TIRANA, April 19 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama has highlighted the strong support his Socialist Party (PS) receives from women and girls, stating that women’s enhanced participation in politics and in public administration has increased responsibility and the quality of decision-making.
Addressing a campaign rally with local girls and women in the south-eastern Albanian region of Korça on Saturday, the Socialist leader Rama vowed to further promote women empowerment and representation level in the country.
He underlined that the ruling Socialists draws strongest support from women voters, underlining that 56% of the SP’s support comes from women, rising to 65% in some districts.
“For this, we Albanian Socialists have all the reasons to be prouder than anyone else,” he said, adding the ruling party has delivered on a national and social obligation by expanding space for women’s participation in politics and all levels of decision-making process in Albania.
“SP membership was less than 15% when we embarked on this path, whereas their representation has grown to 40% now. However, we won’t stop until SP includes more than 50 000 female members,” Rama said, adding 52% of the candidates in SP’s closed list are women.
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