Tag: ohrid treaty
Macedonia 12.10.21 | 23:27

Zaev promises to amend the Ohrid Treaty, to reserve the preferential minority rights exclusively for Albanians

In an Alsat TV interview, Zoran Zaev promised that during the next amending of the Constitution, the 2001 formula of giving greater political weight to a community that constitutes over 20 percent of the population will be amended – and the Albanian community will be named directly. The hard fought...
Macedonia 10.08.20 | 12:56

Ahmeti summons other Albanian leaders to a gathering to celebrate the Ohrid peace treaty

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti is trying to reintroduce his proposal for a pact among all ethnic Albanian parties in Macedonia, by inviting their leaders to a joint celebration of the 2001 Ohrid peace treaty, that ended the civil war sparked by Ahmeti months before. The treaty was signed on August 13 2001,...
Macedonia 07.04.19 | 15:19

As President, Pendarovski would ignore the Ohrid Treaty provision that ties Albanian political clout with their share of population

SDSM – DUI presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski made a further play toward securing the ethnic Albanian votes, and insisted that 2001 Ohrid treaty constitutional provisions, Albanians should secure extra political rights even if they don’t constitute 20 percent of the population. After...

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