Nano: We will win the local elections to win the new elections in 2001
Nano with the socialists of Baze: "Here are the three stages of our political action, daily, until the end of the year"
• We must win the local elections in order to end the absurd contradiction between central power and local power
DAY’S EVENTS
Berisha is not against the PS: He is seeking a monopoly on prostitution
Berisha is afraid of free elections, because he is used to organizing elections as he himself wants
Meta: Berisha has never won in Albania, he himself has lost all electoral contests
Except for 22 March, which was not a vote for Berisha but a referendum for the democratic electoral changes; in ’92 the referendum on the constitution was born, in ’96 it was manipulated, in ’97 it was an anti-Berisha vote, while in ’98 he lost the contests
The agreement between Albania and Greece on seasonal employment is activated
Greece, now also seasonal employment
Greek Ministry: seasonal workers from Albania, those who are unemployed[?]
Greek Ambassador Mallias: the Greek government has always said the agreement must be implemented.
28 million lek for the roads of 1999, the payment process begins
Sali Berisha, former Albanian president, accuses Fatos Nano’s government of letting the economy slide, seeking a way to profit politically from the government’s developments. According to him, the opposition he leads is trying to use the Tirana Court decision to spark protests and minimize the importance of the electoral process.
At the meeting with the grassroots structures of the PS, Prime Minister Fatos Nano stated that the local elections are the first stage toward winning the 2001 parliamentary elections. He said that local government must be won in order to end the contradiction between central governance and local administration. Nano declared that Berisha aims to destabilize through acts of violence and public pressure, but that the majority is prepared and will not allow the democratic process to be undermined. He stressed the need for daily political and organizational mobilization until the end of the year, dividing this action into several clear electoral and governing phases.