Tirana Municipality, Basha takes oath

25/07/2011 13:30

After winning his mandate with many controversies when the Central Election
Commission opened the ballot boxes, and with several appeals at the
Electoral College, Lulzim Basha took today the oath as the new Mayor of
Tirana.

The oath text was read by the new Head of the Municipal Council, Njazi Kosovrasti. Basha concluded his speech with the phrase: “I do solemnly swear, God may help you!”

Speaking as Mayor of Tirana, Basha declared that Tirana is starting today a new road for its reconstruction, in order to fulfill with success the promised mission.

“Things will not change within 24 hours. The change is not easy, but if we cooperate, we will be efficient”, Basha declared.

Opposition councilors were also present in the ceremony.

The new Head of the Tirana City Council

The new Tirana City Council gathered today, where the majority and opposition members took their oath for the new duty.

The name proposed by the majority, Njazi Kosovrasti, was elected as head of the City Council with 28 votes in favor and 27 opposition votes against, the candidacy of which was Mimoza Hafizi. After a second voting, the members also elected the new Vice President of the Municipal Council, Zamir Ndroqi, with 29 votes, taking also the vote of a left-centered councilor.

The meeting of the City Council started with the verification of the Councilors’ mandates, but also with debates regarding the instructions presented by the Interior Ministry, which was opposed by the opposition.

Socialist suits at Court

The Socialist Party filed two law suits at the General Prosecution, regarding the voters’ lists and the elections result.

According to SP experts there have been noted at least 21,000 duplicated names in the voters’ lists, 5300 of which only in Tirana. The Socialists divide the duplications in two groups.

According to the Socialists, there are clear duplications, showing the same person voting twice, and also hidden duplications.

Countryman: Doubts on Tirana

A few days after the Electoral College ruled against the Socialist Party appeal for the local elections in Tirana, there is a reaction from the United States of America.

During an interview for Voice of America, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Thomas Countryman declared that the United States of America have doubts on the vote counting process for the Municipality of Tirana.

EU: Electoral College did not remove the shadows of doubt

After USA, the European Union declared that the Electoral College did not remove the shadows of doubt in the elections for the Tirana Municipality, which deepened the crisis and political polarization.

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