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Balkans : women are seeking a better role in democratization efforts.
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-10-18 03:32
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In Europe’s Balkan region, where citizens are trying to overcome ethnic conflict, political polarization and struggling economies in hopes of joining the European Union, women are seizing a larger role in democratization efforts.
Increasingly, they are working together across ethnic and partisan lines to inject new life into stalled politics.
Albania: Women triumphs in Conservative Albanian Backwater
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-05-31 23:29
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Adelina Farrici, a teacher from Burrelwas, was one of only two women to be elected mayors in local elections held on 8 May in Albania. She received 3,658 votes against 3,119 cast for the incumbent mayor Skender Lleshi.
Her feat was yet more impressive considering she unseated a two-term mayor, in a town seen as a stronghold of the ruling centre-right Democratic Party
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ALBANIA: Local Elections
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2011-05-05 01:05
2011-05-08
Europe/Vienna
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Albania
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Albania holds local elections on 8 May 2011.
The voters will be electing mayors and local councils in 384 municipalities. The mayors are elected by majority system and the members of the council will be elected by the proportional system. The elections were administrated by theCentral Election Commission of Albania.
The two coalitions taking part in the 2011 local elections were the Coalition for the Citizen (Aleanca për Qytetarin) formed by theDemocratic Party of Albaniaand Coalition for the Future (Aleanca për të Ardhmen) formed by theSocialist Party of Albania.
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Albania: Women candidates missing from Albanian elections
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2011-04-29 02:51
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Though promising to respect gender equality and political representation, political parties in Albania have neglected calls to include women candidates in the May 8th local elections. In all, only 17 out of the 768 candidates, or 3%, are women.
This comes three months after political leaders promised to respect the election law, which stipulates that 30% of candidates must be women.
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Albania: Women candidates missing from elections
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2011-04-28 07:51
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Though promising to respect gender equality and political representation, political parties in Albania have neglected calls to include women candidates in the May 8th local elections. In all, only 17 out of the 768 candidates, or 3%, are women.
This comes three months after political leaders promised to respect the election law, which stipulates that 30% of candidates must be women.
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NDI: Albanian Women Finish Political Leadership School with Chance to Test New Skills in May Elections
Submitted by Barbora Galvankova on Wed, 2011-03-30 00:14
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Local elections on May 8 in Albania are an opportunity to put more women in public office in a country with one of the lowest percentages of elected women in Europe. That was the message delivered by Jozefina Topalli, Albania's speaker of parliament, to women who had just completed a 10-month program on campaign management, messaging and advocacy organized by NDI.
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Albania: Law on Measures Against Violence in Family Relations
This law aims to prevent and reduce domestic violence in all its forms by appropriate legal measures. It also aims to guarantee protection through legal measures to members of the family who are subject to domestic violence, paying particular attention to needs of children, the elderly and the disabled.
This law was promulgated by the President of the Republic of Albania, Alfred Moisiu with the Decree no.5182, dated 12 January 2007. The law came into force on June 1, 2007.
Drafting Gender-Aware Legislation: How to Promote and Protect Gender Equality in CEE and CIS
The handbook provides a comparative overview of gender-aware legislation and practices in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It also describes a comprehensive approach to influencing legislation and implementation processes, and provide detailed checklists for reference when analyzing legislation and its implementation.
Bridging the Gender Digital Divide
This report maps the situation of gender and ICTs in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, identifying trends, gaps, as well as some good practices. It focuses particularly on the integration of gender in relation to issues such as process and control, education, training and skills and development, and their use to enhance opportunities for human development.
