Intensive activities by the Socialists in all districts of the country The Socialists begin their pre-election campaign in the capital today. Everything was announced yesterday at the official meeting with the expanded activist group of Tirana socialists gathered at the central headquarters of the PS. “Tomorrow begins the practical implementation of the most important pre-election political action. In the large hall of the Academy of Arts, socialist deputies and councillors will talk with the electorate of zone no. 3,” said yesterday Musa Ulqini, the chair of the highest local forum of Socialists. “Then 23 meetings of this kind, in all possible halls of the capital, over one month, 24 area councils will organize open meetings between the electorate and socialist deputies and councillors,” Ulqini continued. The chair of the PS in the capital justified all these actions with one objective: the victory of the PS in the capital. “This is the main point of our work; it is not a political and propaganda slogan for a possible reality,” said Ulqini. “We are convinced that we will win more than 50% of the votes in the capital,” continued the chair of the Tirana PS, supporting his confidence with arguments and figures: -On 22 March we got only 22% -On 26 July we reached 30.1% -In September 1993, 31,000 capital residents signed the petition for the release of Fatos Nano. -In the November referendum, the Socialists faced almost only the PD, and the “NO” was 49.6%, while 10,000 citizens were not registered. -The survey conducted these days gives the PS 53.4%. (continued on page 3)

From 6 to 8 October, the meeting of the Bureau of the Socialist Youth of the European Union was held in Bommersvick, Sweden. The situation in Albania was also discussed at this meeting. The leaders of the Socialist Youth of the European Union condemned the escalation of anti-democratic actions against the opposition and especially the anti-genocide law, which aims to eliminate opposition leaders from political life. Likewise, the recent actions against the Supreme Court were condemned, as they aim to block the Nano case until the general elections. FRESSH spokesperson

Yesterday, the presidium of FRESSH met under the direction of the FRESSH chairman Ilir Meta. The chairman of the Education Commission of the PSSH, Prof. Dr. Ethem Ruka, also took part in this meeting. The main issue discussed was the organization of the Second Student Conference of FRESSH. The presidium of FRESSH decided to convene the Second National Student Conference of FRESSH. The main theses for discussion at this Conference were also approved, as well as the Organizing Committee with representatives from all the universities in the country. FRESSH spokesperson

The World Inter-Parliamentary Union began its work -More than three hundred pages of documents proving the involvement of all state structures in the continued imprisonment of Fatos Nano Read on page 6

From 3 to 5 October, the 34th Congress of the Social Democratic Party of Austria was held in Vienna. At the invitation of the PSD of Austria, the Deputy Chair of the PSSH Ilir Meta took part in this congress. During his stay in Vienna, the Deputy Chair of the PSSH Ilir Meta was received in separate meetings by Mr. Pjeter Shider, President of the Socialist Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, who condemned the latest political developments in Albania and the efforts being made to eliminate the opposition, as well as the failure to release the Chairman of the PSSH Fatos Nano. Mr. Pjeter Shider expressed to the Deputy Chair of the PSSH Ilir Meta his and the socialist group's solidarity with the opposition, the PSSH and its chairman Fatos Nano. Ilir Meta also held separate meetings with Mr. Alfred Gusenbauer, vice president of the Socialist International, Mr. Ramon Obids, vice president of the Party of European Socialists, Mr. Bo Toresson, Secretary General of the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, etc. During his stay in Vienna, the Deputy Chair of the PSSH Ilir Meta also held meetings with the accredited representations in Vienna and at the United Nations. Likewise, the Deputy Chair of the PSSH and of FRESSH Ilir Meta paid a visit to the headquarters of the Socialist Youth International, where he was received by its Secretary General Alfredo Lazzereti. Press and Information Office of the Socialist Party

“We are convinced that we will win more than 50% of the votes in the capital -On 22 March we got only 22% -On 26 July we reached 30.1% - In September 1993, 31,000 capital residents signed the petition for the release of Fatos Nano. -In the November referendum, the Socialists faced almost only the PD, and the “NO” was 49.6%, while 10,000 citizens were not registered. -The survey conducted these days gives the PS 53.4%”

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The meeting of the General Steering Committee of the PSSH will be held on Tuesday, 17 October 1995, at 10:00 a.m., with the following agenda: “The concretization of tasks for the upcoming election campaign and measures for the preparation of the party’s pre-election congress.” PSSH Presidency