Chief of General Staff Bajram Begaj will most likely be the third President of the last 20 years to sit in the chair of the head of state after a military career!
Especially today, candidacies that could be considered "provocative" were discussed and made "safe".
The profile of the proposed candidate so far is more like the candidacy of a firefighting president. One assurance we can express from the outset: The Chief of General Staff is unlikely to light fires! But in a country like Albania, fires are created by anyone, anywhere and anytime, where it is expected and where it is not expected. The latest outbreak is the anti-presidential fire, which burned three rounds of voting and apparently will not give a vote of confidence to the new president. If Bajram Bega can put out these fires, time will tell. The first fire, the anti-presidential fire, is at the door. We will be here and we will observe it!
In addition to the "firefighting" role, the candidacy of the Chief of General Staff restores the model of the candidate out of politics!
It seems that the stage the country is going through requires a candidacy that has kept a hygienic distance from the politics of the day, a candidacy that proves honesty and a high sense of duty - which the military has in their DNA!
The chosen candidate offers surprises because it has not been discussed on media tables and social networks! He is not a person known to the public for his thoughts and ideas on the issues and challenges facing the country.
Despite the fact that the President has no executive powers, he has a power that is abused between political actors - young and old - the power of personal example and the power of speech!
How will the new President use this power? What will it offer to the public and to the foreign audience?
The military is used to order, law and hierarchy!
How will the "military" behave if immediately after the end of the ceremony they try to treat him as a notary of the executive?
A candidacy clean from accusations and away from politics gives the premises to repeat the success in office of the "military" Moisiu and Nishani!
The SP and the Prime Minister had the opportunity to choose an excellent candidate because they have the votes and no pressure.
Time will soon testify to the choice they have made today!
As for the opposition, it does not seem that there are arguments to boycott and not to vote for Bajram Begaj's candidacy!
Last but not least! The Prime Minister kept this process silent until the last second. And even the employer himself found out last with the public. The silence more than the public opinion seems to have been towards the "oligarchs" and "opinionists" who this time went out of the game with the predictions and the feeling that the important things in this country are decided by us!