The new President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj managed to be elected in the fourth round with 78 votes in favor, 4 against and 1 abstention. On the opposition side, 6 deputies participated in the voting process for the new President of the Republic: 3 SMI deputies Monika Kryemadhi, Petrit Vasili and Erisa Xhixho and 3 PDIU deputies, Nusret Avdulla, Shpëtim Idrizi and Mesila Doda .
Regarding the voting process, analyst Ilir Kulla, referring to the information he has, said for the show "Opinion" that they voted for the president, 2 PDIU deputies, 1 SMI deputy abstained, while 2 other deputies of the SMI have voted in favor. Kulla adds that according to information, 3 SP deputies have voted against the election of Bajram Begaj as the new president of the country.
Blendi Fevziu: Who voted from the opposition for the president?
Ilir Kulla: I have information that 2 PDIU deputies voted and 1 SMI deputy or deputies do not know well, he abstained and 2 deputies voted in favor and 3 votes are against.
Blendi Fevziu: 3 votes against are for the SP?
Ilir Kulla: Yes.
Blendi Fevziu: To the SP, votes against?
Ilir Kulla: This is the information I have.
Analyst Kulla added that he knows the elected president, Bajram Begaj, who he said will be a balanced person and that he will maintain a calm and balanced profile.
Ilir Kulla: I know Bajram Begaj and he will be a balanced person.
Blendi Fevziu: What profile do you think he will keep?
Ilir Kulla: He will keep a calm profile, he will try to talk to all parties. But if the opposition were wise and gave signals to Begaj that not only do they accept him as president, but also look at him with sympathy and their votes would be in defense of the president's office, then there could be a political balance. If the opposition leaves him alone in front of the majority votes, which is at least until 2025 in power, he will be a president in those circumstances that will have that much power the president has.
We bring to your attention that part of the session for the election of the president by the opposition were 26 deputies, which included those Democrats who supported Sali Berisha, the SMI with its 3 members and 3 PDIU deputies.
The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, together with the group of Democratic deputies, boycotted the voting process for the election of the president, arguing that a serving military man can not hold other functions according to Article 167 of the Constitution.