The OSCE/ODIHR recommendations will be the basis of changes to the electoral legislation, the Justice Ministry has decided. Minister Filkov, who heads the working group, on Monday, distributed the materials to representatives of parties part of the group. They will have two weeks to analyze the document and present remarks and proposals.
VMRO-DPMNE finds acceptable the biggest part of OSCE recommendations, though it is also considering a possibility of introducing a single electoral district, with a certain electoral threshold, which is yet to be negotiated on.
The ethnic Albanian bloc insists on multiple, 3-8, electoral districts. SDSM previously leaned towards a single electoral district, but for now, it hasn’t revealed what it will present at the next meeting.
Levica emphasizes that it is important to change the rules for state advertising for all parties represented in Parliament. ZNAM proposes reducing the number of MPs from 120 to 90.