Seven members of the Albanian immigrant community, who have been living in the neighboring country for years, are participating in the parliamentary elections on May 21 in Greece.
Two of the candidates, Fatos Malaj and Niko Bilika, are running for the PASOK party, one in Athens and the other in Thessaloniki.
While three other candidates Adiljan Koxhaj, Makrina Koci and Angjelos Jahollari compete with the "Syriza" Party in Thessaloniki and Evia.
Sidorela Kalthi is running for the Greek Communist Party in Crete and Paty Vardhami is running in Athens with the "MERA 25" initiative.
Most of the candidates from the Albanian community are talented young people from the second generation of immigrants who have been educated in Greece and England and have been involved in Greek political life, being part of the debates and representations in the Greek media, writes VOA.
The Presidency of the Albanian Community in Greece organized a meeting with 6 of the Albanian candidates in the May 21 parliamentary elections and community activists, through the electronic platform "Zoom", organizational secretary Irfan Abazaj told Voice of America.
According to Mr. Abazaj, for the Albanian community in Greece, the candidacy of Albanians for the Greek parliamentary elections is considered very positive as a sign of integration and inclusion in the Greek social-political life.
According to Tribuna Television, which broadcasts in Albanian language in Athens, since 2011, when Greece adopted the new Law on citizenship until December 31 of last year, 115,815 Albanian citizens have benefited from Greek citizenship.
About 87,000 of this category of Albanian immigrants, according to pre-Pak calculations, have the right to vote in the Greek parliamentary elections on May 21.
Albanian emigration to Greece faces many challenges related to their residence status.