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C O N S T I T U T I O N
OF
THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Skopje, 1991
Taking as the points of departure the historical, cultural, spiritual and statehood heritage of the Macedonian people and their struggle over centuries for national and social freedom as well as for the creation of their own state, and particularly the traditions of statehood and legality of the Krushevo Republic and the historic decisions of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Macedonia, together with the constitutional and legal continuity of the Macedonian state as a sovereign republic within Federal Yugoslavia and the freely manifested will of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia in the referendum of September 8th, 1991, as well as the historical fact that Macedonia is established as a national state of the Macedonian people, in which full equality as citizens and permanent co-existence with the Macedonian people is provided for Albanians, Turks, Vlachs, Romanies and other nationalities living in the Republic of Macedonia, and intent on:
- the establishment of the Republic of Macedonia as a sovereign and independent state, as well as a civil and democratic one;
- the establishment and consolidation of the rule of law as a fundamental system of government;
- the guaranteeing of human rights, citizens, freedoms and ethnic equality;
- the provision of peace and a common home for the Macedonian people with the nationalities living in the Republic of Macedonia; and on
- the provision of social justice, economic wellbeing and prosperity in the life of the individual and the community,
the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia adopts
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA
I. BASIC PROVISIONS
Article 1
The Republic of Macedonia is a sovereign, independent, democratic and social state.
The sovereignty of the Republic of Macedonia is indivisible, inalienable and nontransferable.
Article 2
Sovereignty in the Republic of Macedonia derives from the citizens and belongs to the citizens.
The citizens of the Republic of Macedonia exercise their authority through democratically elected Representatives, through referendum and through other forms of direct expression.
Article 3
The territory of the Republic of Macedonia is indivisible and inalienable.
The existing borders of the Republic of Macedonia are inviolable.
The borders of the Republic of Macedonia may be changed only in accordance with the Constitution.
Article 4
Citizens of the Republic of Macedonia have citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia.
A subject of the Republic of Macedonia may neither be deprived of citizenship, nor expelled or extradited to another state.
Citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia is regulated by law.
Article 5
The state symbols of the Republic of Macedonia are the coat of arms, the flag and the national anthem.
The coat of arms, the flag and the national anthem of the Republic of Macedonia are adopted by law by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Assembly Representatives.
Article 6
The capital of the Republic of Macedonia is Skopje.
Article 7
The Macedonian language, written using its Cyrillic alphabet, is the official language in the Republic of Macedonia.
In the units of local self-government where the majority of the inhabitants belong to a nationality, in addition to the Macedonian language and Cyrillic alphabet, their language and alphabet are also in official use, in a manner determined by law.
In the units of local self-government where there is a considerable number of inhabitants belonging to a nationality, their language and alphabet are also in official use, in addition to the Macedonian language and Cyrillic alphabet, under conditions and in a manner determined by law.
Article 8
The fundamental values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia are:
- the basic freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen, recognized in international law and set down in the Constitution;
- the free expression of national identity;
- the rule of law;
- the division of state powers into legislative, executive and judicial;
- political pluralism and free, direct and democratic elections;
- the legal protection of property;
- the freedom of the market and enterpreneurship;
- humanism, social justice and solidarity;
- local self-government;
- proper urban and rural planning to promote a congenial human environment, as well as ecological protection and development; and
- respect for the generally accepted norms of international law.
Anything that is not prohibited by the Constitution of by law is permitted in the Republic of Macedonia.
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II. BASIC FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL AND CITIZEN
1. Civil and political freedoms and rights
Article 9
Citizens of the Republic of Macedonia are equal in their freedoms and rights, regardless of sex, race, colour of skin, national and social origin, political and religious beliefs, property and social status.
All citizens are equal before the Constitution and law.
Article 10
The human right to life is irrevocable.
The death penalty shall not be imposed on any grounds whatsoever in the Republic of Macedonia.
Article 11
The human right to physical and moral dignity is irrevocable.
Any form of torture, or inhuman or humiliating conduct or punishment, is prohibited.
Forced labour is prohibited.
Article 12
The human right to freedom is irrevocable.
No person's freedom can be restricted except by a court decision or in cases and procedures determined by law.
Persons summoned, apprehended or detained shall immediately be informed of the reasons for the summons, apprehension or detention and on their rights. They shall not be forced to make a statement. A person has a right to an attorney in police and court procedure.
Persons detained shall be brought before a court as soon as possible, within a maximum period of 24 hours from the moment of detention, and the legality of their detention shall there be decided upon without delay.
Detention may last, by court decision, for a maximum period of 90 days from the day of detention.
Persons detained may, under the conditions determined by law, be released from custody to conduct their defence.
Article 13
A person indicted for an offence shall be considered innocent until his/her guilt is established by a legally valid court verdict.
A person unlawfully detained, apprehended or convicted has a right to legal redress and other rights determined by law.
Article 14
No person may be punished for an offence which had not been declared an offence punishable by law, or by other acts, prior to its being committed, and for which no punishment had been prescribed.
No person may be tried in a court of law for an offence for which he/she has already been tried and for which a legally valid court verdict has already been brought.
Article 15
The right to appeal against individual legal acts issued in a first instance proceedings by a court, administrative body, organization or other institution carrying out public mandates is guaranteed.
Article 16
The freedom of personal conviction, conscience, thought and public expression of thought is guaranteed.
The freedom of speech, public address, public information and the establishment of institutions for public information is guaranteed.
Free access to information and the freedom of reception and transmission of information are guaranteed.
The right of reply via the mass media is guaranteed.
The right to a correction in the mass media is guaranteed.
The right to protect a source of information in the mass media is guaranteed.
Censorship is prohibited.
Article 17
The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and other forms of communication is guaranteed.
Only a court decision may authorize non-application of the principle of the inviolability of the confidentiality of correspondence and other forms of communication, in cases where it is indispensable to a criminal investigation or required in the interests of the defence of the Republic.
Article 18
The security and confidentiality of personal information are guaranteed.
Citizens are guaranteed protection from any violation of their personal integrity deriving from the registration of personal information through data processing.
Article 19
The freedom of religious confession is guaranteed.
The right to express one's faith freely and publicly, individually or with others is guaranteed.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church and other religious communities and groups are separate from the state and equal before the law.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church and other religious communities and groups are free to establish schools and other social and charitable institutions, by way of a procedure regulated by law.
Article 20
Citizens are guaranteed freedom of association to exercise and protect their political, economic, social, cultural and other rights and convictions.
Citizens may freely establish associations of citizens and political parties, join them or resign from them.
The programmes and activities of political parties and other associations of citizens may not be directed at the violent destruction of the constitutional order of the Republic, or at encouragement or incitement to military aggression or ethnic, racial or religious hatred or intolerance.
Military or paramilitary associations which do not belong to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Macedonia are prohibited.
Article 21
Citizens have the right to assemble peacefully and to express public protest without prior announcement or a special license.
The exercise of this right may be restricted only during a state of emergency or war.
Article 22
Every citizen on reaching 18 years of age acquires the right to vote.
The right to vote is equal, universal and direct, and is exercised at free elections by secret ballot.
Persons deprived of the right to practice their profession by a court verdict do not have the right to vote.
Article 23
Every citizen has the right to take part in the performance of public office.
Article 24
Every citizen has a right to petition state and other public bodies, as well as to receive an answer.
A citizen cannot be cannot be called to account or suffer adverse consequences for attitudes expressed in petitions, unless they entail the committing of a criminal offence.
Article 25
Each citizen is guaranteed the respect and protection of the privacy of his/her personal and family life and of his/her dignity and repute.
Article 26
The inviolability of the home is guaranteed.
The right to the inviolability of the home may be restricted only by a court decision in cases of the detection or prevention of criminal offences or the protection of people's health.
Article 27
Every citizen of the Republic of Macedonia has the right of free movement on the territory of the Republic and freely to chose his/her place of residence.
Every citizen has the right to leave the territory of the Republic and to return to the Republic.
The exercise of these rights may be restricted by law only in cases where it is necessary for the protection of the security of the Republic, criminal investigation or protection of people's health.
Article 28
The defence of the Republic of Macedonia is the right and duty of every citizen.
The exercise of this right and duty of citizen is regulated by law.
Article 29
Foreign subjects enjoy freedoms and rights guaranteed by the Constitution in the Republic of Macedonia, under conditions regulated by law and international agreements.
The Republic guarantees the right of asylum to foreign subjects and stateless persons expelled because of democratic political convictions and activities.
Extradition of a foreign subject can be carried out only on the basis of a ratified international agreement and on the principle of reciprocity. A foreign subject cannot be extradited for political criminal offences. Acts of terrorism are not regarded as political criminal offences.
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2. Economic, social and cultural rights
Article 30
The right to ownership of property and the right of inheritance are guaranteed.
Ownership of property creates rights and duties and should serve the wellbeing of both the individual and the community.
No person may be deprived of his/her property or of the rights deriving from it, except in cases concerning the public interest determined by law.
If property is expropriated or restricted,rightful compensation not lower than its market value is guaranteed.
Article 31
Foreign subjects in the Republic of Macedonia may acquire the right of ownership of property under conditions determined by law.
Article 32
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, protection at work and material assistance during temporary unemployment.
Every job is open to all under equal conditions.
Every employee has a right to appropriate remuneration.
Every employee has the right to paid daily, weekly and annual leave. Employees cannot waive this right.
The exercise of the rights of employees and their position are regulated by law and collective agreements.
Article 33
Everyone is obliged to pay tax and other public contributions, as well as to share in the discharge of public expenditure in a manner determined by law.
Article 34
Citizens have a right to social security and social insurance, determined by law and collective agreement.
Article 35
The Republic provides for the social protection and social security of citizens in accordance with the principle of social justice.
The Republic guarantees the right of assistance to citizens who are infirm or unfit for work.
The Republic provides particular protection for invalid persons, as well as conditions for their involvement in the life of the society.
Article 36
The Republic guarantees particular social security rights to veterans of the Anti-Fascist War and of all Macedonian national liberation wars, to war invalids, to those expelled and imprisoned for the ideas of the separate identity of the Macedonian people and of Macedonian statehood, as well as to members of their families without means of material and social subsistence.
The particular rights are regulated by law.
Article 37
In order to exercise their economic and social rights, citizens have the right to establish trade unions. Trade unions can constitute confederations and become members of international trade union organizations.
The law may restrict the conditions for the exercise of the right to trade union organization in the armed forces, the police and administrative bodies.
Article 38
The right to strike is guaranteed.
The law may restrict the conditions for the exercise of the right to strike in the armed forces, the police and administrative bodies.
Article 39
Every citizen is guaranteed the right to health care.
Citizens have the right and duty to protect and promote their own health and the health of others.
Article 40
The Republic provides particular care and protection for the family.
The legal relations in marriage, the family and cohabitation are regulated by law.
Parents have the right and duty to provide for the nurturing and education of their children. Children are responsible for the care of their old and infirm parents.
The Republic provides particular protection for parentless children and children without parental care.
Article 41
It is a human right freely to decide on the procreation of children.
The Republic conducts a humane population policy in order to provide balanced economic and social development.
Article 42
The Republic particularly protects mothers, children and minors.
A person under 15 years of age cannot be employed.
Minors and mothers have the right to particular protection at work.
Minors may not be employed in work which is detrimental to their health or morality.
Article 43
Everyone has the right to a healthy environment to live in.
Everyone is obliged to promote and protect the environment.
The Republic provides conditions for the exercise of the right of citizens to a healthy environment.
Article 44
Everyone has a right to education.
Education is accessible to everyone under equal conditions.
primary education is compulsory and free.
Article 45
Citizens have a right to establish private at schools at all levels of education, with the exception of primary education, under conditions determined by law.
Article 46
The autonomy of universities is guaranteed.
The conditions of establishment, performance and termination of the activities of a university are regulated by law.
Article 47
The freedom of scholarly, artistic and other forms of creative work is guaranteed.
Rights deriving from scholarly, artistic or other intellectual creative work are guaranteed.
The Republic stimulates, assists and protects the development of scholarship, the arts and culture.
The Republic stimulates and assists scientific and technological development.
The Republic stimulates and assists technical education and sport.
Article 48
Members of nationalities have a right freely to express, foster and develop their identity and national attributes.
The Republic guarantees the protection of the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of the nationalities.
Members of the nationalities have the right to establish institutions for culture and art, as well as scholarly and other associations for the expression, fostering and development of their identity.
Members of the nationalities have the right to instruction in their language in primary and secondary education, as determined by law. In schools where education is carried out in the language of a nationality, the Macedonian language is also studied.
Article 49
The Republic cares for the status and rights of those persons belonging to the Macedonian people in neighbouring countries, as well as Macedonian expatriates, assists their cultural development and promotes links with them.
The Republic cares for the cultural, economic and social rights of the citizens of the Republic abroad.
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3. Guarantees of basic freedoms and rights
Article 50
Every citizen may invoke the protection of freedoms and rights determined by the Constitution before the regular courts, as well as before the Constitutional Court of Macedonia, through a procedure based upon the principles of priority and urgency.
Judicial protection of the legality of individual acts of state administration, as well as of other institutions carrying out public mandates, is guaranteed.
A citizen has the right to be informed on human rights and basic freedoms as well as actively to contribute, individually or jointly with others, to their promotion and protection.
Article 51
In the Republic of Macedonia laws shall be in accordance with the Constitution and all other regulations in accordance with the Constitution and law.
Everyone is obliged to respect the Constitution and the laws.
Article 52
Laws and other regulations are published before they come into force.
Laws and other regulations are published in "The Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" at most seven days after the day of their adoption.
Laws come into force on the eighth day after the day of their publication at the earliest, or on the day of publication in exceptional cases determined by the Assembly.
Laws and other regulations may not have a retroactive effect, except in cases when this is more favourable for the citizens.
Article 53
Attorneyship is an autonomous and independent public service, providing legal assistance and carrying out public mandates in accordance with the law.
Article 54
The freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen can be restricted only in cases determined by the Constitution.
The freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen can be restricted during states of war or emergency, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
The restriction of freedoms and rights cannot discriminate on grounds of sex, race, colour of skin, language, religion, national or social origin, property or social status.
The restriction of freedoms and rights cannot be applied to the right to life, the interdiction of torture, inhuman and humiliating conduct and punishment, the legal determination of punishable offences and sentences, as well as to the freedom of personal conviction, conscience, thought and religious confession.
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4. Foundations for economic relations
Article 55
The freedom of the market and enterpreneurship is guaranteed.
The Republic ensures an equal legal position to all parties in the market. The Republic takes measures against monopolistic positions and monopolistic conduct on the market.
The freedom of the market and enterpreneurship can be restricted by law only for reasons of the defence of the Republic, protection of the natural and living environment or public health.
Article 56
All the natural resources of the Republic of Macedonia, the flora and fauna, amenities in common use, as well as the objects and buildings of particular cultural and historical value determined by law, are amenities of common interest for the Republic and enjoy particular protection.
The Republic guarantees the protection, promotion and enhancement of the historical and artistic heritage of the Macedonian people and of the nationalities and the treasures of which it is composed regardless of their legal status. The law regulates the mode and conditions under which specific items of general interest for the Republic can be ceded for use.
Article 57
The Republic of Macedonia stimulates economic progress and provides for a more balanced spatial and regional development, as well as for the more rapid development of economically underdeveloped regions.
Article 58
Ownership and labour form the basis for management and sharing in decision-making.
Participation in management and decision-making in public institutions and services is regulated by law, on the principles of expertise and competence.
Article 59
Foreign investors are guaranteed the right to the free transfer of invested capital and profits.
The rights obtained on the basis of the capital invested may not be reduced by law or other regulations.
Article 60
The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia is a currency-issuing bank.
The National Bank is autonomous and responsible for the stability of the currency, monetary policy and for the general liquidity of payments in the Republic and abroad.
The organization and work of the National Bank are regulated by law.
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III. THE ORGANIZATION OF STATE
AUTHORITY
1. The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
Article 61
The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia is a representative body of the citizens and the legislative power of the Republic is vested in it.
The organization and functioning of the Assembly are regulated by the Constitution and by the Rules of Procedure.
Article 62
The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia is composed of 120 to 140 Representatives.
The Representatives are elected at general, direct and free elections and by secret ballot.
The Representative represents the citizens and makes decisions in the Assembly in accordance with his/her personal convictions.
A Representative's mandate cannot be revoked.
The mode and conditions of election of Representatives are regulated by a low adopted by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
Article 63
The Representatives for the Assembly are elected for a term of four years. The mandate of Representatives is verified by the Assembly. The length of the mandate is reckoned from the constitutive meeting of the Assembly. Each newly-elected Assembly must hold a constitutive meeting 20 days at the latest after the election was held. The constitutive meeting is called by the President of the Assembly of the previous term.
If a constitutive meeting is not called within the time laid down, the Representatives assemble and constitute the Assembly themselves on the twenty-first day after the completion of the elections.
Elections for Representatives to the Assembly are held within the last 90 days of the term of the current Assembly, or within 60 days from the day of dissolution of the Assembly.
The term of office of the Representatives to the Assembly can be extended only during states of war or emergency.
Cases where a citizen cannot be elected a Representative, owing to the incompatibility of this office with other public offices or professions already held, are defined by law. The Assembly is dissolved when more than half of the total number of Representatives vote for dissolution.
Article 64
Representatives enjoy immunity.
A Representative cannot be held to have committed a criminal offence or be detained owing to views he/she has expressed or to the way he/she has voted in the Assembly.
A Representative cannot be detained without the approval of the Assembly unless found committing a criminal offence for which a prison sentence of at least five years is prescribed.
The Assembly can decide to invoke immunity for a Representative without his/her request, should it be necessary for the performance of the Representative's office.
Representatives may not be called up for duties in the Armed Forces during the course of their term of office.
A Representative is entitled to remuneration determined by law.
Article 65
A Representative may resign his/her mandate.
The Representative submits his/her resignation in person at a session of the Assembly.
The mandate of a Representative terminates if he/she is sentenced for a criminal offence for which a prison sentence of at least five years is prescribed.
The Representative can have his/her mandate revoked for committing a criminal offence making him/her unfit to perform the office of a Representative, as well as for absence from the Assembly for longer than 6 months for no justifiable reason. Revocation of the mandate is determined by the Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote of all Representatives.
Article 66
The Assembly is in permanent session.
The Assembly works at meetings.
The meetings of the Assembly are called by the President of the Assembly.
The Assembly adopts the Rules of Procedure by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
Article 67
The Assembly elects a President and one or more Vice-Presidents from the ranks of the Representatives by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The President of the Assembly represents the Assembly, ensures the application of the Rules of Procedure and carries out other responsibilities determined by the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly.
The office of the President of the Assembly is incompatible with the performance of other public offices, professions or appointment in a political party.
The President of the Assembly issues notice of the election of Representatives and of the President of the Republic.
Article 68
The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
- adopts and changes the Constitution;
- adopts laws and gives the authentic interpretation of laws;
- determines public taxes and fees;
- adopts the budget and the balance of payments of the Republic;
- adopts the spatial plan of the Republic;
- ratifies international agreements;
- decides on war and peace;
- makes decisions concerning any changes in the borders of the Republic;
- makes decisions on association in and disassociation from any form of union or community with other states;
- issues notice of a referendum;
- makes decisions concerning the reserves of the Republic;
- sets up councils;
- elects the Government of the Republic of Macedonia;
- elects judges to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia;
- carries out elections and discharges judges;
- selects, appoints and dismisses other holders of public and other office determined by the Constitution and law;
- carries out political monitoring and supervision of the Government and other holders of public office responsible to the Assembly;
- proclaims amnesties; and
- performs other activities determined by the Constitution.
In carrying out the duties within its sphere of competence, the Assembly adopts decisions, declarations, resolutions, recommendations and conclusions.
Article 69
The Assembly may work if its meeting is attended by a majority of the total number of Representatives. The Assembly makes decisions by a majority vote of the Representatives attending, but no less than one-third of the total number of Representatives, in so far as the Constitution does not provide for a qualified majority.
Article 70
The meetings of the Assembly are open to the public.
The Assembly may decide to work without the presence of the public by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
Article 71
The right to propose adoption of a law is given to every Representative of the Assembly, to the Government of the Republic and to a group of at least 10,000 voters.
The initiative for adopting a law may be given to the authorized instances by any citizen, group of citizens, institutions or associations.
Article 72
An interpellation may be made concerning the work of any public office-holder, the Government and any of its members individually, as well as on issues concerning the performance of state bodies.
Interpellation may be made by a minimum of five Representatives.
All Representatives have the right to ask a Representative's question.
The mode and procedure for submitting and debating on an interpellation and Representative's question are regulated by the Rules of Procedure.
Article 73
The Assembly decides on issuing notice of a referendum concerning specific matters within its sphere of competence by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The decision of the majority of voters in a referendum is adopted on condition that more than half of the total number of voters voted.
The Assembly is obliged to issue notice of a referendum if one is proposed by at least 150,000 voters.
The decision made in a referendum is binding.
Article 74
The Assembly makes decisions on any change in the borders of the Republic by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The decision on any change in the borders of the Republic is adopted by referendum, in so far as it is accepted by the majority of the total number of voters.
Article 75
Laws are declared by promulgation.
The promulgation declaring a law is signed by the President of the Republic and the President of the Assembly.
The President of the Republic may decide not to sign the promulgation declaring a law. The Assembly reconsiders the law and the President of the Republic is then obliged to sign the promulgation in so far as it is adopted by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The President is obliged to sign a promulgation if the law has been adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives in accordance with the Constitution.
Article 76
The Assembly sets up permanent and temporary working bodies.
The Assembly may set up survey commissions for any domain or any matter of public interest.
A proposal for setting up a survey commission may be submitted by a minimum of 20 Representatives.
The Assembly sets up a permanent survey commission for the protection of the freedoms and rights of citizens.
The findings of the survey commissions form the basis for the initiation of proceedings to ascertain the answerability of public office-holders.
Article 77
The Assembly elects the Public Attorney.
The Public Attorney protects the constitutional and legal rights of citizens when violated by bodies of state administration and by other bodies and organizations with public mandates.
The Public Attorney is elected for a term of eight years, with the right to one reelection.
The conditions for election and dismissal, the sphere of competence and the mode of work of the Public Attorney are regulated by law.
Article 78
The Assembly establishes a Council for Inter-Ethnic Relations.
The Council consists of the President of the Assembly and two members each from the ranks of the Macedonians, Albanians, Turks, Vlachs and Romanies, as well as two members from the ranks of other nationalities in Macedonia.
The President of the Assembly is President of the Council.
The Assembly elects the members of the Council.
The Council considers issues of inter-ethnic relations in the Republic and makes appraisals and proposals for their solution.
The Assembly is obliged to take into consideration the appraisals and proposals of the Council and to make decisions regarding them.
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2. The President of the Republic of Macedonia
Article 79
The President of the Republic Macedonia represents the Republic. The president of the Republic is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Macedonia.
The President of the Republic exercises his/her rights and duties on the basis and within the framework of the Constitution and laws.
Article 80
The President of the Republic is elected in general and direct elections, by secret ballot, for a term of five years.
A person may be elected President of the Republic two times at most.
The President of the Republic shall be a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia.
A person may be elected President of the Republic if over the age of at least 40 on the day of election.
A person may not be elected President of the Republic if, on the day of election, he/she has not been a resident of the Republic of Macedonia for at least ten years within the last fifteen years.
Article 81
A candidate for President of the Republic can be nominated by a minimum of 10,000 voters or at least 30 Representatives.
A candidate for President of the Republic is elected if voted by a majority of the total number of voters.
If in the first round of voting no candidate wins the majority required, voting in the second round is restricted to the two candidates who have won most votes in the first round.
The second round takes place within 14 days of the termination of voting in the first round.
A candidate is elected President if he/she wins a majority of the votes of those who voted, provided more than half of the registered voters voted.
If in the second round of voting no candidate wins the required majority of votes, the whole electoral procedure is repeated.
If only one candidate is nominated for the post of President of the Republic and he/she does not obtain the required majority of votes in the first round, the whole electoral procedure is repeated.
The election of the President of the Republic takes place within the last 60 days of the term of the previous President. Should the term of office of the President of the Republic be terminated for any reason, the election of a new President takes place within 40 days from the day of termination.
Before taking up office, the President of the Republic makes a solemn declaration before the Assembly of his/her commitment to respect the Constitution and the laws.
Article 82
In case of death, resignation, permanent inability to perform his/her duties, or in case of termination of the mandate in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the office of the President of the Republic is carried out by the President of the Assembly until the election of the new President.
Decisions on the applicability of the conditions, for the cessation of office of the President of the Republic are the official duty of the Constitutional Court.
Should the President of the Republic be temporarily unable to perform his/her duties, the President of the Assembly deputizes for him/her.
While the President of the Assembly is performing the office of President of the Republic, he/she takes part in the work of the Assembly without the right to vote.
Article 83
The duty of the President of the Republic is incompatible with the performance of any other public office, profession or appointment in a political party.
The President of the Republic is granted immunity.
The Constitutional Court decides by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of judges on any case for withholding immunity and approving of detention for the President of the Republic.
Article 84
The President of the Republic of Macedonia
- nominates a mandator to constitute the Government of the Republic of Macedonia;
- appoints and dismisses by decree ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Macedonia abroad;
- accepts the credentials and letters of recall of foreign diplomatic representatives;
- proposes two judges to sit on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia;
- proposes two members of the Republican Judicial Council;
- appoints three members to the Security Council of the Republic of Macedonia;
- proposes the members of the Council for Inter-Ethnic Relations;
- appoints and dismisses other holders of state and public office determined by the Constitution and the law;
- grants decorations and honours in accordance with the law;
- grants pardons in accordance with the law; and
- performs other duties determined by the Constitution.
Article 85
The President of the Republic addresses the Assembly on issues within his/her sphere of competence at least once a year.
The Assembly may request the President of the Republic to state an opinion on issues within his/her sphere of competence.
Article 86
The President of the Republic is President of the Security Council of the Republic of Macedonia.
The Security Council of the Republic is composed of the President of the Republic, the President of the Assembly, the Prime Minister, the Ministers heading the bodies of state administration in the fields of security, defence and foreign affairs and three members appointed by the President of the Republic.
The Council considers issues relating to the security and defence of the Republic and makes policy proposals to the Assembly and the Government.
Article 87
The President is held accountable for any violation of the Constitution in exercising his/her rights and duties.
The procedure for determining the President of the Republic's answerability is initiated by the Assembly with a two-thirds majority vote of all Representatives.
It is the Constitutional Court that decides on the answerability of the President by a two-thirds majority vote of all judges.
If the Constitutional Court considers the president answerable for a violation, his/her mandate is terminated by the force of the Constitution.
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3. The Government of the Republic of Macedonia
Article 88
Executive power is vested in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia.
The Government exercises its rights and competence on the basis and within the framework of the Constitution and law.
Article 89
The Government is composed of a prime Minister and Ministers.
The Prime Minister and the Ministers cannot be Representatives in the Assembly.
The Prime Minister, and Ministers are granted immunity. The Government decides on their immunity.
The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers cannot be called up for duties in the Armed Forces.
The office of Prime Minister or Minister is incompatible with any other public office or profession.
The organization and mode of working of the Government are regulated by law.
Article 90
The President of the Republic of Macedonia is obliged, within 10 days of the constitution of the Assembly, to entrust the mandate for constituting the Government to a candidate from the party or parties which has/have a majority in the Assembly.
Within 20 days from the day of being entrusted with the mandate, the mandator submits a programme to the Assembly and proposes the composition of the Government.
The Government is elected by the Assembly on the proposal of the mandator and on the basis of the programme by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
Article 91
The Government of the Republic of Macedonia
- determines the policy of carrying out the laws and other regulations of the Assembly and is responsible for their execution;
- proposes laws, the budget of the Republic and other regulations adopted by the Assembly;
- proposes a spatial plan of the Republic;
- proposes decisions concerning the reserves of the Republic and sees to their execution;
- adopts bylaws and other acts for the execution of laws;
- lays down principles on the internal organization and work of the Ministries and other administrative bodies, directing and supervising their work;
- provides appraisals of drafts of laws and other acts submitted to the Assembly by other authorized bodies;
- decides on the recognition of states and governments;
- establishes diplomatic and consular relations with other states;
- makes decisions on opening diplomatic and consular offices abroad;
- proposes the appointment of ambassadors and Representatives of the Republic of Macedonia abroad and appoints chiefs of consular offices;
- proposes the Public Prosecutor;
- appoints and dismisses holders of public and other office determined by the Constitution and laws; and
- performs other duties determined by the Constitution and law.
Article 92
The Government and each of its members are accountable to the Assembly.
The Assembly may take a vote of no-confidence in the Government.
A vote of no-confidence in the Government may be initiated by a minimum of 20 Representatives.
The vote of no-confidence in the Government is taken after three days have elapsed from the day of its proposal.
Another vote of no-confidence in the Government may not be proposed before 90 days have elapsed since the last such vote, unless proposed by a majority of all Representatives.
A vote of no-confidence in the Government is adopted by a majority vote of all the Representatives. If a vote of no-confidence in the Government is passed, the Government is obliged to submit its resignation.
Article 93
The Government itself has the right to raise the question of confidence before the Assembly.
The Government has the right go submit its resignation.
The resignation of the Prime Minister, his/her death or permanent inability to perform his/her duties entail the resignation of the Government.
The Government ceases its term of office when the Assembly is dissolved.
When a vote of no-confidence in the Government has been passed, it has submitted its resignation, or its term of office has ceased owing to the dissolution of the Assembly, the same Government remains on duty until the election of a new Government.
Article 94
A member of the Government has the right to submit his/her resignation.
The Prime Minister may propose the dismissal of a member of the Government.
The Assembly decides on the proposal for the dismissal of a member of the Government at its first meeting following the proposal.
If the Prime Minister dismisses more than one-third of the initial composition of the Government, the Assembly follows the same procedure as for the election of a new Government.
Article 95
The state administration consists of Ministries and other administrative bodies and organizations determined by law.
Political organization and activities within bodies of state administration are prohibited.
The organization and work of the bodies of state administration are regulated by a law to be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of all Representatives.
Article 96
The bodies of state administration perform the duties within their sphere of competence autonomously and on the basis and within the framework of the Constitution and laws, being accountable for their work to the Government.
Article 97
The bodies of state administration in the fields of defence and the police are to be headed by civilians who have been civilians for at least three years before their election to these offices.
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4. The Judiciary
Article 98
Judiciary power is exercised by courts.
Courts are autonomous and independent. Courts judge on the basis of the Constitution and laws and international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution.
There is one form of organization for the judiciary.
Emergency courts are prohibited.
The types of courts, their spheres of competence, their establishment, abrogation, organization and composition, as well as the procedure they follow are regulated by a law adopted by a majority vote of two-thirds of the total number of Representatives.
Article 99
A judge is elected without restriction of his/her term of office.
A judge cannot be transferred against his/her will.
A judge is discharged
- if he/she so requests;
- if he/she permanently loses the capability of carrying out a judge's office, which is determined by the Republican Judicial Council;
- if he/she fulfills the conditions for retirement;
- if he/she is sentenced for a criminal offence to a prison term of a minimum of six months;
- owing to a serious disciplinary offence defined in law, making him/her unsuitable to perform a judge's office as decided by the Republican Judicial Council; and
- owing to unprofessional and unethical performance of a judge's office, as decided by the Republican Judicial Council in a procedure regulated by law.
Article 100
Judges are granted immunity.
The Assembly decides on the immunity of judges.
The performance of a judge's office in incompatible with other public office, profession or membership in a political party.
Political organization and activity in the judiciary is prohibited.
Article 101
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia is the highest court in the Republic, providing uniformity in the implementation of the laws by the courts.
Article 102
Court hearings and the passing of verdicts are public.
The public can be excluded in cases determined by law.
Article 103
The court tries cases in council.
The law determines cases in which a judge can sit alone.
Jury judges take part in a trial in cases determined by law.
Jury judges cannot be held answerable for their opinions and decisions concerning their verdict.
Article 104
The Republican Judicial Council is composed of seven members.
The Assembly elects the members of the Council.
The members of the Council are elected from the ranks of outstanding members of the legal profession for a term of six wears with the right to one reelection.
Members of the Republican Judicial Council are granted immunity. The Assembly decides on their immunity.
The office of a member of the Republican Judicial Council is incompatible with the performance of other public offices, professions or membership in political parties.
Article 105
The Republican Judicial Council
- proposes to the Assembly the election and discharge of judges and determines proposals for the discharge of a judge's office in cases laid down in the Constitution;
- decides on the disciplinary answerability of judges;
- assesses the competence and ethics of judges in the performance of their office; and
- proposes two judges to sit on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia.
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5. The Public Prosecutor's Office
Article 106
The Public Prosecutor's Office is a single and autonomous state body carrying out legal measures against persons who have committed criminal and other offences determined by law, it also performs other duties determined by law.
The Public Prosecutor's Office carries out its duties on the basis of and within the framework of the Constitution and law.
The Public Prosecutor is appointed by the Assembly for a term of six years and is discharged by the Assembly.
Article 107
The Public Prosecutor is granted immunity.
The Assembly decides on his/her immunity.
The office of the Public Prosecutor is incompatible with the performance of any other public office, profession or membership in a political party.
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IV. THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA
Article 108
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia is a body of the Republic protecting constitutionality and legality.
Article 109
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia is composed of nine judges.
The Assembly elects the judges to the Constitutional Court by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives. The term of office of the judges is nine years without the right to reelection.
The Constitutional Court elects a President from its own ranks for a term of three years without the right to reelection.
Judges of the Constitutional Court are elected from the ranks of outstanding members of the legal profession.
Article 110
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia
- decides on the conformity of laws with the Constitution;
- decides on the conformity of collective agreements and other regulations with the Constitution and laws;
- protects the freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen relating to the freedom of conviction, conscience, thought and public expression of thought, political association and activity as well as to the prohibition of discrimination among citizens on the ground of sex, race, religion or national, social or political affiliation;
- decides on conflicts of competency among holders of legislative, executive and judicial offices;
- decides on conflicts of competency among Republic bodies and units of local self-government;
- decides on the answerability of the President of the Republic;
- decides on the constitutionality of the programmes and statutes of political parties and associations of citizens; and
- decides on other issues determined by the Constitution.
Article 111
The office of judge of the Constitutional Court is incompatible with the performance of other public office, profession or membership in a political party.
Judges of the Constitutional Court are granted immunity. The Constitutional Court decides on their immunity.
Judges of the Constitutional Court cannot be called up for duties in the Armed Forces.
The office of a judge of the Constitutional Court ceases when the incumbent resigns. A judge of the Constitutional Court shall be discharged from office if sentenced for a criminal offence to unconditional imprisonment of a minimum of six months, or if he/she permanently loses the capability of performing his/her office, as determined by the Constitutional Court.
Article 112
The Constitutional Court shall repeal or invalidate a law if it determines that the law does not conform to the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court shall repeal or invalidate a collective agreement, other regulation or enactment, statute or programme of a political party or association, if it determines that the same does not conform to the Constitution or law.
The decisions of the Constitutional Court are final and executive.
Article 113
The mode of work and the procedure of the Constitutional Court are regulated by an enactment of the Court.
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V. LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
Article 114
The right of citizens to local self-government is guaranteed.
Municipalities are units of local self-government.
Within municipalities forms of neighbourhood self-government may be established.
Municipalities are financed from their own sources of income determined by law as well as by funds from the Republic.
Local self-government is regulated by a law adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
Article 115
In units of local self-government, citizens directly and through representatives participate in decision-making on issues of local relevance particularly in the fields of urban planning, communal activities, culture, sport, social security and child care, preschool education, primary education, basic health care and other fields determined by law.
The municipality is autonomous in the execution of its constitutionally and legally determined spheres of competence; supervision of the legality of its work is carried out by the Republic.
The carrying out of specified matters can by law be entrusted to the municipality by the Republic.
Article 116
The territorial division of the Republic and the area administered by each municipality are defined by law.
Article 117
The City of Skopje is a particular unit of local self-government the organization of which is regulated by law.
In the City of Skopje, citizens directly and through representatives participate in decision-making on issues of relevance for the City of Skopje particularly in the filed of urban planning, communal activities, culture, sport, social security and child care, preschool education, primary education, basic health care and other fields determined by law.
The City of Skopje is financed from its own sources of income determined by law, as well as by funds from the Republic.
The City is autonomous in the execution of its constitutionally and legally determined spheres of competence; supervision of the legality of its work is carried out by the Republic.
By law, the Republic can entrust the carrying out of specified matters to the City.
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VI. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Article 118
The international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution are part of the internal legal order and cannot be changed by law.
Article 119
International agreements are concluded in the name of the Republic of Macedonia by the President of the Republic of Macedonia. International agreements may also be concluded by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, when it is so determined by law.
Article 120
A proposal for association in a union or community with other states or for dissociation from a union or community with other states may be submitted by the President of the Republic, the Government or by at least 40 Representatives.
The proposal for association in or dissociation from a union or community with other states is accepted by the Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The decision of association in or dissociation from a union or community is adopted if it is upheld in a referendum by the majority of the total number of voters in the Republic.
Article 121
A decision of association or dissociation concerning membership in international organizations is adopted by the Assembly by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives of the Assembly and proposed by the President of the Republic, the Government or at least 40 Representatives of the Assembly.
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VII.THE DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC AND
STATES OF WAR AND EMERGENCY
Article 122
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Macedonia protect the territorial integrity and independence of the Republic.
The defence of the Republic is regulated by a law adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
Article 123
No person is authorized to recognize occupation of the Republic of Macedonia or of part thereof.
Article 124
A state of war exists when direct danger of military attack on the Republic is impending, or when the Republic is attacked, or war is declared on it.
A state of war is declared by the Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives of the Assembly, on the proposal of the President of the Republic, the Government or at least 30 Representatives.
If the Assembly cannot meet, the decision on the declaration of a state of war is made by the President of the Republic who submits it to the Assembly for confirmation as soon as it can meet.
Article 125
A state of emergency exists when major natural disasters or epidemics take place.
A state of emergency on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia or on part thereof is determined by the Assembly on a proposal by the President of the Republic, the Government or by at least 30 Representatives.
The decision to establish the existence of a state of emergency is made by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives and can remain in force for a maximum of 30 days.
If the Assembly cannot meet, the decision to establish the existence of a state of emergency is made by the President of the Republic, who submits it to the Assembly for confirmation as soon as it can meet.
Article 126
During a state of war or emergency, the Government, in accordance with the Constitution and law, issues decrees with the force of law.
The authorization of the Government to issue decrees with the force of law lasts until the termination of the state of war or emergency, on which the Assembly decides.
Article 127
During the state of war, if the Assembly cannot meet, the President of the Republic may appoint and discharge the Government, as well as appoint or dismiss officials whose election is within the sphere of competence of the Assembly.
Article 128
The mandate of the judges of the Constitutional Court of Macedonia, as well as members of the Republican Judicial Council is extended for the duration of the state of war or emergency.
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VIII. CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION
Article 129
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia can be changed or supplemented by constitutional amendments.
Article 130
A proposal to initiate a change in the Constitution in the Republic of Macedonia may be made by the President of the Republic, by the Government, by at least 30 Representatives, or by 150,000 citizens.
Article 131
The decision to initiate a change in the Constitution is made by the Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The draft amendment to the Constitution is confirmed by the Assembly by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives and then submitted to public debate.
The decision to change the Constitution is made by the Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The change in the Constitution is declared by the Assembly.
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IX. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL CLAUSES
Article 132
Time of residence in other republics in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is also included in the time span specified in Article 80, Paragraph 5.
Article 133
A Constitution Act shall be adopted for the implementation of the Constitution.
The Constitution Act is adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The Constitution Act is declared by the Assembly and comes into force simultaneously with the declaration of the Constitution.
Article 134
This Constitution comes into force on the day it is declared in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia.
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X.AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Amendment I
The Republic of Macedonia has no territorial pretensions towards any neighboring state.
The borders of the Republic of Macedonia can only be changed in accordance with the Constitution and on the principle of free will, as well as in accordance with generally accepted international norms.
Clause 1. of this Amendment is an Addendum to Article 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. Clause 2. replaces Paragraph 3 of the same Article.
Amendment II
In the exercise of this concern the Republic will not interfere in the sovereign rights of other states or in their internal affairs.
This Amendment is an Addendum to Paragraph 1 of Article 49 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia.
These Amendments are an integral part of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia and came into force on the day they were promulgated, on January 6th, 1992.
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| RedAlert |
Devetka na fakultet imam za ovaa materija ne zezaj:) |
| melpomena |
tuf jas 10 imam kaj Shkaric :)))))))) |
| RedAlert |
Epa togas ti si stara shkola bez ustavnite amandmani od Ramkovniot ni Dogovor.Tie sega se nadustav:) |
| melpomena |
Da da, ne mi se poznati tie raboti:)))) |
| RedAlert |
Samo mene mi e strav da ne gi revidiraat nashite ocenki pa da mora da odime da prepolagame na Shtuloviot Univerzitet ili vo Mala Recica,zatoa sto jas ucev deka nasiot Ustav e moderen graganski ustav so koj se predviduvaat najgolemi covekovi,politicki,kulturni,ekonomski i socijalni prava.Deka e izvrsena precizna podelba na vlasta,deka e najdobar Ustav vo regionot ama ete posle 2001 godina razbravme deka Ustavot bil "felericen" deka bil zaostanat i etnicki a ne graganski(!?). |
| StormAngel |
Vidovi na demokracija spored nivnoto sproveduvanje:
-fiktivna i formalna demokracija
-realna demokracija
Vo site socialisticki zemji ako zemes da go procitas Ustavot,ke uvidis deka gi imaat najdobrite svetski zakoni,no realnosta site ja znaeme.[;)]
I nemojte Shtulov da spominjate veke...eve dokolku sakate dogovorete ja ke polozam kaj koj bilo profesor bilo kakva materija,bez razlika dali go ucam toa u mojot smer ili ne.
Ne te pravi fakultetot covek.[;)]
Ili si ili ne si.
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| kopacot |
Ili si...ili ne si...ili pak stvarno ne mojs da zejs indeX :))) |
| StormAngel |
Ne mi trebiT index.[;)] |
| The_Crow |
More site devetki desetki eeeeeeeeee ne e fer. Jas kaj skaric osmica izvadiv vidi gi. I mene ne mi se poznati ovie novive izmeni patem da go prevedevte ustavot na makedonski ili da se pomacam malce i jas da go najadam so se amandmanite na makedonski. Sega za sega i jas bi imal za prepolaganje. |
| Maleshevo |
A dobro koga site ste polagale kaj Skaric i izgleda studirate pravo, dali gi podrzuvate ustavnite promeni na baza na ramkovniot i dali vi e poznata druga drzava vo Evropa, koja ima takov ustav, kako segasniot posle ramkovniot? |
| protivpropaganda |
bluehim,
Vo site socialisticki zemji ako zemes da go procitas Ustavot,ke uvidis deka gi imaat najdobrite svetski zakoni,no realnosta site ja znaeme.
OUCH! Вистината навистина боли! Уф, ОФ, Леле, оф и леле!
Море, болит наистина.
I nemojte Shtulov da spominjate veke...
Штулов, Штулов, Штулов! [:p]
Ne te pravi fakultetot covek.[;)]
Ili si ili ne si.
Оште една ваистина! Чуек те праит еволуцијата оти без нејзе че бевме сите мајмуни, џоа. |
| RedAlert |
bluehim nema vrska toa shto go zboruvash.Vo koj istocnoevropski ustav bea spomenuvani malcinstvata vo preambula i imase tolkavi oddeli za pravat na malcinstvata?Nikade.I ako e toa samo na hartija a ne vo realnost togas zosto voopsto go menuvavme? |
| StormAngel |
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Originally posted by RedAlert
bluehim nema vrska toa shto go zboruvash.
Mozebi si vo pravo.[;)]
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Vo koj istocnoevropski ustav bea spomenuvani malcinstvata vo preambula i imase tolkavi oddeli za pravat na malcinstvata?Nikade.
Ti teknue Jugoslavija...63...zemi procitaj go toj ustav.[;)]
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I ako e toa samo na hartija a ne vo realnost togas zosto voopsto go menuvavme?
Go menuvavme zatoa sto odelni delovi na Ustavot ne bea nasa realnost.
Amerikanskiot ustav ima 5 zakona,a funkcionira besprekorno,samo zatoa sto ima milion amandmani i dopolnuvanja. |
| kopacot |
aj nie ke se ufilmame deka sme Fakin AMerika i ke procutime....ako sakas taka odi zivej USA....dosta bese izmeni.... |
| AaaAa |
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Go menuvavme zatoa sto odelni delovi na Ustavot ne bea nasa realnost.
Amerikanskiot ustav ima 5 zakona,a funkcionira besprekorno,samo zatoa sto ima milion amandmani i dopolnuvanja.
Siguren si so toa milion? najmalku menuvan ustav u svet, i najstar seuste u postoenje. Najtesko da se dodade amandman-potrebni se 2/3 glasovi od both houses in congress (senate and house of representatives).
Samo 27 amandmani na ustavot se pominati od 1789 od koi 10 se dodadeni vo prvite 2 godini od negovo izglasuvanje. Znaci od 1791 dodadeni se se na se 17 amandmani. Posledniot 92ra. Funkcionira zatoa shto ne se cepka!
Za nasiot ke komentiram u drugo vreme. Jas ustavno pravo polagav kaj Klimovski cija kniga: Ustavno pravo na R. makedonija e tezok plagijat (kopija na Jugoslovenskoto ustavno pravo od 74ta). |
| Thunder from down under |
kiro sho si rabotel toj so grcite
procitajte go toa sho e vo [bold]
On 13 Sep 1995, by mediation of US-negotiator Richard Holbrooke, Greece's Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and Macedonia's President Kiro Gligorov drafted a first settlement agreement. You will find the documents at Helenic Resources. After signing that agreement on 13 Oct, Greece lifted the trade blockade and the ban on Macedonian passport-holders and stopped vetoing EU aid for Macedonia. Macedonia will redesign its flag, omitting the star-burst symbol of Alexander the Great, king of ancient Macedonia. Also, two Articles of the Constitution will be changed in order to avoid any hidden claims on the Greek province of Macedonia. Macedonia agreed to choosing a new name for the republic which is acceptable to Greece. |
| AaaAa |
quote:
Originally posted by Thunder from down under
kiro sho si rabotel toj so grcite
procitajte go toa sho e vo [bold]
On 13 Sep 1995, by mediation of US-negotiator Richard Holbrooke, Greece's Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and Macedonia's President Kiro Gligorov drafted a first settlement agreement. You will find the documents at Helenic Resources. After signing that agreement on 13 Oct, Greece lifted the trade blockade and the ban on Macedonian passport-holders and stopped vetoing EU aid for Macedonia. Macedonia will redesign its flag, omitting the star-burst symbol of Alexander the Great, king of ancient Macedonia. Also, two Articles of the Constitution will be changed in order to avoid any hidden claims on the Greek province of Macedonia. Macedonia agreed to choosing a new name for the republic which is acceptable to Greece.
I sto e tvojot problem? Imash ti claims za Grckata provincija Makedonija? &(^%*&^$&^ |
| Thunder from down under |
da |
| AaaAa |
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za "zal" ne te povikaa koa se pisuvashe ustavot na Makedonija, da te viknea moze denes ke cvetavme [:D] |
| Ceki |
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Originally posted by Thunder from down under
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za "zal" ne te povikaa koa se pisuvashe ustavot na Makedonija, da te viknea moze denes ke cvetavme [:D]
I so, deneska cvetime? Mozda ako ke se ponasaja nasive politicari i istoricari vo '91 kako mazi, mozda svetot ke ne pocituvase. Ako jasno i glasno kazevme, so e nase, so sakame da e nase i so nikogas ne ke go dajme. Ama super so gi imavme tie so gi imavme, zato deneska sme najrazviena i najpocituvana drzava na Balkanot. Drzava, koja i polu-drzava, kako kosovo, ja ebat. |
| AaaAa |
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Originally posted by AaaAa
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Originally posted by Thunder from down under
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za "zal" ne te povikaa koa se pisuvashe ustavot na Makedonija, da te viknea moze denes ke cvetavme [:D]
I so, deneska cvetime? Mozda ako ke se ponasaja nasive politicari i istoricari vo '91 kako mazi, mozda svetot ke ne pocituvase. Ako jasno i glasno kazevme, so e nase, so sakame da e nase i so nikogas ne ke go dajme. Ama super so gi imavme tie so gi imavme, zato deneska sme najrazviena i najpocituvana drzava na Balkanot. Drzava, koja i polu-drzava, kako kosovo, ja ebat.
Umen ti na majka! Da bea mazi sea ke se prcevme u Solun na plaza i jas to velam , ama ne bea... k'smet |
| marko_polog |
Toa bese realnost se dodeka komunjarite ne pocnava da gi ubivaat i pritvoruvaat Makedoncite kako Cento sto imava hrabrost i borbena gotovnost da ja obedinat Makedonija, a za 1991 toa sto mozese da se stori stana i realnost, Samostojna Republika Makedonija.
A sega ke se izgubi i toa sto ni ostana oti ni se povtoruva istoto scenario na predadstvo.
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| OooOo |
kukaj kukaj, cel zivot Makedonecot samo kuka
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| Pina |
quote:
Originally posted by RedAlert
bluehim nema vrska toa shto go zboruvash.Vo koj istocnoevropski ustav bea spomenuvani malcinstvata vo preambula i imase tolkavi oddeli za pravat na malcinstvata?Nikade.I ako e toa samo na hartija a ne vo realnost togas zosto voopsto go menuvavme?
Za da se oslobodime od diktaturata na rabotnichkata klasa, pravno i oficijalno. |
| Pina |
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Originally posted by Ceki
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Originally posted by AaaAa
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Originally posted by Thunder from down under
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za "zal" ne te povikaa koa se pisuvashe ustavot na Makedonija, da te viknea moze denes ke cvetavme [:D]
I so, deneska cvetime? Mozda ako ke se ponasaja nasive politicari i istoricari vo '91 kako mazi, mozda svetot ke ne pocituvase. Ako jasno i glasno kazevme, so e nase, so sakame da e nase i so nikogas ne ke go dajme. Ama super so gi imavme tie so gi imavme, zato deneska sme najrazviena i najpocituvana drzava na Balkanot. Drzava, koja i polu-drzava, kako kosovo, ja ebat.
ZA Megjunarodna politika se potrebni veshti diplomati, a ne mazhi.
Nie mnogu jasno i glasno kazhavme shto e nashe, shto sakame, shto ne davame itn...Na demonstracii odevme so simboli i znaminja od Antichka Makedonija, karti na Obedineta Makedonija ama svetot ne mislel taka, ili ne mu chinelo da misli taka, seedno. Grchkoto embargo si go stori svoeto, drastichno go obezvredi makedonskoto stopanstvo i Makedonija pochna da se "kolonizira", a shtetite shto Grcija gi imashe vo tie 2-3 godini EU galantno si gi "pokri".
Aj kazhi mi ti edna razviena i pochituvana drzhava na Balkanot osven Grcija se razbira. |
| marko_polog |
quote:
Originally posted by OooOo
kukaj kukaj, cel zivot Makedonecot samo kuka
Makedonecot ne kuka i sekogas se borel, tie sto kukaat se predavnici sto pravat sojuz so neprijatelot za licni interesi, ke povtoram pak, na kogo mu odgovara ovaa politika?
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| Pina |
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Originally posted by marko_polog
Toa bese realnost se dodeka komunjarite ne pocnava da gi ubivaat i pritvoruvaat Makedoncite kako Cento sto imava hrabrost i borbena gotovnost da ja obedinat Makedonija, a za 1991 toa sto mozese da se stori stana i realnost, Samostojna Republika Makedonija.
A sega ke se izgubi i toa sto ni ostana oti ni se povtoruva istoto scenario na predadstvo.
Komunjarite ubivaa politichki protivnici za da si se odrzhat na vlast.
Vo Amerika na vremeto nastradaa mnogu komunisti i nekomunisti. Toa se obichi raboti, politichki ubistva imash otsekogash.
Ama neshto drugo bi sakal da te prasham za ova shto go velish:
"Makedoncite kako Cento sto imava hrabrost i borbena gotovnost da ja obedinat Makedonija".
Daj objasni mi kako ke ja obedinea Makedonija, dali znaesh ti za nekoj podgotvuvan plan od toa vreme? Makedonska vojska ili JNA ke trgneshe da osvojuva teritorii na Bugarija i Grcija? Dali ti e jasno deka onie Makedonci vo Grcija, pretezhno komunisti, ginea za vremeeto na Gragjanskata vojna vo Grcija 1948, so idejata da se obedinat so togashna N.R. Makedonija... i znaj deka ginea od Britanskite avioni bombarderi. Ili Makedonska vojska ke trgneshe da osloboduva/obedinuva teritorii od Grcija i Bugarija, a vo isto vreme da ja kontrolira Z. Makedonija kade shto borbi imashe duri do pochetokot na peesetite?
Jas za Chento znam samo deka bil mnogu radikalen na vremeto, poznato e negovoto:
"Parite od Makedonskiot tutun da ostanat vo Makedonija" shto vo toa vreme i eden Slovenec ne bi go pomislil.
Dali ti znaesh za nekoi idei na Chento za obedinuvanje na Makedonija?
Kazhi malku poveke, znaesh li za nekoi negovi izjavi okolu taa rabota.
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The Battle Of Srem: The Controversy That Won't Die
By Sasha Uzunov
The second of August 2003 marks the centenary of the Ilinden Uprising, an unsuccessful attempt to free Macedonia of five hundred years of Turkish Ottoman occupation. Despite being a failure, many historians regard the rebellion as laying the foundations of a future independent Macedonian nation-state. Another event with significant importance, though not given as much attention as Ilinden, is the controversial Battle of Srem.
Last January marked the 58 anniversary of the controversial battle of Srem in northwest Serbia. Thousands of Macedonian Partizans were sacrificed against retreating Germans at the Srem Front during the last days of World War Two. Some have argued that Srem represents Macedonia's betrayal by Yugoslav Communist ruler, Josip Broz Tito, and the sabotage of the movement for an independent and unified Macedonia.
In 1913, a decade after Ilinden, the Ottoman Turks were eventually kicked out of Macedonia, but unfortunately for the Macedonians, their nation was divided amongst Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece. At the end of World War I, Albania received a slice--albeit a small piece of Macedonia.
In between the two World Wars, Macedonians in all four parts were denied the right to their own ethnic identity. So it came as no surprise that a movement for the reunification and independence of Macedonia sprung up during World War Two.
Macedonians living under Serbo-Yugoslav occupation formed a Partizan movement, under the guidance of a united front consisting of communists and nationalists.
Chento's photograph, from a book about him, written by his son.
Ironically, on 2 August 1944, the People's Republic of Macedonia, the part known as Vardar Macedonia that had been under Serbian domination since 1913, was proclaimed at the ASNOM Conference (Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Macedonia), held at the Prohor Pchinski monastery. ASNOM delegates elected Metodija Andonov-Chento [aka Cento], a non-communist Partizan from Prilep, as Macedonia's first president. Chento's goal was to create a reunified Macedonia, either fully independent or as a republic within the new communist federal Yugoslavia.
He wanted to use the Macedonian Partizans for the liberation of Aegean and Pirin Macedonia, the areas under Greek and Bulgarian occupation respectively. But Tito, Svetozar Vukmanovic-Tempo, Montenegrin-Serb communist and Tito's envoy to Macedonia, and Lazar Kolisevski, the pro-Tito boss of the Macedonian Communist Party, were opposed to Chento's plan. They wanted the Partizan units for the Srem campaign, which began in October 1944.
Chento and Tempo argued bitterly over the issue. Chento told Tempo: "the units must liberate Macedonia, and if they re sent to Serbia, what will the Macedonian people say?" Tempo responded: "there's no battle of survival here in Vardar Macedonia!" Chento added: "if there is no battle of survival here, there surely is one in Aegean and Pirin."
Chento, together with Kuzman Josifoski-Pitu, Macedonian Communist hero, and General Mihajlo Apostolski, led the Partizan units into Aegean Macedonia on December 5, 1943. There, Chento's army engaged the Germans in heavy fighting. A few weeks later Chento arrived in Salonika. Then his army reached eastern Macedonia and fought the pro-Axis Bulgarian forces. The objective of the mission was to lay the foundation for a national uprising in all occupied parts of Macedonia. Three months later, Chento and the Partizan force returned for the ASNOM conference.
Vera Aceva, female Partizan leader, described Chento's long march as an outstanding example of heroism. "Chento is very popular with the people." But in 1946, under the direction of Tito and Kolisevski, Chento was sentenced to 11 years hard labour for crimes against the people. Two of the judges in the show trial were Kole Casule [Chashule], who now promotes himself as a writer/philosopher, and Lazar Mojsov, later to become Yugoslav Foreign minister and now living in retirement in Belgrade, Serbia.
In 1990 a Macedonian court overturned Chento's conviction and he was fully rehabilitated. No criminal proceedings were ever launched against Kolisevski, who died in peaceful retirement in 2000, or Casule and Mojsov. In 1993 ex-political prisoners lobbied the Public Prosecutors office to launch an investigation into a number of Macedonia's Communist ruling elite. But intense pressure from then ruling Social Democrats stopped the investigation. Staff from the Prosecutors office was instructed not to open up a can of historical worms.
Stevce Pavlovski, then Macedonia's Public Prosecutor, said in interview in March 1993, that he would have to put "fifty per cent of Macedonia's old Communist in jail for treason. For that reason, no such investigation would take place." When the self-styled nationalist party VMRO-DPMNE came to power in 1998 it also kept quiet about the issue, especially when the son of Kole Casule, Slobodan, became Foreign minister.
By September 1944, the Germans had retreated from Greece, Aegean, Vardar and Pirin Macedonia; and by October the British had entered Athens. The Germans were bottled-up in northeastern Yugoslavia, which is the Srem region in Serbia. Srem was seen as the last stand in the Balkans.
Winston Churchill, British wartime Prime Minister, wanted to preserved British influence in Greece, including Aegean Macedonia. On 12 August, 1944, he warned Tito not to annex Aegean Macedonia, but conceded in a telegram to his Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, that "it will be difficult to stop."
A Macedonian Partizan brigade was dispatched to Aegean but, according to Dusan Biber, Slovenian historian and former partisan, on "12 December, 1944, Marshal Tito gave strict orders to the Macedonian Headquarters not to permit the return of the Macedonian brigade to Greece, which would have caused an international scandal." This indicates Tito obeyed Churchill's directive.
Part 2: Those who put their hands up to go to Solun, were taken away and shot
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Macedonia had its own Partizan army (NOVM) but it was forcibly merged with Tito's National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOVJ) in October 1944. Those who refused to serve with NOVJ were executed or imprisoned. Therefore, a distinction must be made between "Yugoslav" and Macedonian Partizans, as they were independent of each other until Tito's takeover of the latter.
NOVJ was a 500,000 strong Partizan army, which consisted of 18 army corps (korpus) or 50 divisions. One hundred thousand were Serbs; the other 400,000 non-Serbs. NOVJ was made up of the following formations: the Macedonian 15th and 16th Army Corps, and the Bregalnica-Strumicko Corps; Montenegrin and Hercegovian 2nd Corps; Bosnian 3rd and 5th Corps; Croatian 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th Corps; and the Slovenian 7th and 9th Corps. The Serbs formed the First Army Group within NOVJ (1st and 12th Proletarian Corps, 13th and 14th Corps)
The 400,000 non-Serbian Partizans are broken down into the following categories:
total troops
Macedonians 3 Corps 88,500
Montenegrin 1 Corps 29,500
Bosnians 2 Corps 59,000
Croats 5 Corps 147,500
Slovenians 2 Corps 59,000
Other (Hungarians, Albanians, Italians etc) 16,500
These statistics are based on the book Sremski Front 1944-45, by Milovan Dzelebdzic, Ljubivoje Pajovic and Dusan Uzelac, Beogradski Izdavacki Zavod, Belgrade, Serbia, 1979.
The figure of 88,500 indicates that the Macedonians were a major part of NOVJ. NOVJ fought the Axis occupiers, Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria, and their collaborators, Serbian Chetniks, Croatian Ustashe, Slovenian Domobrans, and Albanian Ballists.
The Srem campaign got underway in October 1944, and in January 1945 the Macedonian 15th Army Corps entered the fray. This means 29,500 Macedonians were sent to Srem. However, critics of Tito maintain the figure was higher and should include those diverted to Bosnia and Croatia to mop up Axis resistance, and those executed for refusing to serve at Srem. Only an impartial commission of inquiry can discover the true figure. No Macedonian governments--since independence from Yugoslavia in 1991--have responded to calls for such an inquiry.
Mitre, 80, is a Macedonian Srem veteran now living in Melbourne. He said he was told that he would be marching to liberate Solun (Salonika[, Thessalonica]). "Instead, we were tricked, and sent to Srem to fight the retreating Germans. We were used as cannon fodder."
Tase, 74, said he was in Skopje in 1944 working as a tailor's apprentice but was too young to go into the army. "I remember thousands of men singing and dancing like it was a wedding feast (svadba). They were euphoric about going to Solun. But the commanding officers that were mainly Serbs and pro-Yugoslav communist Macedonians rounded them up and sent them against their will to Srem. They were herded like cattle into train carriages."
Jonce, another Srem veteran, begins to shake and tears roll down his face as he recalls his wartime experiences. "I was very lucky. A relative of mine, who knew the truth, told me to keep my mouth shut about going to Solun. Some of my friends, who put their hands up to go there, were taken away and shot. I still have nightmares about it."
Milovan Djilas, Montenegrin Marxist and partisan officer, wrote in his memoirs, Wartime, that Aleksandar Rankovic-Leka, with Tito's approval, ran the Srem campaign. Rankovic, a Serb, was expelled from the Yugoslav Communist Party (SKJ) in 1966 for abusing his position as director of UDBa, the secret police. He also opposed the creation of an independent Macedonian Orthodox Church, and orchestrated a ruthless crackdown on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo in the early 1960s.
According to Djilas, "Srem was the greatest and bloodiest battle our army (NOVJ) ever fought„ЈYet it was that battle, that breakthrough, which has been most criticised even from participants: essentially, that all the fighting was superfluous because the Germans were collapsing, and the new (communist) government was already established in Belgrade." Djilas, who later fell out of favor with Tito, was in favor of the Battle of Srem because it "aided the Yugoslav revolution" but the opportunity for Macedonian reunification was lost--probably for ever.
Many are quick to point out that Tito was bound by the Big Three Agreement at Yalta not to encroach upon the British sphere of influence in Aegean Macedonia. However, during the Greek Civil War (1946-49), Tito supported the Aegean Macedonian Partizans (SNOF) against the British and US-backed Greek Monarchists. Therefore, Tito broke the Yalta agreement. Josif Stalin, Soviet dictator, also opposed Tito's intervention.
Some historians have argued that Tito thwarted Macedonian reunification in 1944, because a strong Macedonia would have seceded from the Yugoslav federation; but advocated Macedonian reunification during the Greek Civil War in order to provoke a split with Stalin. The Yugoslav Communist leader used the Macedonian question as a pawn in his diplomatic game. Djilas points out that Tito used a similar trick with the Slovenians over the city of Trieste, which was in Italian hands. Tito threatened to annex Trieste for Slovenia, but was bluffing in order to squeeze concessions from the British and Americans after the Second World War.
In 1949 Yugoslavia broke away from Moscow's orbit, and Britain and the US came to Tito's assistance. He, in return for western support, pulled out of the Greek Civil War and closed the border with Greece. There were instances of Macedonian border guards being forced to shoot ethnic Macedonia refugees and partisans from Aegean. Those who were not shot drowned themselves in Lake Prespa to avoid capture and certain death at the hands of the Greek Monarchist forces. But before the frontier was sealed, over 20,000 Aegean Macedonian children (deca begalci) managed to flee into the Vardar Macedonia and Eastern Europe. Some eventually found their way to Canada, and Australia.
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Macedonia is a funny country! It honours a man, Metodija Andonov-Chento, who was falsely imprisoned for his belief in an independent Macedonia. It also honours a man, Lazar Kolishevski, who falsely imprisoned Chento!
Last year, a monument to Kolishevski was unveiled in the town of Sveti Nikole, his birthplace, and has opened up a historical can of worms.
Chento, a non-communist Partizan, who became Macedonia's first president in 1946 within federal communist Yugoslavia, believed in a united and independent Macedonia. His main political adversary at the time was Lazar Kolishevski, communist party boss and a close confidante of Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavia's then ruler.
Chento and Kolishevski strongly disagreed over many things including the decision to use Macedonian Partizans in the controversial battle of Srem, near the end of World War II. Chento wanted the Macedonian Partizans for the liberation of Aegean and Pirin Macedonia, then under Greek and Bulgarian occupation. Kolishevski and Svetozar Vukmanovic-Tempo, Tito's Montenegrin emissary to Macedonia, pressured the Macedonian High Command into sending the troops to Srem in Northern Serbia to fight the retreating Germans in 1945. Kolishevski ordered the illegal execution of thousands of Macedonian Partizans who refused to deploy to Srem.
Apologists for Tito and Kolishevski have claimed that an armed uprising in Aegean and Pirin Macedonia was futile. However, British government documents have revealed that wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill conceded to his Foreign Secretary, Sir Anthony Eden that if the Macedonian Partizans in 1944 were to take the Aegean region of Greece no one would be able to stop them.
During the Greek Civil War (1946-49) and the offset of the Cold War, Tito actively intervened in Aegean Macedonia and thereby reversed his earlier policy. But his intervention proved disastrous, as the US and Britain had already taken control of Greece. Thousands of Macedonian refugees were forced to flee from the Aegean region. Many to this day have not been able to return to Greece.
By 1948, Chento was removed from power and later imprisoned on trumped up charges instigated by Tito and Kolishevski. One of the judges during the show trial was Kole Chasule, the father of Slobodan Chasule, Macedonia's Foreign Minister under the VMRO-DMPNE government (1998-2002); the prosecutor, Lazar Mojsov, who later became communist Yugoslavia's foreign minister.
Chento died in the late 1950s because of poor health. In 1990, a Macedonian court had overturned Chento's conviction and he was posthumously rehabilitated. In September 1991, Macedonia became independent from Yugoslavia, and there was talk of Kolishevski, Mojsov and Chasule being put on trial for treason. Because of political pressure from the then government, made up of reformed communists, the public prosecutors office was pressured into not taking any action.
Kolishevski and Cashule were allowed to die peacefully in retirement, whilst Mojsov is in Serbia. As yet, no Macedonian government has ever asked for the extradition of Mojsov to stand trial. Chento's remaining family has asked the current Macedonian government for compensation.
In 1946, Kolishevski handed over to Serbia a few Macedonian villages, including the Prohor Pchinski Monastery, where the Macedonian republic was proclaimed on 2 August 1944. Because of Kolishevski's legacy, Macedonia is probably the only country in the world that is forced to celebrate its founding as a nation on technically foreign territory.
Ten years later, he gave to Kosovo the Gora region, which contains a large Muslim Macedonian population, known as the Gorans.
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