The 15th Legislature of the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Albania has begun its work Ditën Agolli delivers the opening speech of the new Parliament In the end, after a worldly wait, the Chairman of the new Legislature, the People’s Assembly, opened it with a coded message on our lips, but not on our face either. And laughter stayed there for the moon, which no one could find. The Chairman of the new Legislature of the People’s Assembly opened it with a coded message on our lips, but not on our face either. And laughter stayed there for the moon, which no one could find. At the end, after a wait with a murmur, the social side with it remained calm in the newly chosen chair on 29 June. The new Assembly, in the work of the first session of the new Legislature, elected at 6 o’clock of the 1997 comic... ...drawing our people not the slightest murmur, but rather a hopeful and democratic one, as an unclear effort and civilization cared for by division. Also called and the word of the chair—the cousin of the Girl, the USA—in aid and in Albania’s support for resolving the crisis. They elected as chair of the Assembly Professor Rekshep Mejdani. PSSH Secretary General Fatos Nano[?], proposed through the full nomination of the PSSH Central Party Committee for the post of President of the Republic, and the U.S. Ambassador in Tirana Mariza Lino, yesterday in the parliamentary session (Photo: KOJTER)

PSSH Central Committee meeting full consensus The candidacy of PSSH Chairman Fatos Nano for the post of Prime Minister, Secretary General Rexhep Mejdani for the post of President of the Republic, and Organizational Secretary Koço Kokëdhima for the post of chairman of the parliamentary group of the new Assembly were approved with 100 percent of the votes Namik Dokle for the post of deputy chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly PSSH Chairman Fatos Nano before the Assembly and the new government Page 2

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The position of the new parliamentary majority toward local government The commitments of the PS should be viewed from the position of sincere cooperation, without prejudice or preconception Page 5

They embraced with joy, by citizens unable to wait any longer for this long-awaited day. Confidence that the new governing side will bring stability and hope. Some of the spectators greeted the name of Dokle with hands and cheers, while others held Albanian flags. It was heard that the Socialist Party had chosen the proper calm to bring a balanced message, while the crowd had begun to gather in front of the state building. Page 3

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Yesterday on Saturday, 26.07.1997, at 10:00 a.m. at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party, a meeting of the National Steering Council of the Social Democratic Party of Albania is called. THE PSDSh PRESIDENCY