The State Commission on “political verification” announced the first results ■ Of the 35 candidates for deputy tested by the Commission, six people are eliminated. ■ Perikli Teta, Frrok Çupi, Preç Zogaj, Ridvan Peshkopia and two other candidates from the districts are eliminated. Page 4

The Fier police continue to hold hostage together with the newspaper “Zëri i Popullit” and the distribution vehicle. The Ministry of the Interior may “deny” the lie of journalist Bekim Zeneli by the policemen, but it cannot deny the truth to the citizens, nor itself, by the crudeness of the police in one citizen in Skrapar and in another in Korçë, as it cannot deny the killing by police bullets of the innocent schoolboy in Lushnjë by the thunderbolts of the President in Tirana, the killing of the young man Dritin Çela by the President in Tirona, the killing of the young man Dritin Çela by the bullets of the officer of unit 88. Page 8

- The most honored is the imprisoned gentleman Fatos Nano, today “Honorary Citizen” of Tepelenë and Kuçovë, rather than gentleman-president Sali Berisha, who wears the Arsid medal hanging around his neck. Page 5

26 May The day of changes, everyone will benefit from this day Page 3 PSSH Executive Committee Determined to win Page 2 Written to us by Pëllumb Sallku, A persecuted former miner of the democratic processes in Shkodër Berisha’s power has divided Shkodër Page 5 After 4 years of PD government Missed opportunities Page 9 The soul speaks for the song, not money Assembly of Song and Folk Dance, Fiqrete Kapo Page 10