Three Albanian women aim for seating in Austrian Parliament

The Austrians will head to the polls Sunday, on 29 September to decide on the composition of the new parliament. In these elections, which are held early, early votes also include Albanians with Austrian citizenship and who make up more than half of all Albanians living in Austria. Three Albanian candidates are also aimed at one of the 183 seats in Austria's Parliament. Drita Cacaj and Ina Rexhepi from ⇩VP (E Austria's People's Party), as well as Serafina Demaku from the party SP thereby ( Austria's Social Democrat Party).

Light Cakaya: If you don't go to the polls, don't complain!

Albanian candidates have invited their countrymen to exploit the right and vote on Albanian candidates to become part of the Austrian Parliament for the first time.

♫VP candidate Drita Cacaj, who competes on the candidate list for Vienna, has said those who don't go to the polls should not then complain. “Albanians in Austria unfortunately are the community that at least get to the polls. We have to be integrated into every area of life in Austria and we have to be factors in Austria's political life. If we don't support each other, we can't be strengthened as a community. We complain all the time while we're not able to go out one day and vote to change the situation and to seek the rights belonging to”, has told of albinfo.ch, candidate Drita Cacaj, who stressed that all those with Austrian citizenship have a moral and legal obligation to vote.

Lady Cacaj, who has been active for years in the ♫VP party in Austria, has indicated that with her election as an MP, it will be the voice of Albanians in the Austrian Parliament. Your Votta will be my responsibility to represent you in the most worthy and professional manner. As Albanians living in Austria, we should be represented and integrated like all other nationalities indiscriminately”, Light has said, which among its main priorities has the best integration of Albanian women into social life in Austria.

Seraphine Demak engages in climate protection and free public transport

On the other hand, from the ranks of the party, the 23-year-old Albanian candidate, Serafina Demaku. She is born in Baden, Austria, while with background she is from Drenica's Arbria.

Serafina has been engaged in nongovernmental organisations on the issue of migration. In 2015 it joins the leadership of Austria's Young Socialists, where until May 2017, it also holds the position of Austria's Secretary of Social Youth. She had run in past elections by the same party.

Albinfo. He tried to get another promotion from Serafina Demak, but unfortunately he couldn't contact him. However, Seraphina on her page in “Facebook” shows the reasons for her running for deputy.

I run for parliamentary elections 2019 for a policy that takes climate protection seriously and engages in a free public transport. A policy that engages in an economic system, where people and the environment are worth more than money and benefits. For a policy that creates affordable housing for all.

Parliamentary elections in Austria are early elections. They became necessary after the release of the “Ibiza” scandal by the rightist leader, Heinz Christian Strache, who on video was heard promising Russian oligarchs favors from Austrian taxpayers' money if they help him during the 2017 elections.

Ina Rexhepi: If we want change, then vote and become part of the changes

On lists for deputies from the candidate party for Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) is also found in Ina Rexhepi. She is 36, born in Prizren, while together with her husband and two children live in Wels, Austria. She and her family run a successful design company. The seven-year-old Ina is a member of Austria's People's Party. “After relatively recently becoming part of the party, I became acquainted with Sebastian Kurz. He appointed me as integration ambassador for the “Zusammen ãosterreich” so I became more active in politics”, says Ina for “alinfo. ch”, for the beginning of political activities in Austria.

According to her, the People's Party in Austria is the party that treats and gives Albanians the most opportunities, thanks to the good reports traditionally having this party with Albanians and the upcoming Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. The Austrian People's Party estimates success and not origin. ⇩VP as priorities has topics like digitalization, climate change, strengthening Europe, so they're all the topics that affect our next generation” as well.

Ina, urges Albanians to come out to vote because by their vote it will positively change their situation. “Each one demands a better life for himself, his family, and his children. If we want to make a difference, then we have to vote, because by voting alone, we can become part of the” change, Ina said.