Dafi Muharemi from Pallçishti, Tetovo, who is running for a second term in the Zurich Assembly in the March 8 elections, is the next guest on the PodGo show on Telegrafi Macedonia, with whom we discussed his engagement in public life in Switzerland, Albanians there, as well as other topics.
Muharemi shared his beginnings, how he became part of politics in Switzerland, and the reasons why he decided to run for members of the Zurich City Assembly.
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"I have always been active and before joining a political party, I worked with non-governmental organizations. Working with NGOs indirectly put me in contact with people who are part of politics. After contacting them, I decided to become a member of the Social Democratic Party and began my activity within the party and advanced. And five years ago, the head of the sub-branch told me to run for the city assembly. I thought about it for 10 days and agreed to be part of the list and surprisingly, I received the necessary votes and became part of the assembly," said Muharemi.
When asked what he dealt with in his first term in the Zurich Assembly, he emphasized that he has always been committed to social issues.
"Those who have followed my activity have seen the topics I have dealt with within the assembly. I have tried not to touch on bombastic topics in public, but internally they have nothing. Unfortunately, in politics, everyone tries to be the center of attention and uses bombastic topics. While I am committed to social topics, which affect people who are not in the focus of politics," said Muharemi, who also showed his proposed laws that were approved in the Assembly.
"Even in Switzerland, things are not perfect and there is zero focus on children with autism. Autism is not recognized as a disease and health insurance does not cover therapies for it. As a result, parents affected by this situation must cover all the costs themselves. They are huge costs. This is where it all started and I inquired about what institutions cover and what they do not, and I submitted a bill. One was that the city would cover the treatment of children for families with autism," said Muharemi.
Asked about Albanians living in Switzerland, he said that they have integrated very well and that they hold important positions in institutions in the Swiss state.
"Albanians are integrated in Switzerland, they have different professions, they live within Swiss rules and culture. We are the second Italians in Switzerland. The Italians are the first group to have gone before us, while we are the second community to go in this direction," he said.
In addition to politics, Muharem also works as a public transport instructor, namely a tram instructor. When we asked him why he decided to do this job, he said: "I wanted to be part of the system that works, to see what it's like from the inside. And during this time, I was given more opportunities."
