Legal deadlines for candidate submission are being violated For several days now, the election campaign for the new parliamentary elections of 26 May has legally begun. Under the new electoral law, the campaign starts on the day the President of the Republic decrees the date of these elections, a full 45 days in advance. Indeed, the president has already decreed the election date. But what stands out at the very start of this election campaign is that the state, and specifically its head, is late in the face of free elections. Page 5 The chairman of the PD in Tirana went over to shake hands with the chairman of the capital of the PS, Sali Berisha

The PD cannot make its list of candidates for deputies Page 3

The time of anti-logic Stalini[?]ni of some names of the sugjllit[?] of se- as many as the work chief and writing- with the most “shekber” and “zpshtur” of the higher PS weighs on morale. And well? the number of the deputy chairman in front of the eyes, so to speak. To frighten. Lajet, to frighten. In any case, these possible centres of the centres have in qerzon the trust of the “së pash?” organizers of the campaign, because in essence and substance they have stripped themselves of the verdict of the people. Page 4

Statement by the deputy chairman of the PS, Numi Doke What this party has been reduced to, to the point that it does not dare comment on the Socialist statement to public opinion in particular and in general to find the truths “the Centre pole”, and to put it before being “exposed” by their newspaper. Yes! of the Centre”, come out and in the end, “what happened” decided to act. Page 5

Gjinushi's candidacy still disputed Yesterday the Verification Commission of the 7 parties verified and registered 108 candidates submitted by the Social Democratic Party for the local councils and the general lists for deputies. According to the regulations of this commission, the 7 candidates on the general lists from this party have not been given formally lawful review proceedings. Page 8 The 2 unaccepted names represent d. Shehri Gjinushi, vice chairman of PSDSH, and dr. Skënder Gjinushi, vice chairman of PSD, who is accused of falsifying the grades of others and participating in high bodies of the PPSH[?].

Fights with “seven” dwarfs to keep power Page 2 The “anti-genocide” law is a step backward Page 3 Democracy is not an ideology Page 6 Political trials resume Today at the Tirana Court Page 6 The investigation into the scandal at the Savings Bank begins Page 8 After 4 years of PD rule Education experiences a crisis of mistrust Page 9