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Namik Dokle: Mr. Arbnori has said that if the Prime Minister does not come to Parliament by Thursday, Mr. Meksi himself will bear responsibility. Namik Dokle: Mr. Arbnori has said that if the Prime Minister does not come to Parliament by Thursday, Mr. Meksi himself will bear responsibility. Will the Prime Minister answer for this? Tomorr Malasi: Ask Mr. Pjetër Arbnori this question when he returns from Strasbourg. Page 2

Editorial The bogeyman, this mythical figure invented to frighten children, cannot be the means of confusing mature and serious people. , this mythical figure invented to frighten children, cannot be the means of confusing mature and serious people. The “communist bogeyman,” or the propaganda game about the alleged danger of communists returning to power, is today a bait used to catch the naive, but by no means a net in which an entire electorate, disappointed and shaken by the poor governance of the PD, can fall. The PD propaganda about the danger of the communists' return means the possible coming to power of the socialists. The novelty in this propaganda is the moment worth highlighting — its metamorphosis from June to September. Precisely at the end of June, on the occasion of Albania's entry into the Council of Europe, the highest representatives of this important institution said without any equivocation that democracy in Albania has no turning back (anyone can read about this in the newspaper “Rilindja Demokratike,” where after the question of its editor-in-chief, Mr. Martinez, he gave the above assessment in his office). This meant that Europe no longer had any reservations about the forward march of Albanian democracy, regardless of which political force might come to power in the next elections by the free vote of the people. After these statements, the propaganda of the ruling party for a while lost its force. And the fact is that throughout the summer it hardly dealt with this stale slogan. Recently, however, prompted by President Berisha's visit to the United States, some American congressman came out and spoke about the so-called danger of communism returning to power in Albania. He was immediately called a great friend of Albania by our highest officials. These days a German was also found, the head of a foundation, who made the same statement and with no reservations was also seen being called a distinguished friend of Albania, even of our nation, although before coming to Tirana he perhaps did not even know where Albania was on the map. Finally, the Italian neo-fascist Fini is quoted as having said something similar on this topic. It is not for nothing that history repeats itself, sometimes as tragedy and sometimes as comedy. Do not these friends resemble the former “friends” of Enver Hoxha, who repaid their annual vacations in Albania with random declarations about the victorious march of socialism in the land of the eagles? Our officials, before frightening people with the bogeyman of communists returning to power, must answer clearly: Do they agree with the assessments of the most important international institutions and chancelleries that democracy in Albania has no turning back?

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If today in Albania there are no judges to rule on the constitutionality of Berisha's signatures, that did not happen yesterday in Strasbourg. But if in this case responsibility is individual, the consequences are collective. Berisha's signature on the Law “On genocide” and his proposals for the dismissal of the President of the Cassation will have their effect on Albanians. Page 3

- In Albania, votes are not won with neo-fascists Luan M. Rama It is no surprise that the head of Italy's “National Alliance,” successor to Almirante's Movimento Sociale, Gianfranco Fini, comes to Albania invited by the Democratic Party and declares himself in favor of it. As the leader of a right-wing party, it is completely normal for this Italian, with no particular weight or support of any kind in his own country, to back his counterparts here as well. Meanwhile, it is very strange, even somewhat deranged and equally failed, for him to try to comment on the Albanian left and the Socialist Party, while addressing Albanians with the words: “The return of the former communists to power would bring instability not only for Albania.” Albanians have not been waiting to learn who the socialists are from Fini or from any other person of his sort who has been here before and may come in the future. The most organized force in the country, the largest opposition party with growing support and reputation, has earned its place in the Albanian electorate through its own prominent profile, its realistic and measured positions, and its progressive alternatives (continued on page 2) Fini: This is who we are...