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Part of trend, MP seat filled by wealthy man as two women give up eligibility

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TIRANA, Feb. 14 – Two women Democratic Party candidates in Berat — Juvina Jani and Monika Qosja — have rejected their legal right to take an MP seat vacated by a resignation so one of Albania’s wealthiest men can take the seat instead to return to parliament. The latest move is part of wider trend on both sides of the political spectrum through which women candidates are fielded to meet quotas and then sidelined so men candidates can take the seats if they become eligible. The MP mandate was offered to the two women based on legal gender quotas after…

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  • The eligibility resignation letters that will allow a wealthy business owner to get a second term as Democratic Party MP are reported to be identical, not only submitted on the same date, but also using the same verbal expressions and even having similar mistakes.

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