Macedonia with Highest Share of Female MPs in Balkans

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's Parliament has the highest share of female MPs among all Balkan countries.

The World Bank reveals that 34.1% of the country's MPs are women, while Serbia comes second in the region, with 33.2%.

In Bulgaria, 24.6% of Parliament is made up of women, in Croatia 23.8%, and in Bosnia-Herzegovina 21.4%. The lowest percentage is in Romania, 13.3%.

Kosovo's Deputy PM Edita Tahiri, noted that despite the progress made, more needs to be done to create an equal society.

"Our efforts have delivered results, but we have a long road in front of us in order to build the kind of democracy that grants equal access in decision-making to both genders", she said, quoted by BalkanInsight.

Most Balkan countries have enacted legislation based on EU principles of gender equality, however not all are implementing them.

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