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Albania's newly-elected president calls on opposition to give up ultimatum policy

Xinhua, April 30, 2017 Adjust font size:

The newly-elected President of Albania Ilir Meta Sunday called on opposition parties to give up the policy of ultimatums and cooperate in order to resolve the political stalemate.

Meta, former chairman of the ruling Socialist Movement for Integration (SMI), said the opposition should assume responsibility and end the parliamentary boycott.

Boycott is not a solution, said Meta while speaking at SMIs National Leading Board.

During this meeting, Meta also announced his resignation from the post of the chairman of SMI, a post that was handed over to current Minister of Justice Petrit Vasili.

Meanwhile, he confirmed that he would remain Speaker of Parliament until July 24 when he takes oath and assumes his new presidential duties.

Meta was elected president of Albania on Friday by the Albanian Parliament with 87 out of 89 votes of the majority.

But opposition MPs boycotted the voting session following their two month protest and boycott asking for the stepdown of the prime minister.

But the election of the president without the participation of the opposition has deepened the rift between the two political camps.

The chairman of the Democratic Party Lulzim Basha Sunday appealed to citizens for civil disobedience beginning from June 19, a day after the general elections of June 18. Enditem