Morachanin calls for focus on reforms and issue of Constitution’s preamble
Skopje, 7 November 2022 (MIA) – Ahead of Monday’s leaders’ meeting in the Parliament, DOM leader Maja Morachanin said she expects a constructive discussion and responsibility from all party representatives present at the meeting. Everyone, she added, should be focused only on the issue related to the preamble of the Constitution and the implementation of the EU accession reforms.
“I don't expect an agreement to be reached today, taking into account statements from the opposition that they are still against, i.e. they are asking for additional guarantees to change the Constitution, but it is good to talk together, because that is the best way for strategic issues that are of strategic importance both for the state and for the citizens,” said Morachanin.
On whether the ruling party is ready to give guarantees, she said she couldn’t comment because she doesn’t know what guarantees the opposition is looking for.
As to whether they would agree to early elections so that constitutional amendments could be backed, DOM leader Morachanin said such conditioning brings no good to anyone, because the topic of today's meeting is the European integration of North Macedonia and to ensure a consensus on that issue, adding that the topic is not early elections.
“For months, I would even say years because this demand of the opposition for early elections practically dates back to immediately after the 2020 parliamentary elections, this is definitely DOM’s position and we have reiterated that our focus should be on overcoming the energy and economic crisis, the most difficult winter that is ahead of us.” Morachanin said.
DOM’s commitment, she added, is to implement the reforms that the country needs more efficiently and intensively, because in the end the goal of European integration is not European integration in itself, but rather a process that should enable the democratization of society and the progress of the society.
“I will raise this as a topic, it should also be a matter of general consensus between the political parties and we should all commit to being efficient and constructive in implementing the necessary reforms, because they are in the interest of the citizens,” said Morachanin.
Regarding the demands of the Albanian parties, Morachanin’s position is that focused should only be on the issue that refers to the inclusion of peoples in the preamble of the Constitution.
“If all political parties say they are in favor of European integration, as they do, and we know that these constitutional amendments specifically refer to the inclusion of Bulgarians, Croats, and Montenegrins in the Constitution, in order to continue the European integration path, i.e. to start opening of the chapters, then I think we should really only be focused on that part. If different topics are opened, whether it is for the “20 percent”, or as someone mentioned removing Badenter, and other demands, not to list all from all the different political parties, I think that it will definitely not lead us to a consensus and to a successful completion of the European integration process,” said Morachanin.
