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Statement by the Presidency of the SP Regarding the provocations that have been made these days around the SP, but also the stance of state institutions, the Presidency of the SP has reacted. The statement says that pressure will not stop the opposition and that responsibility lies with the government. The Presidency emphasizes that international partners cannot be deceived by staged campaigns and calls for the return of democratic normality.

Emergency meeting of the opposition, after the police refusal The police do not grant permission for the rally planned by the opposition for Sunday, January 26 in Tirana, a decision that triggers a strong reaction from the opposition bloc. After this announcement, the opposition leaders, PSD and PAD, immediately gathered to set out and analyze the development of the political situation. 1997 11:00 a.m.

Today in Durrës: 4:30 p.m., in the square in front of the “Aleksandër Moisiu” cultural palace Today in Durrës: Peaceful protest rally 4:30 p.m., in the square in front of the “Aleksandër Moisiu” cultural palace

Yesterday, the Secretary General, Rexhep Meidani, and the Secretary for Foreign Relations, Mago Lakrori, received the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Idajet Hyseni, at the headquarters of the SP. During this meeting, they discussed developments in Kosovo, in Albania and the region, as well as the strengthening of cooperation between the two political entities. At the end of the discussion, the SP delegation expressed its solidarity and support for the LDK in the struggle for the democratization of Kosovo.

Editorial Politics in the square Politics cannot behave like an ostrich; the time has come for it to take ... The largest opposition party, the newly created chausheskiote [?] of the country UN, has just made a move ahead of a many-layered 26 May. Shkumbin and Drin are wriggling and pulling their own vine into the parliament, the source of the prime minister’s words, where it is run by the lord suspended by 90 percent. Spread out before them, Albania’s green, honeycomb-like? land is asking for politics in every language. To this, one of the wrecks of the PPSH responds in a shameful way, finding words to cover all the sins of the prolonged totalitarian power under the pretext of the SP. From the right, only the crumbs of the past are gathered, while from the center the temperature of today’s troubles is measured. In this square, a political answer is needed, not a cry. Otherwise, even the point of confrontation is lost. Here and there accusations continue to be thrown endlessly, but people are waiting for something else: a solution.

Today at 12:00 at the headquarters of the SP, a press conference is being held on the latest political developments in the country and the consequences of fraudulent financial schemes. Media representatives are invited.