Skopje, 19 April 2023 (MIA) – The Ministry of Justice released Wednesday the names of experts who will participate in the working group on the constitutional changes.

The expert working group will consist of Sali Murati, former President of the Constitutional Court, Margarita Caca Nikolovska – former judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, Bajram Pollozhani – former constitutional judge and constitutional law professor, Branko Naumovski – former President of the Constitutional Court, Jeton Shasivari – professor at the South East-European University, Ana Chupeska – professor at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Elena Mihajlova Stratilati – professort at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Besa Arifi – professor at the South East-European University, Jagoda Mitrevska – professor at the International Slavic University and Marija Pandevska – professor at the Institute of National History.

The composition of the working group will be expanded in the upcoming period with other members that will contribute in the drafting of the constitutional changes.

“This working group has been established by the Ministry of Justice, charged with drafting the initiative over the need for constitutional changes. The Government is the petitioner of the constitutional changes. Once drafted, the amendments will have to pass through all parliamentary bodies, in parallel with public debates at which experts, parties, civil society organizations and other institutions will express their positions,” said the Ministry of Justice.