PD / CRISIS OF LOYALISTS Berisha comes out of the secret room PD SUBMITS A MUTILATED LIST TO THE CEC; CAN’T FIND 60 COMMISSIONERS PD submits incomplete lists to the CEC for the local commissions Read on PAGE 4

PD / THE LISTS The ballot box THE BERISHAS HAVE GONE MAD: WE WANT 3 MILLION VOTERS, 500 THOUSAND MORE THAN ON THE LIST PD has added 1 million people to Albania’s population, bringing it to 4 million Read on PAGE 7

CANDIDATE / THIEF Bottle of substandard wine GOREA OF DURRËS, OR THE MAN INFLATED BY THE WINE FROM THE STOLEN WINERY HE STOLE THE MONEY OF THE DEAD, NOW HE IS RUNNING FOR BERISHA’S PARTY Read on PAGES 12, 13

PD / THE CLAN List of members of the PD assembly BERISHA: WITH MUSTAFAJ, I’LL MAKE TIRANA JUST LIKE A VILLAGE A guaranteed vote, according to Berisha’s orders, at the “Tirana” assembly Read on PAGE 2

Serbs in Belgrade and Serbs in Tirana, a perfect agreement on the elections • Milosheviç, like Berisha, calls for ODIHR to be excluded from election monitoring PAGE 5

ALBANIA & USA Prime Minister Meta meets Secretary of State Albright and Attorney General Reno in Washington Albright: It is a pleasure for us to work with Prime Minister Meta Meta–Albright, an hour and a half one-on-one • Albright praises the Government’s results in strengthening institutions, maintaining public order and fighting crime, in the economy—particularly privatization—and in public administration reform and decentralization of power Albright: I had the pleasure of meeting Prime Minister Meta today, who is an energetic leader and a representative of a successful new generation in politics While Slobodan Milosheviç in Serbia is further isolating his country, bringing severe consequences for the people in the former Yugoslavia, Prime Minister Meta is leading Albania democratically toward political and economic progress Prime Minister Meta is very young, only 31 years old; he is in politics to stay for a long time, and it is a pleasure for the United States and its government to work with him to achieve further progress for Albania and the region META: The Albanian Government is committed to good relations with the USA. The Albanian Government would work closely with the OSCE and other international organizations to ensure the greatest possible normality for the upcoming elections in Albania, and has worked toward this goal so that many international observers can see that the elections are fair and transparent Tomorrow: full details of the press conference — page 3 The two in the middle of the American delegation are Secretary Albright and Prime Minister Ilir Meta (Photo: [?])