{"id":20480,"date":"2021-09-17T10:01:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=20480"},"modified":"2021-09-17T10:36:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:36:31","slug":"parliament-approves-ramas-new-cabinet-and-government-program-with-77-in-favor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/parliament-approves-ramas-new-cabinet-and-government-program-with-77-in-favor\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament approves new cabinet and government program by a vote of 77 to 53"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>20 hours and a myriad of personal attacks later, the Albanian Parliament voted 77-53 for the new Cabinet and government program, hence officially mandating Rama\u2019s third-term Socialist-led government.<\/p>\n<p>During the plenum, DP chair, Lulzim Basha stated that the country\u2019s democracy \u201chas been executed by attacking its most important instrument, being its free and honest elections\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he accused the Rama administration of being directly responsible for this, before comparing the current state of the country to Syria, in terms of the high number of Albanian asylum seekers trying to leave the country for a better life.<\/p>\n<p>Basha also took a jab at the controversial \u2018Open Balkan\u2019 initiative.<\/p>\n<p>He asked PM Rama to account for the actual circumstances that are compelling him to support an initiative of this kind, whose underground source according to Basha, is Novi Sad, Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>However, the prime minister didn\u2019t refrain himself from the usual mockeries, calling Basha\u2019s rhetoric an exact copy-paste of his electoral speech, during the April 25<sup>th<\/sup> campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>He chose to leave it at that, saying that he didn\u2019t feel the need, at this particular moment, to give a clear answer to his political rival\u2019s numerous questions and accusations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/shock\/2021\/09\/16\/andi-bushati-criticizes-the-governments-program\/\">Andi Bushati criticizes the government\u2019s program<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/16\/unemployment-nearly-half-see-it-as-a-priority-reveals-euronews-albanias-survey\/\">Unemployment, nearly half see it as a priority, reveals Euronews Albania\u2019s survey<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/16\/only-23-satisfied-with-their-familys-economic-conditions-socialists-more-optimistic\/\">Only 23% satisfied with their family\u2019s economic conditions, Socialists more optimistic<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 hours and a myriad of personal attacks later, the Albanian Parliament voted 77-53 for the new Cabinet and government program, hence officially mandating Rama\u2019s third-term Socialist-led government. 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