DUI Describes Court’s Abolition of Balancer Tool as Shocking

At an extraordinary press-conference outside the Constitutional Court on Wednesday night, DUI described the decision to abolish the Balancer tool as shocking.

As the party’s Arber Ademi also said, the decision represents a direct attack on rights of communities in North Macedonia.

“It will have serious consequences on the just and equal functioning of institutions. Declaring ethnic affiliation is an inalienable right and necessary element to provide equitable representation of all communities. This decision is a blow to the principle of equality. The decision to ban ethnic affiliation is not an isolated step. It has broad and deep consequences, including also eliminating the possibility of institutions reflecting our country’s multiethnic composition,” he stressed.