Macedonia, opposition seeking amnesty for violence in Parliament, reconciliation position

Macedonia's power further engages in reconciliation between MPs and all political subjects in the country, with the aim of joining strategic goals of EU and NATO membership, while the opposition VMRO-DPMNE insists on amnesty for all involvors at events in the Parliament on 27 April.

Only was the formation of the Assembly Commission for reconciliation warned. The initiative for its formation came from eight opposition MPs who last Friday gave support for the start of the constitutional change process.

The power further engages in reconciliation between MPs and all political subjects in the country, with the aim of joining strategic goals of membership in the EU and NATO, while the opposition VMRO-DPMNE insists on amnesty for all involvors at events in the Assembly on April 27th. Only was the formation of the Assembly Commission for reconciliation warned. The initiative for its formation came from eight opposition MPs who last Friday gave support for the start of the constitutional change process.

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will surely lead the Commission for reconciliation, but the stance of the VMRO-DPMNE MP group is now expected. It was one of the conclusions of yesterday's meeting of MP group co-ordinators with Parliament Speaker Xhaferi, the first after voting for constitutional changes Friday.

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev reiterated that when calling for reconciliation in the national union in Parliament, it is not really meant to mix in the work of judicial organs. For him, events in the opposition are intra-party work and said he believes in powerful opposition, in VMRO- Powerful DPMNE.

“This is good for the state as well, this is good for the LSDM, since only then will the state have reform”, the prime minister said, who also added that he believes in a full four-year term and does not assess that early parliamentary elections must be held.

He called for state orientation and state responsibility, while parties are left second place.

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Information is also expected in the country if the eight MPs from the opposition, who voted “for” will form group MPs, respectively, what their further action in Parliament will be. According to the Parliament's sources, the eight MPs have a meeting, after which it will be announced how they will operate in the Assembly. At present, the Speaker of the Parliament's Cabinet has not received notification of a new group of MPs, MIA reports.

VMRO- The DPMNE, however, remains in the stance for amnesty for all involvour at events on April 27th last year.

VMRO-DPMNE, as warned by VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Nahum Stoilkovski, will not participate in commissions which should provide selective freedom only for those who have participated in the vote for the needs for constitutional changes, released by the agreement with Greece.

Text of this proposal V MRO-DPMNE will present it in review to all parliamentary parties.

For Ziadin Sela by the Alliance for Albanians, there must be reconciliation, to open dialogue between Macedonians and Albanians, but for him, forming commissions, commitment to the entire Assembly because of some who have erred is unfair.

MP Fadil Zeeli from Besa said MPs from this party want to contribute to reconciliation.

“Vlerating that, interethnicly, in the Macedonian community, but also in the Albanian community, we all need to find reconciliation to contribute and have preconditions for normal political and democratic functioning”, said Zeyeli, who stressed that it is for reconciliation but not for amnesty, but that all who have erred before the law should answer.

Regarding deadlines and whether the deadline will be respected by January over constitutional changes, Prime Minister Zaev said this is the matter of regulation.

“I'm glad that on the commission we discussed in three out of ten days, in parliament it was five days, several deadlines are being cut. But these are not big cuts. That depends on MPs and the development of discussion. That's all I'm going to do. Two important periods spent on this job. With the introduction of the amendment project, the ones in Parliament will be 30 days, even though we can certainly in 10 to 15, 20 days contact them. Even for the latest version of the amendments, when they arrive, we have 60 days, so deadlines are available”, Zaev said.

While Zendeli warned that Besa will be presenting four amendments to the Constitution after the pre-made of the Constitution is opened, the concept of the civic state, the Albanian language is to be equal to the Macedonian language, the state to respond to all citizens in the diaspora and the president of the state after the second vote of law or the other act in the Parliament is not entitled to veto, both the Law on the Prespa Language and Agreement.

/MIA