Antonio Milloshoski, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and deputy for OBRM-PDUKM, provided an update regarding the working group tasked with revising the nation’s Electoral Code. During the announcement, Milloshoski stated that “The Left” party, whose representatives were involved in the preparatory drafting stages, has indicated it will not sign the final draft amendments. This decision comes despite the fact that a substantial number of their proposed changes have been integrated into the draft amendments, for which official minutes have been recorded.
Milloshoski clarified the status of the legislative revisions, confirming that the draft amendments to the Electoral Code will proceed incorporating all changes recommended by the OSCE/ODIHR. However, a specific exception was noted concerning Article 76, which pertains to funding allocated for election advertising. For this particular article, Milloshoski explained that “The Left” must submit a formal amendment.
He specified that this submission must adhere to the compromise previously proposed by the party. This suggests that while the majority of the electoral reforms have reached an agreement level, the finalization of the code hinges on the resolution of the Article 76 dispute. The comments from milloshoski underscore the procedural complexity surrounding the passage of the updated electoral legislation.
The differing stance from “The Left” regarding Article 76 remains the primary point of contention preventing immediate consensus on the final version of the code.
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