Comment BY ALTIN KREKA Women, money and judges... There are three women who have become very important in the story of two judges who are accused and under investigation for corruption or unexplained wealth. The first is the millionaire wife of a senior judge,... continued on pag
Comment BY ALTIN KREKA The expulsion of Syrians, an inhumane act The authorities are acting in a wrong way by expelling Syrian refugees, who are appearing in ever greater numbers at the country’s southern borders. At first they could be counted on the fingers of one hand among th
Comment BY Altin Kreka Hashish, the smallest problem... The opposition is worried about the Divjakë plane, while the majority is worried about the mosquito of the lagoon scientifically named Lushnje. But neither one nor the other is the country’s biggest problem. Malaria has neve
BY ALTIN KREKA The missing alternative The gap left by the Democratic Party in Parliament seems set to be resolved in the coming weeks, when all opposition MPs sit down to discuss the mandate. ► continues on page 16
BY ALTIN KREKA The fault is corruption’s... Corruption is the main reason why Albanians, 24 years after the fall of communism, are the poorest in Europe. Corruption has turned into a system and privilege networks in this country have been installed by politics, which has not had
Political satire BY Arben Duka Why is the majority afraid to arrest the former prime minister? (Part one) ▸ On page 20
BY ALTIN KREKA The fever of choosing candidates Who will be a candidate in the local elections? That is the question troubling the current mayors of the SP, the one from the DP, but above all the leaders of the three main parties: DP, LSI and SP. The silence that has fallen over
Commentary BY ALTIN KREKA The map of the quarrel The demarcation that the new territorial map will bring is not even being mentioned anymore, in the face of the quarrel sparked by the majority’s initiative. Everyone is worried about this map and the majority’s tendency... continu
BY ALTIN KREKA From Sarajevo to Tirana Bosnia and the revolt that erupted there has become the light at the end of the tunnel for its right-wing elite, which is collapsing even within itself. On 20 February the opposition promises a grand demonstration and does not miss the chanc
Comment by Altin Kreka Prison. That is what we all see after the implementation of the Justice Reform: former politicians turned businessmen are rushing to close their files. The Prosecutor’s Office has started to arrest even some people from the Justice system, while politics ke
BY ALTIN KREKA The outburst of the outraged The release from prison arrest of former governor Fullani triggered outrage and then even greater despair among the vast majority of people they know, who often say, “this country cannot be fixed.” They live here and hope that things wi
BY Altin Kreka The President, the explosives and the ‘rebels’ of Rilindja On page 15
Comment BY ALTIN KREKA Tahiri, the wrong target Saimir Tahiri has become the target of the PD in its opposition to the majority; a choice that does not prove so effective with the public. The Interior Minister has... On page 15
BY ALTIN KREKA The Wraiths of Justice The trial against Dritan Dajti lasted for many years and it was enough for one judge to be personally affected for this trial to come out... continued on page 17
BY ALTIN KREKA Rama’s change and Basha’s Renaissance ► On page 16
Comment BY Altin Kreka One step away from Lazarat... Most likely, the police will enter by force and against the will of the inhabitants in the village symbolic of cannabis cultivation; the strong political pressure that the opposition is putting on the majority over the drug tra
COMMENT A Rebirth for the Democratic Party BY ALTIN KREKA The noise over the strange names, the heirs, Basha’s people elected to the National Assembly of the DP, died down quickly, taking away from the chairman of the democrats the annoyance of the screening debates. Basha offici
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Comment BY ALTIN KREKA The time has come for the phenomenal one Gatja Mahmutaj, the villager from Lazarat with very little schooling, turned out to be much smarter than Judge Gjin Gjoni. According to the Police, Gatja (short for the nickname Lugat) had often fired the machine gun
Commentary BY Altin Kreka The fight for the chief spy Every prime minister wants the Albanian Secret Service. As soon as Berisha got the chance, with Nishani’s election as president, he seized the chief spy post, and now Rama with... continues on page 18