Mbreti i Belgjikës hoqi dorë nga froni pas 20 vjetësh, duke i hapur rrugë kurorëzimit të princit Philippe. Në një ceremoni solemne në pallatin mbretëror sot, monarku 79 vjeçar nënshkroi aktin e abdikimit në praninë e Kryeministrit Elio Di Rupo
Alberti II i Belgjikës i lë fronin të birit
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Belgium's Prince Philippe takes the oath at the Palace of the Nation to become the country's seventh king after his father Albert II abdicated, July 21, 2013.
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King Albert II of Belgium delivers an abdication speech during a ceremony at the Royal Palace on Belgian National Day in Brussels, July 21, 2013.
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King Albert II delivers an abdication speech during a ceremony at the Royal Palace on Belgian National Day in Brussels, July 21, 2013.
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King Albert II (2nd R) of Belgium, watched by his son Crown Prince Philippe (L) and Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo (R), signs an act of abdication during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Brussels, July 21, 2013.