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Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Albanian gov't names economist to be president

Reported by: AP/UNBconnect
Reported on: June 11, 2012 15:57 PM
Reported in: International

TIRANA, Albania, June 11 (AP/UNB) - Albania's governing coalition has nominated economist Artan Hoxha to be the country's new president, after failing to agree on a name with the opposition.

The 47-year-old Hoxha needs at least 71 votes in the 140-seat parliament to be elected Monday. The coalition led by the Democratic Party should have the necessary votes.

The Albanian parliament previously failed three times to elect a new president after the coalition was unable to agree on a candidate with the opposition Socialist Party. In this round, however, only a simple majority is needed.

President Bamir Topi's five-year term expires July 24. He is not running for a second term.

The opposition has decided not to take part in the vote.

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