Constitutional Court rejects the initiative, the referendum to be held on Sept. 30


The Constitutional Court dismissed Wednesday an initiative assessing the constitutionality and legality of the decision on scheduling a referendum, passed by the Macedonian Parliament on 30 July 2018. Seven constitutional court judges voted in favor of dismissing the initiative, which was endorsed by two judges. The initiative was championed by the constitutional court judge, Elena …

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Will the referendum activities stop?


The Constitutional Court is facing a tough decision, which, in practical terms, depends on whether the referendum campaign will continue and whether it will be voted on September 30 or political chaos in the country will arise. Nine constitutional judges will tomorrow announce about three initiatives to assess the constitutionality of the decision to call …

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Constitutional Court: Valandovo mine referendum unconstitutional


The Constitutional Court annulled Wednesday the decisions for scheduling a referendum over the construction of Kazandol mine by the Valandovo municipality on 3 July and 10 July 2017. According to the court, the referendum decisions are unconstitutional and illegitimate because the concession issue is not of local significance and therefore the local authorities cannot schedule …

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Darko Kostadinovski and Osman Kadriu elected constitutional judges


Skopje, 11 January 2018 – The Parliament elected Darko Kostadinovski and Osman Kadriu as new constitutional judges on Thursday. Kostadinovski and Kadriu replace Natasa Gaber Damjanovska and Gzime Starova, whose terms expired in October 2017. Darko Kostadinovski holds a PhD in international law from the Skopje-based University Ss.Cyril and Methodius. He comes from the post foreign policy …

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