5 minutes agoMacedonians protest Albanian-language legislation
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)More than 100 people have gathered in support of the Macedonian Parliament to protest the draft legislation on expanding the official use of Albanian language throughout Macedonia, while lawmakers have begun the debate on this document. The protest was organised by several nationalist hardline organisations, including the World Macedonian Congress. Protesters wore banners with [...]
More than 100 people have gathered in support of the Macedonian Parliament to protest the draft legislation on expanding the official use of Albanian language throughout Macedonia, while lawmakers have begun the debate on this document.
The protest was organised by several nationalist hardline organisations, including the World Macedonian Congress.
Protesters held banners with the inscription “Trade is not democracy” and demanded that the government withdraw this proposal.
Macedonia's prime minister, Zoran Zaev, has pledged the adoption of this legislation when it has reached a government coalition agreement with Albanian parties earlier this year.
Current legislation defines Albanian as an official language, but it has this status only in spaces where Albanians make up at least 20% of the population.
Albanians make up almost one quarter of Macedonia's total population, which has more than two million inhabitants.
