The parliament of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) voted in principle the bill to expand the use of the Albanian language, according to the following article by balkaneu.com:
“In favour of the bill voted 66 MPs (coming from the ruling Social Democratic Union/SDSM of Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti’s DUI) while 41 MPs voted against (coming from VMRO-DPMNE’s main opposition party, Nikola Gruevski).
Gruevski’s party has asserted to the House that the bill is unconstitutional and may cause division into the country’s society, as with it, the country is essentially “bilingual”.
Zaev’s party argued that the bill is part of the harmonization of FYROM’s legislation with European practice and aims to extend the use of the languages of all ethnic communities in the country to make it easier for citizens to communicate with their management’s institutions.
Its particular satisfaction with the bill expressed the Albanian co-governing DUI party.
In the next few weeks, the parties will table amendments to the bill, which will be examined by the plenary assembly. The bill is expected to be voted on by the end of the year.
Following its adoption by Parliament, the bill will be forwarded by the FYROM government to the Venice Commission to express its view.”
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