than three years, it has managed to bring this people around to its side, because it has balance, because it calls for the rule of law, true democracy and not anarchy and demagoguery, as we hear being practiced harshly, especially by those in power on this occasion. Those who acted from ... have followed the campaign for their homeland. Therefore they have ... From Padua in Italy, M. D. says: I was surprised by the result of the Referendum, but even more surprised by the stance of my people, who understand and have rejected the violation of their dignity and not treated it as a game of rallies. A. D. from Milan, Italy, says in a telephone call: By voting “NO,” you, my compatriots and all Albanians, have given a value to ... friends, who have followed the referendum from here, but whose hearts have been there. An emigrant from Germany says: I follow the democratic developments in Albania with all my heart. I followed the referendum on the Draft Constitution with all my heart. The statements by those in power and TV that Albanians in emigration are “anti-national,” and TV’s reports about Albanians who went to Serbia ... have left me indifferent. I was also revolted by the hidden alternative of the DP in this draft constitution: “...”. The people showed them that those times are over. From Switzerland, R. S. says: As a Kosovar, I send you my greetings for this victory and hope that Albania will have a Constitution as soon as possible. I have had the opportunity to become familiar with the draft presented by the President, but I too have joined the call for it to better reflect the prospects for the unification of Albanian lands in democratic Europe. P. A. from Ara in Greece: He sends greetings to his family in Lushnjë and to all his people for the results of the 6 November vote, and joins them in wishing that a better Constitution will fulfill the dreams and wishes of his homeland, sooner rather than later. Another call from Greece: I believe that, like most Albanians, my relatives too have said no to the draft constitution. I would be glad if we had a Constitution in Albania as soon as possible. But worse than waiting longer—or, more precisely, is having a Constitution for the people and not a constitution for party members. Enough, brothers, of the dictatorship that has driven one of us here, to know.

In France De Gaulle gave his resignation Sali Berisha lost. His card was lost too, along with Selami and Tirana, since they apparently accepted defeat only halfway. But Albania won; the people won, having pledged their faith to true democracy, from which no ... and no wholly servile manifesto can shake them. Albanians showed that nobody can deceive them anymore; they showed that they know how to say stop to arbitrariness, violations of the law and the abuse of democratic institutions. They showed that they are dignified and cultured Europeans, and that they know how to bring honor to their country. Berisha did well to congratulate the people on the victory of democracy. He also did well to declare that he would submit to their verdict. But first he should have said something to the people. He should have said, “Forgive me” for what he had told them before the referendum: that those who voted against the draft constitution were anti-national and opposed to democracy and joining Europe. He should have apologized for ignoring the people’s and Parliament’s ...; he should have said he was sorry for asking them to put their faith in a treacherous, antidemocratic draft constitution. But he did not make this gesture, showing his weakness. That is why they showed that they know how to say stop to arbitrariness, violations of the law and the abuse of democratic institutions. They showed that they are dignified and cultured Europeans, and that they know how to bring honor to their country. (Continued on page 4)

Oh people, do not forget. Sali Berisha did not become President yesterday. He was President even when you were dismissed from your jobs and thrown out of your homes. Sali Berisha was President when Zhulali ... with the soldiers and police of Koloncin, when the miners of Buzë?ze and the residents of bloodied Kukës were driven out as reservists during the strike, the miners of Bater - Martanesh, the miners of Bulqizë, the miners ... All those who said that the former political officials were responsible. Sali Berisha was President when the Chairman of the Socialist Party, Fatos Nano, was arbitrarily and unlawfully arrested, when the journalist e paafshëm was imprisoned, and when the opposition was denied halls and premises for its activities. Berisha lost. When De Gaulle lost, he resigned. He was European. The Albanians, too, showed in the referendum and in ... that they are Europeans... LUAN M. RAMA

Night incident Last night at around 21:00, an unusual movement of forces and armed vehicles was seen in Skënderbej Square in Tirana. What had happened? Municipal workers were taking away the placards that the DP wanted to use for its show. There you have it: the DP gathered up its junk too. I wonder who gave the municipal services the order to remove the famous “YES” sign when neither Sali nor Edi knew the result of the Referendum? Could it have something to do with their own ...?

Elbasan - Peqin 38 years with cholera — This time the epidemic is affecting children and soldiers too — From Saturday through Tuesday, beds were once again put on standby for cholera patients at the infectious diseases hospital in Elbasan. A total of 38 people are receiving intensive treatment from medical staff and, fortunately, their condition is not severe. Once again, most of the patients are from villages around the infected area, particularly in the district of Peqin. Eight children are also from villages in this area; according to doctors, their infections are mild and treatable. The establishment of an infection center in the district of Elbasan is a cause for concern. The reference is to a military unit near Cerrik. Eight soldiers and one officer from this unit are being treated at the infectious diseases hospital in Elbasan, all as cholera patients. Once again, the health department’s officials are being asked to issue an appeal and provide support for preventive measures in places where people live collectively, such as military units, dormitories, etc. SEJDIN CEKANI

Reminder: Berisha did not become president yesterday ...

A reminder for TV A full 24 hours after the voting on the draft constitution, information editors Anila Damo and ... had received ... during ... from ... broadcasts ... The questions: What news has come in from the districts? General information ...? After this, the next question arises quite naturally: What is the result? This question also forms the heart of the interview on TV ... But the TVSH journalist did not do that, because she already knew that 67 percent of Kolonjë had voted no to the draft constitution, as had 75 percent of Kuçovë, 76 percent of Delvinë, 78 percent of Gramsh and 79 percent of Skrapar. They had said NO to this draft. Because the purpose of the interview was not to give the results, but to suggest that their publication by the PS and its members was supposedly blackmail against the majority. Thus Amali Damo? without having ... (Continued on page 4)