A new face in Kosovo looks to transform the role of women in politics
Source: TRT World
Political apathy is increasing in Kosovo and political parties are trying to reach new constituencies. TRT World spoke to one new candidate who wants to make a difference.
Pristina, Kosovo - As Kosovo heads for arguably its most important elections in the past two decades, I sat down with one of the candidates seeking to enter parliament for the first time.
Besa Ismaili, 44, is a mother of three and if she wins, she will also be one of the first women with a headscarf to enter parliament in the 95 percent Muslim-majority country for one of the main political parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).
When I met Ismaili in one of Pristina’s coffee shops early in the morning, she had just dropped one of her children to a sports club.
Click here to read the full article published by TRT World on 9 september 2019.
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Political apathy is increasing in Kosovo and political parties are trying to reach new constituencies. TRT World spoke to one new candidate who wants to make a difference.
Pristina, Kosovo - As Kosovo heads for arguably its most important elections in the past two decades, I sat down with one of the candidates seeking to enter parliament for the first time.
Besa Ismaili, 44, is a mother of three and if she wins, she will also be one of the first women with a headscarf to enter parliament in the 95 percent Muslim-majority country for one of the main political parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).
When I met Ismaili in one of Pristina’s coffee shops early in the morning, she had just dropped one of her children to a sports club.
Click here to read the full article published by TRT World on 9 september 2019.
Image by TRT World