Macedonia passes law making Albanian 2nd language

Lawmakers in Macedonia passed a law Thursday making Albanian the country's second official language, in a parliamentary vote boycotted by the main opposition party. The law passed with the backing of 69 lawmakers in the 120-member parliament. It still requires approval by the country's president — who had earlier expressed strong misgivings over its constitutionality — before taking effect. Parliament had voted in favor of a draft of the bill in November.
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