US President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated this Wednesday (January 20th) in a ceremony that will officially mark the end of Donald Trump's leadership. But the inauguration ceremony, which will start at 5:30 pm (our local time) will be different from the previous ones.
People
Large crowds normally standing in Washington DC for the presidential inauguration may look different this year, due to the social distance expected to be implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19.
This year, Biden's presidential inauguration committee is encouraging people to come together virtually, "encouraging the public not to travel and attend inaugural activities from home."
The absence of Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the fourth US president to boycott the inauguration of his successor. Traditionally, presidents attend the inauguration as a symbol of handing over power to the next leader.
Trump is the fourth American president to boycott the inauguration of the successor and the first to do so since Andrew Johnson refused to attend the Ulysses S. Grant ceremony in 1869.
Safety
Një përurim presidencial është gjithmonë një ngjarje e sigurisë së lartë, me zyrtarë të sigurisë që deklarojnë se përgatitjet kanë qenë duke u zhvilluar për një kohë të gjatë. Rreth 25,000 anëtarë të Gardës Kombëtare do të jenë të pranishëm në Washington D.C për ceremoninë, me Pentagonin që ka verifikuar anëtarë për çdo lidhje me ekstremistët e ekstremit të djathtë.
Nderimi i viktimave
The theme of this year 's inauguration is "United America," the inauguration committee announced, declaring that the next US president is committed to "healing" and "uniting the country." The Covid-19 victims were honored the day before the ceremony, at a ceremony near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Biden commemorated more than 400,000 Americans who died from the coronavirus. Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff, stood in front of 400 lights in honor of the 400,000 victims.
Burimet: Associated Press, Euronews
