Member of Knesset Sharren Haskel (Likud) has been elected to the Inter-Parliamentary Union's Forum of Young Parliamentarians as the representative of the European region.
The 32-year-old native of Canada defeated an Italian representative by a margin of 33-22 during the 135th IPU Assembly, which started on Monday in Geneva. Following the vote, she said, ”We must lead young people towards political activity, involvement and transparency.”