Assembly said YES to constitutional changes

A majority vote of 80 MPs has approved the decision to open the constitution for constitutional amendments to the name under the Prespa Agreement.

These changes will enable the country’s name change in the Republic of North Macedonia in accordance with the Prespa Agreement reached between Skopje and Athens.

Initially, it was voted through the electronic system, and with the insistence of the VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary group leader, the deputies voted separately.

In the two voting phases, 80 required votes of the ruling coalition, the Albanian opposition parties, and the votes of 8 deputies of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE coalition were secured. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov also attended the session.

/IBNA