But a few weeks in power has already tempered Mr Ceka's optimism.
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House-to-house weapons searches are under way, but Mr Ceka says he needs more equipment and manpower to recover hundreds of thousands of guns looted during the anarchy.
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Now Mr Ceka is embarking on the much tougher task of pacifying Albania's southern towns, where the anarchy unleashed by the collapse of pyramid investment schemes turned into rule by criminals.