Ivana Tufegdžić (born 11 February 1993) is a Macedonian politician who serves as a Member of Parliament in the Assembly of North Macedonia.

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Born in Skopje on 11 February 1993, Tufegdžić graduated from Gimnazija "Orce Nikolov" in Skopje before enrolling at University of Skopje's Faculty of Law, where she graduated with a degree in political science.[1] As a student at the University of Skopje, Tufegdžić served on the Student Council, negotiating with Ministry of Education officials around a new higher education law. During the Colorful Revolution Tufegdžić, with her colleague Pavle Bogoevski, organized several protests against the government.[2]

In the 2016 Macedonian parliamentary election, Tufegdžić was elected as a member of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia in the First Constituency, where the party won ten seats.[3]

In Parliament, Tufegdžić has been active on youth-related issues, specifically around youth emigration from North Macedonia.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "ИВАНА ТУФЕГЏИЌ 16". www.sobranie.mk. Assembly of North Macedonia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ Demjanska, Daliborka (3 January 2017). ""Шарената револуција" ја одбележа годината | telma.mk". Telma. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "ВМРО-ДПМНЕ 51, СДСМ 49 пратеници". Vest. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ Kamber, Aydin (11 June 2019). "Младите трајно го напуштаат Балканот | DW | 11.06.2019". Deutsche Welle (in Macedonian). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ Jeska, Andrea (2019). "Nordmazedonien - Wer kann, der geht". Freitag (in German). No. 46. Retrieved 24 June 2020.