{"id":37568,"date":"2022-06-04T13:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T11:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37568"},"modified":"2022-06-04T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T12:02:35","slug":"albania-above-all-else-says-begaj-ahead-of-parliament-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-above-all-else-says-begaj-ahead-of-parliament-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Albania above all else\u2019, says Begaj ahead of parliament vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few hours away from being voted by the parliament as the potential new president, Bajram Begaj shared a message to the public where among other things he announced his resignation as General Commander of the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>While excusing himself for \u2018not being very good with the words\u2019 and calling for the comprehension of the media on this party, Begaj highlighted what will be his priorities, if elected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Albanian Parliament decides that I will be Albania\u2019s next President of the Republic, mutual respect for one another and love of the homeland will be my compass arrows&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unconditional respect for all Albanians, regardless of their religion, province, or beliefs. 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Albania above all else\u201d, Begaj wrote.<\/p>\n<p>37 Socialist MPs proposed Bajram Begaj as the ruling majority\u2019s official presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Their signatures were gathered Saturday morning at a meeting called by PM Edi Rama and then sent to the Assembly, as stipulated by the law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/06\/04\/president-meta-vows-to-accept-parliaments-decision-for-his-successor\/\">President Meta vows to accept parliament\u2019s decision for his successor<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/06\/04\/we-had-3-options-pm-rama-on-why-sp-chose-begaj\/\">\u2018We had 3 options\u2019, PM Rama on why SP chose Begaj<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/06\/04\/parliament-convenes-to-vote-on-socialist-presidential-candidate-bajram-begaj\/\">Parliament convenes to vote on Socialist presidential candidate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few hours away from being voted by the parliament as the potential new president, Bajram Begaj shared a message to the public where among other things he announced his resignation as General Commander of the Armed Forces. 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