Begaj takes oath as new president of Albania
STORY: Begaj takes oath as new president of Albania
DATELINE: July 25, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:54
LOCATION: Tirana
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the swearing-in ceremony
STORYLINE:
The newly-elected President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj, took oath in Tirana on Sunday at a swearing-in ceremony in the parliament.
In his first address in front of the lawmakers as the president, Begaj, 55, declared that he will support and respect both the government and opposition's work, calling for cooperation between political parties instead of conflict.
The president urged political parties to "get away from the politics of confrontation and replace it with the politics of dialogue."
Begaj was elected president on June 4. A total of 83 lawmakers participated in the voting that took place in the plenary session in the parliament, where Begaj received 78 votes in favor, while four lawmakers voted against and there was one abstention.
He was a major general (Maj. Gen) and held the post of
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