In North Macedonia, parliament urged to hold referendum on constitutional recognition of minorities

North Macedonia's former diplomat Viktor Gaber has submitted a proposal to the parliament in Skopje calling for a referendum on constitutional amendments, as a way for citizens to directly express their view on continuing EU accession talks, according to the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). Gaber is first co-chair of the joint interdisciplinary commission between North Macedonia and Greece. The petition proposes that the referendum question concern changes to the Constitution that would add Croats, Bulgarians and Jews to the preamble alongside the communities already listed. Gaber argues that this issue should be decided by citizens, as European integration has been a strategic commitment since the country's independence in 1991.
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