Arvizu: Follow the exmaple of the US

After voting for the next US President, although they are thousands of KM away, the representatives of the US Embassy to Tirana and Ambassador Alexander Arvizu have welcomed the Albanian politicians in presence of many media outlets.

After Barack Obama’s next mandate was confirmed, which was followed very closely by the guests, the US Ambassador gave two messages for the Albanian politics, asking their attention to keep in mind what democracy really means.

“Please see that more than 106 million voters have voted, 98% of the votes have been counted and all was over in 5-6 hours, not several weeks and several days. Certainly, we have technological advantages, but it’s important to progress with efficiency, otherwise you lose the citizens’ trust”, Arvizu declared.

The second message of the US Ambassador was that of cooperation.

“More than 100 million americans did not vote for Barack Obama, but now that he won, Obama is not president only to those who voted him. He’s the president of every American, and every American insists that Obama should do a good job and lead with efficiency. The most important it’s the citizens’ participation, who put the president in front of his responsibilities and make him accountable. Thank you for participating in this celebration of the American democracy”, the US Ambassador declared.

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During a special broadcast of Top-Channel’s morning show “Wake Up”, the US Ambassador in Tirana, Alexander Arvizu, commented the US elections by saying that this is the example that Albania must follow in the elections.

“The US state secretary, Hillary Clinton, declared that the 2013 elections must be free, transparent and this is a very important matter”, Arvizu declared.

The Ambassador underlined that the expectancies of the international community for the next elections are high, because when the Albanians vote, their desire is that the results will be credible.

“The reason why Obama’s challenger, Mit Romney, held a speech for announcing that he accepted the loss, is for the integrity of the elections to be secure. It is very important for the Albanians to work together for good elections. Whoever will lose, must accept the people’s choice”, Arvizu declared.

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