27/10/1996
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Zëri i Popullit

27 October 1996

We can win only through mass participation and determination

Today the second round of local elections in 1/3 of the municipalities and communes We can win only through mass participation and determination Seven members of the Provisional Central Election Commission speak to President Berisha. The final election result has been announced without the commission having met Facts presented are not taken into consideration, complaints are brushed aside and everything is decided by the mechanism of voting Read on page 2

Prof. Dr. Rexhep Mejdani Secretary General of the SPA

“This state has made it clear that it does not want to govern on the basis of free voting...” Prof. Dr. Rexhep Mejdani Secretary General of the SPA “This state has made it clear that it does not want to govern on the basis of free voting... Therefore I address the electorate with the call: Let us go to the polls so that October 20 can be corrected”

In the capital only 53.4% of voters took part in the elections

...and 6,200 invalid ballots In the city of Tirana, 47,706 voters cast their votes for the PS candidate, or 10 thousand more voters than on 26 July 1992. For the PD, 71,107 people voted, or 2,000 fewer voters than in the local elections of 26 July, or 5,000 fewer than those who voted in support of Berisha's constitution on 6 November. Page 5

First-round results favor the socialists’ victory

Here are the conclusions of 20 October: Pogradec PS 49.9% - PD 31% Korçë PS 41% - PD 39% Gjirokastër PS 45.7% - PD 32% Sarandë PS 45% - PD 40% Pogradec PS 49.9% - PD 31% Korçë PS 41% - PD 39% Gjirokastër PS 45.7% - PD 32% Sarandë PS 45% - PD 40% Shkodër: PD - The United Shkodran Right Today Shkodër needs peace and quiet Page 3

Testimony from the “PD - 20 October” masquerade

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