25/07/1996
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Zëri i Popullit

25 July 1996

Thieves seek to catch thieves

The parliament of stolen votes seeks to set up a parliamentary commission to investigate the "evils" of vote theft The U.S. State Department has called for an international investigation into what happened in the 26 May elections in Albania On Monday, 15 July, the first signs were given that the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Economy would, under the timetable of 26 July 1996, hold a session to determine the issue concerning the political leaders after the elections. Lola and Ervhos that the name of the "debate issue" be changed... "the government operation to fight economic crime and abuses with foreign aid." This is a strange alibi-name, while to understand it one must remember that the one who leads the Assembly has greatly favored real parliamentarianism. The only parliamentary mission it needs is a rectifying campaign or to cover up the misery of the failure of the 26 May elections. The OSCE is now quite clear, as is the Council of Europe. The State Department and many international organizations have assessed them as a serious violation of free vote and as a serious democratic violation. They do not recognize or support from the coup leadership either its faith or its regime Pages 4-5 Parliament of Berisha

The resolution of the political crisis must begin with the party table

After the experts, the high-level PS - PD meeting will take place on Wednesday, 31 July 1996 Page 2

Today the senior commissioner of the European Union, Van Den Bruk, arrives in Tirana

The authorities in Tirana should know that Mr. Van den Bruk is coming to Albania to explain the long-standing work the government has done with the EC and the USA during the period of free voting and the police violence used against the opposition, therefore the place to blame him is to work publicly on implementing the agreement with the parties involved Albania is expected to ratify the European Convention on Human Rights Page 3

Failure from the very start of the road

The Government Program "Meksi 2" Page 6

Dritëro Agolli's new novel

"Kalorësi lakuriq" Page 11

The harsh sentences of the Court of Fact are softened

At the Court of Appeal Page 7