Constitutional overhaul of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

AuthorFatmire Lumani
PositionState University of Tetovo
Pages245-247
ISSN 2410-3918 Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences Vol 1 No 2
Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania July 2015
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Constitutional overhaul of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Fatmire Lumani
State University of Tetovo
Abstract
e paper is a scientic study that aims at analyzing the overhaul of the Assembly of the Republic
of Macedonia in the Albanian Constitution. Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia is a
representative body of citizens and the bearer of legislative power in the Republic. It is a unicameral
body. Its status and its activity is regulated by the Constitution and special laws on Parliament. e
Republic of Macedonia is a unitary state, with a multiethnic society. e population is made up,
by two ethnic groups, Macedonians and Albanians. In the Republic of Macedonia are included the
minority of Turks, Serbs, Vlachs, Romas, Bosniaks and others.
As a result of many minorities and 2 ethnic groups, the structure of the Assembly of the Republic
of Macedonia, which is unicameral, does not respond and t into the actual reality of the country.
erefore, changes should be made to this regard. is reality requires also a federalization of the
Republic of Macedonia by guaranteeing the freedom and the right of self-determination of both
majority groups, in this case Macedonians and Albanians. It should be noted, that the Republic of
Macedonia, is divided into six electoral districts, with unequal numbers of voters and in this sense,
changes in the Electoral Code should be undertaken.
Keywords: Constitutional regulation, Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, organization.
Introduction
State institutions, such as the organizational unit of the state apparatus, exercise certain
jobs in a state. ey constitute a unique whole organizational, functional, and state
organization, which is labeled, even as a state apparatus.
State authorities in the Republic of Macedonia, are divided on the basis of the character of
functions that exercise, (or type of acts to draw):
1.1. Legislative organs;
1.2. Administrative organs (executive);
1.3. Judicial organs (courts);
In the world, as a legislative body, usually is described as a representative body, parliament,
congress, convention, Soviet, majlis, the sejm, convention, etc. In the Republic of Macedonia,
the legislative power is exercised by the Assembly (Parliament) of the Republic of Macedonia.
Constitutional regulation of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
Organization, functioning of the Assembly, is governed by the Constitution and by the
working regulation of the Assembly. According to the Constitution of the Republic
of Macedonia of 1991, the Assembly (Parliament) of the Republic of Macedonia is
a representative body of citizens and the bearer of legislative power in the Republic.
According to the Constitution, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia is a unicameral
body. It consists of 120 to 140 members. e territory of the Republic of Macedonia is
divided into six districts, and in each one of them there 20 deputies are selected. MPs are
elected in general, direct, and free elections by secret ballot.

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