Constitutional judges at one of the next sessions will decide on the fate of lawyer Elenko Milanov’s initiative, who is the defense attorney of some of the former high-ranking officials of VMRO-DPMNE accused in the cases led by the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office. The initiative disputes two articles on the amendments to the Criminal Code […]
The referendum survived! To the surprise of all those who thought that two or three rightists (Excuse me – one declares himself as a leftist, and so is the party that challenged the constitutionality of the decision to hold a referendum) can easily cause a political chaos in trying to legally destroy the project behind […]
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 […]
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 […]
Former President of the Constitutional Court and First Ombudsman Branko Naumoski will vote “for” in the upcoming referendum on the agreement with Greece. In a letter to the public, he says that following the debates, speeches and statements in the media by some professors, politicians, analysts, experts and others, he could not refrain from speaking […]
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 […]
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 […]
