Zacov: Macedonian parliament to ratify referendum in January – Political News

Strange games with the date of agreement on the north of Macedonia, are the answers given by Zoran Zaev to the ERT. They create a sense of deliberate delay in serving the Greek government's electoral plans. And essentially "justifies" Panos Kammenos who says that the ratification of the agreement will be late, so there is no reason to throw the government

In his first interview on Greek television, the Macedonian Prime Minister opens his documents on the referendum and revision of the Constitution, as well as on his country's relations with the European Union and NATO.

Zaev reveals the possible dates for the referendum, two in September (not 16) and one in October, but he also announces that ratification of the referendum in Skopje's parliament will be put to the vote in January 2019.

This means that, in the Greek Parliament, it will come much later and that it will coincide with the pre-election period or, if the scenarios for the autumn elections are confirmed, will be sanctioned by the next House

It is recalled that Article 1, paragraph 4, of the Prespa Agreement provides for the procedure to be followed by both parties for the ratification and entry into force of the Agreement. agreement. Firstly, there is no provision for a second presentation of the agreement to the Macedonian Parliament, since the sanction was completed on Thursday with the second vote after President Ivanov's veto.

Unless Mr. Zafe intends to be admitted to the House the constitutional changes to be made and for which he does not currently have the required number of votes

What he says

This article provides that the referendum will be held in Macedonia, the process of constitutional revision will begin and "complete the constitutional changes by the end of 2018." And when this process is completed, the Greece will ratify the agreement without delay According to the Prespa Agreement, Macedonia should have completed the ratification, referendum and constitutional changes by the end of 2018 and immediately after "without delay" for ratify the treaty so that it comes into force. [19659006] The new data created by the Zafe interview will have to be badyzed differently because the design changes and all scenarios are open both for ratification by the Parliament gre When will the elections be held in Greece?

The question is whether gives an extension to the Ch & # 39; i – s government – whether it precipitates political developments in Greece or not. And at the same time, even without the ratification of the agreement, it will have produced a political result, starting with the NATO summit.