Today's announcement was preceded by a mini "thriller"
The Macedonian government has also officially announced that an agreement has been reached on the adoption of the constitutional amendments by the Parliament, which secures a majority of at least two thirds.
The meeting of the Macedonian Parliament on the amendments to the Constitution and the accompanying implementing law of the Constitution, submitted by the government of Zoran Zaef, is expected to begin shortly.
The session of the Parliament and the relevant votes for the four amendments of the Constitution and the implementing law of the Constitution are expected to be completed in the evening.
Today's announcement was preceded by a mini "thriller" as yesterday Mr. Zaef stated that the two-thirds majority had not been secured, due to the ongoing negotiations with the Albanian party "BESA", which has two seats.
What "BESA" is asking for is through the wording for citizenship, "Macedonian / citizen of the Republic of Northern Macedonia", not to create the impression that Albanians, Turks, Serbs, Vlachs, Roma and others in the country will become Macedonians. This is the essence. The technical aspects for finding a solution are examined. "We are working to find a solution in terms of technical wording, how the citizenship will be" Macedonian / citizen of the Republic of Northern Macedonia "without Albanians and other ethnic groups being Macedonians," he said. Zaef.
It is almost certain that the Albanians were trying to reap the greatest possible benefits at this stage, and that Mr. Zaef's public statements were also an indirect message to all those who could play a role in overcoming the problem.