Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj Explained

Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj
Office:Member of the Sabor from the 12th Minority Electoral District
Preceded:Nedžad Hodžić
Successor:Armin Hodžić
Term Start:14 October 2016
Term End:2024
Majority:31.82%
Birth Name:Ermina Lekaj Prijaskaj
Birth Date:15 August 1971
Birth Place:Prizren, Yugoslavia
Party:Union of Albanians of Croatia
Education:University of Rijeka

Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj is a Kosovar-born Croatian politician and lawyer serving as a member of the Sabor since 2011 in 12th electoral district representing Albanians, Bosniaks and other Yugoslavian minorities. She was defeated for re-election by Bosniak candidate Armin Hodžić in the 2024 Croatian parliamentary election.[1]

Biography

Prljaskaj was born in Prizren, Kosovo on 15 July, 1971 and attended the University of Rijeka where she earned a degree in law.[2]

A member of the Union of Albanians of Croatia, she served as the party's leader and was their sole member of Parliament from her election in 2015 until her defeat in 2024. She sat as an independent in Parliament. She is an Honorary citizen of Llezhe, Albania and was awarded with The Golden Eagle by the President of Albania.[3] She has criticized her Bosniak predecessors in Parliament for "doing nothing to benefit the Bosniak people let alone Albanians and other minorities".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rezultati - Izbori za zastupnike u Hrvatski sabor 2024. . 2024-04-19 . Izbori.
  2. Web site: Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj . 2024-04-19 . Croatian Parliament . en.
  3. Web site: Biography . 2024-04-19 . ErminaLekajPrljaskaj . hr.
  4. Web site: Mlloja . Genc . 2020-01-10 . Croatian Albanian MP Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj : "Croatia's EU Presidency Important Even for Albania and Kosovo" . 2024-04-19 . Argumentum . en-US.