Berisha’s rule: 3.5 million voters on the rolls, while Albania’s population is 5 million

Scandalous facts come to light about the local elections of 20 October 1996, organized by former president Sali Berisha • The rolls included dead people, children as young as 7, and names that “do not exist anywhere in the world” PAGE 10

ROADS — THE SCANDAL

The figures for the massive theft on road projects over 4 years are revealed INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE Democratic Party over 5 years: - A total of 10.35 billion lekë in investment. - 4 billion lekë came from the state budget - They added only 5 km to the Tirana–Vorë expressway Socialist Party over 3 years: - A total of 33.34 billion lekë - 23.7 billion lekë in foreign financing, or 3.7 times more than during Berisha’s years - 10 billion lekë came from the state budget, or 2.5 times more - They added over 270 km of roads In the photo: Sali Berisha and one of the roads in Tirana during his government’s rule

OPEN LETTER

Fino: Publish your mysterious “evidence” of “my massive corruption” Local Government Minister Jon made Berisha “reveal” the facts! PAGE 3

PS—FRIENDS

PS: Albania’s friends are the “council of wise men” PAGE 5

ELECTIONS

Veterans write to Edi Rama: We consider you a worthy heir to the anti-fascist fighters PAGE 5

Berisha: $86 million for roads, $60 million stolen

1992–1996: 1 kilometre of road per year—so where are all the other roads? • The figures and work of Berisha’s governments are made public: staggering theft in road projects • The governments of the “Alliance for the State” have invested 55.7 billion lekë in roads, whose condition is deteriorating by the hour • Corridor B is progressing every day; this summer, the Librazhd–Qukës section and the Durrës–Rrogozhinë section will be completed, as will half of the work from Rrogozhinë to Lushnje SPECIAL — PAGE 2