Emilija Redžepi ( sq, Emilija Rexhepi) is a Kosovan Bosniak politician, and is a member of the

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who sits in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo.

Career

Emilija Redžepi is a

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Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

. She has been critical of the lack of support for Bosniak affairs within Kosovo, speaking at a conference on the Day of Bosniak Community she supported teaching in Bosnian and upholding traditions. As well as being a Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, where she is a member of the

, she has spoken of external affairs, encouraging

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to abandon the requirements for Kosovans to have

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s to cross the border. Her daughter was briefly kidnapped in 2015, which Redžepi perceived as a threat to be "careful what she is doing". In 2017, she announced her candidacy for Mayor of

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, which has a notable Bosniak population. This was after receiving the support of her party. She ended up receiving less than 5% of the vote. Later that year, she supported a vote of no confidence in the government coalition.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Redzepi, Emilija Living people Kosovan women in politics Kosovan people of Bosniak descent Members of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo 21st-century women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Deputy Prime Ministers of Kosovo Government ministers of Kosovo Women government ministers of Kosovo