Macedonia's 120-seat parliament on Friday voted by the required majority in favor of constitutional amendments to change the country's name to Republic of North Macedonia
BELGRADE (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th January, 2019) Macedonia's 120-seat parliament on Friday voted by the required majority in favor of constitutional amendments to change the country's name to Republic of North Macedonia.Debates on the new legislation started on Wednesday and continued through Thursday. The final vote was postponed several times due to the lack of the 80 votes needed for the amendments to pass.
"Eighty-one people voted in favor, all four amendments to the constitution have been adopted," Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said in televised broadcast.
Meanwhile, lawmakers from opposition VMRO-DPMNE party boycotted the vote and held protest rallies outside the parliament building in Skopje.
