- PS vice-chairman on the fall of the government - We are living the paradox of an authoritarian, undemocratic "democracy" Speech delivered by the deputy chairman of the PS, Dr. Servet Pëllumbi, at the PS activists' meeting in Durrës on 4.3.95. What is happening with the PD cannot simply be explained as a government crisis, or as a routine minister-prime minister conflict over a government reshuffle. However deep and complicated the PD leadership may be and, as a result, its relationship with the government, the current government crisis is also closely linked to the unresolved scandal of the country’s governance, the failure of the economy, the collapse of public order, unemployment, and people’s complete disillusionment. This is also why, in the eyes of Albanian public opinion, this government crisis comes across as a signal of an inevitable escape from the PD. I think that, especially for the opposition, the illusion should be dispelled in good time that Mr. Berisha and Mr. Meksi alone will decide what is to be done with the government. As the circumstances created also show, the solution is not simply their problem. Nor is it the problem of the PD leadership. It is a problem that concerns all Albanian society. This is demonstrated by the 120 trade-union petitions from the 6 oil branches, the 120,000 signatures of students and their protests up to the hunger strike, the petition signed by more than 6,500 intellectuals, the petition of the farmers of Vlorë, of the miners, etc. It is clear that the failure of the government has taken hold in broad civic and political judgment. This is important, because it is a moment in the political emancipation of the people. And this is very beneficial. Because, on the one hand, it is good for our own government, but above all it is good for the Albanian future, because it encourages the people to think about themselves and marks the end of monism. By this I mean that as an era of monism in Albania we should call not only the communist monism known as such until 1990. There has also been monism in these 4 years with Berisha, Meksi and the PDSH(?) in government. It confirms the fascization, do not present this fact as a paradox. (Continued on page 2)

TODAY THE EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE OF THE PD At the threshold of new political events - On 5 March, Albanians are not interested in the chairman of the PD, - Albanians want the stolen money - The vote - The big party - The long political winter for the PD Read on page 3. BERSISA SELMAN(?) 5MARS95

Elbasan Two recurring headlines, "scandal" and "protest," have descended on our city. One accused person and other insufficient charges, after the arrest, have especially stirred up revolt, and citizens have taken to the streets. In a statement to the media, the owner of a private company says the seized goods are imported, but expired. Such a case has provoked a public reaction and has become the subject of debate over food and trade control. (Continued on page 5)

For them, the small Privilegji has been put under pressure for a long time and in a hurry. There are many difficulties, but also a special demand for it. They continued, with delay, trying to resolve the situation, while raw materials are lacking and the workforce has limitations. Yesterday, in their statement to the local radio, the senior employees of the factory, as if detached from their own responsibility, said that supply and the sales market remain the problem. Distance is weighing on them more than anything else. (Continued on page 5)

THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF PSSH, ILIR META, TAKES PART IN THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIALIST PARTY At the invitation of the Secretary General of the European Socialist Party (PSE), Mr. Aksel Hanen, on 5 and 6 March 1995, Mr. Ilir Meta, deputy chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania, departed for Spain. Together with many other socialist and social democratic parties of Europe, Mr. Meta, deputy chairman of PSSH, will take part in the proceedings of the Second Congress of the European Socialist Party, which will begin on 6 March in Barcelona. At this congress, the PSE is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its founding, as well as discussing the drafting of a new political platform suited to the dimensions of the continent’s current economic and political processes, with special emphasis on the issues of the possibilities and prospects for balancing social-democratic spaces on the continent. Also in Barcelona, well-known socio-political issues will be examined, such as the relations and prospects of the PSE with the states of Eastern Europe, the PSE’s current relations with social democracy itself and communism, etc. Within the framework of this congress, Mr. Meta will have a series of meetings with some of the most prominent figures of the European socialist and social democratic parties. Likewise, in addition to a meeting with Mr. Aksel Hanen, he will have separate meetings with Mr. Zhohannes Vau, vice-chairman of the PSE and chairman of the Dutch Labour Party, Mr. R[?] of the European Commission and the PSE, as well as with the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Spain, Mr. Felipe Gonzales. (Continued on page 2)

At the invitation of the Secretary General of the European Socialist Party (PSE), Aksel Hanen, Mr. Ilir Meta, deputy chairman of PSSH, will depart for Spain. On 5 and 6 March 1995, the proceedings of the congress will take place in Barcelona.