Tag: Constitutional Court

The initiative for assessing the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) which is a key requirement of the"Colourful Revolution," has not been placed as an item on today's agenda nor the next session of the Constitutional Court, scheduled for June 22. The agenda for the next session of the Constitutional Court, published today, will again...

Supporters of the “Colourful Revolution” remain optimistic that their demands will be met by the deadline, which is June 18. Today, they blocked three bridges in the capital city, Skopje, Goce Delchev Bridge, Freedom Bridge, and Mother Teresa Bridge, reminding the authorities of the deadline, their demands. https://twitter.com/meta_agency/status/743391456606334976 When asked by journalists on their thoughts that one of their demands, the Constitutional...

Almost certainly, Constitutional Judges at tomorrow's session will consider the initiative on the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Public Prosecutor's Office, which is one of the key demands of the citizens, organized by civil movements "I protest" and the "Colourful Revolution." The Constitutional Court told journalists at "Meta" that there will be no changes made to the agenda...

The two preconditions have been fulfilled, which we had created and believed necessary for a leaders’ meeting, to conduct quick, fair, free and democratic elections, said the spokesperson for the SDSM, Petre Shilegov. “Two of the preconditions have been fulfilled, and that was delaying the elections due to unfulfilled conditions and the annulment of the presidential pardons. Therefore, now, there...

The Constitutional Court will rule on the initiative for assessing the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Prosecutor's Office, reported "Telma" TV. After the case sat in storage in a draw, for a long 8 months, it has finally been assigned to a reporting judge. It may be found on the daily agenda for sessions as early as Wednesday. Experts...

The Constitutional Court today announced the agenda for their next session, which will be held on Wednesday. Including the proposed items that will be on the agenda, there will be no discussion on the constitutionality and legality of the Law on the Special Prosecutor's Office. United civil movements “I protest” and the “Colourful Revolution”, and the opposition, the SDSM, have...

The Constitutional Court has to confirm the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Public Prosecution and all citizens who were detained during protests have to be released, said the SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev today at a press conference, as a condition, for negotiations between the parties to resume talks and begin to prepare for parliamentary elections. He asked...

Constitutional judges scheduled their next session for May 31 will consider the initiative on the constitutionality and legality of the decision to build the cross in Butel, which sparked tensions late February and early March this year. The consideration of this initiative is the 11th item on the agenda of the daily session. Although the Constitutional Court’s information does not specifically...

Constitutional Judges at today's meeting unanimously annulled the two decisions to dissolve Parliament adopted on 18 January and 23 February of this year, confirmed the Constitutional Court for "Meta". “The decision to dissolve Parliament on the 18th of January and the decision amending the decision to dissolve Parliament on the 23rd of February 2016 have been annulled. This decision by...

The Constitutional Court clears the way for Parliament to reconvene and cancel the elections on June 5, according to a joint statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn. “This is a renewed opportunity for the country to address a number of serious issues at the heart of the prolonged political crisis. The way...

The decision made by the Constitutional Court clears the way for Parliament to reconvene and to cancel the June 5 elections, said the US Embassy in Skopje. “This in turn, presents a renewed opportunity for the Parliament and the political leaders to demonstrate through actions a firm commitment to the Przino Agreement and its principles -- rule of law, accountability,...

Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski scheduled a session today at 16:00 in Parliament. In a statement informing the public that the decision to assemble Parliament was adopted after today’s decision made by the Constitutional Court. "As President of Parliament, taking into account today's decision made by the Constitutional Court, I inform the public that on the basis of their jurisdiction defined by...

The leader of the Democratic Union for Integration, Ali Ahmeti welcomed today’s decision by the Constitutional Court, saying it the first necessary step in resolving the political crisis. “I welcome today’s decision by the Constitutional Court which is the first step which allows us to return to Parliament and is necessary for solving this difficult political crisis. I invite all...

Constitutional judges unanimously voted for the decision to launch an initiative to assess the constitutionality of the dissolution of Parliament. The final decision on whether the dissolution of Parliament is constitutional will be announced by the Constitutional Court next week, and until then temporary measures have been applied to stop all actions arising from the disputed decision of the Parliament to...

At the session at the Constitutional Court today, where they assessed the constitutionality of the dissolution of Parliament, they also adopted an interim measure that will freeze all activities arising from disputed decisions to dissolve Parliament. This, as the Constitutional Court explained to "Meta" means, that all actions will be stopped, including the election campaign, electoral deadlines, and all other...

Tomorrow at 9:00 am, the Constitutional Court will discuss the motion of the constitutionality and legality of the decision to dissolve Parliament, which was filed on Friday by an MP from the DUI party, Talat Xhaferi. Information on what will be discussed at the meeting in this initiative was published this morning on the official website of the Constitutional Court....

The DUI party has filed a motion to the Constitutional Court to assess the constitutionality of the decision to dissolve Parliament, confirmed the party's spokesperson Bujar Osmani, for "Meta". They have requested that the Constitutional Court assess the dissolution of Parliament as unconstitutional, which would allow Parliament to convene again. Sources within the Constitutional Court told "Meta" that time is too...

Three large Macedonian flags were placed on the building of the Constitutional Court, just like the flags placed on the Thimphu Arch "Macedonia" during the counter-protest held by GROM on Thursday. Today, the flag which was on the Triumphal Arch "Macedonia" has been removed and now three flags are on the Constitutional Court. Currently the police have left the area around...

The civil initiative "I protest" are heading into their eleventh day of protests over President Ivanov's decision to pardon 56 politicians giving them immunity from prosecution. The protest will begin at 18:00 in front of the SPO, and will continue to the Constitutional Court. "Today, we protest loudly against the regime, united with all our diversity and colour! If it...

Constitutional Judges Natasha Gaber-Damjanovski, Ismail Darlishta, Gzime Starova and Sali Murati today came out with their own separate opinion on the amendments made to the Amnesty Law, which the Constitutional Court changed on the 16th of this month, which allows the President to pardon people who have been convicted of electoral fraud and crime, pedophilia and drug-trafficking. In their dissenting opinion,...