. The PD minister breaks the Council of Ministers decision, awards a tender worth 72 million lek. The tender is won by the brother of the Democratic mayor of Vorë; Kërtusha was caught saying she would not sign tenders. PAGE 4
The murder of Asllan Kërtusha on 1 March 2016, the charge changes On page 7
The PD minister’s first day at work starts with tenders The campaign oversight mission is forgotten. The first order from Minister Xhuljeta Kërtusha: “I’ll oversee the tenders myself.” The new technical ministers start the sweep, demanding the resignation of the cabinets. Xhafaj
TIRANA - In a brief statement, the police said that the two young men who were killed yesterday near the headquarters of the Democratic Party are the brothers Kasëm and Qemal Kërtusha from the village of Pishat in Elbasan. They had come to Tirana to take part in the meeting organ
DURRES On page 17
Peaceful protest in Durrës - From the rally organized last night in the city of Durrës - Taking as a starting point the country’s political and economic situation, on Saturday afternoon in the square in front of the “A. Moisiu” theater, on the initiative of the Municipal Council
Ministers Milva Ekonomi, Gazmend Bardhi, Xhuljeta Kërtusha and Deputy Prime Minister Ledina Mandija are criminally reported PUNISHMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION A WAVE OF DISMISSALS OF LSI DIRECTORS, VASILI SUES 4 GOVERNMENT MEMBERS Ministers Milva Ekonomi, Gazmend Bardhi, Xhuljeta
CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS / LSI: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS BEING BLACKMAILED The Minister of Justice dismisses 8 senior prison officials: They became part of the campaign. Kejdi Mehmetaj: Blackmail, we will put them back to work (In photo) Deputy Prime Minister Ledina Mandija, the minis
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“In 1966 I sang at the Villa of Zog. I told the secretary of the Spanish Communist Party that I had studied at the Kavaja Conservatory” “With the Ensemble in Algeria, they mistakenly called us a brothel. How I sang the song Tan Fan Hun, the tribute to Mao Zedong, in front of Rita
Summer pages The baritone: 60 years by the side of the same woman, Mejreme Qemal Kërtusha: The incident when I sang “Granada” in front of the Bureau (In the photo): Baritone Qemal Kertusha with his wife (right), Hysni Kapo and Ramiz Alia “In 1966 I sang at the Villa of Zog. To th