Prime
Minister Nikola Gruevski intends to convene a leaders' meeting to hear
opinions and proposals of others about the government's proposal for
constitutional changes related to the Judicial Council.
The changes promote incorporation of foreign
experiences and production of judges with grater integrity, Gruevski
told reporters after his tour of Tetovo, Gostivar regions.
Since the period of being an opposition party,
VMRO-DPMNE has not been satisfied with the provisions for election of
the Council's members, namely why most of them are not elected by
judges, Gruevski said.
In 2006, VMRO-DPMNE as an opposition party was also
against the Council's membership of the Justice Minister.
Macedonia's Judicial Council in accordance with the
amendment 28 to the Constitution, is consisted of 15 members. Members
of the Judicial Council on the basis of their official functions are
the President of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice. Eight of
the members are elected by the judges, three by the Parliament, two
are proposed by the President and elected by the Parliament. The mandate
of the elected members lasts for six years, with a right to be re –
appointed once again.
The international community is also accepting our
remarks, Gruevski said.
- We shall seek the opinion of other parties about
these changes we wish to be adopted by consensus. Hence, I am planning
to convene a meeting next week to discuss the changes, including the
reduction of the mandate of the Council's members. The Government wishes
for more serious judicial reforms, Gruevski said.
Asked to comment the work of the Constitutional
Court, Gruevski said he was still waiting for the institution to explain
why it passed the contradictory rulings on one provision for a period
of six months.
The Court's act is a serious precedent, and
demonstrates nothing else, but a severe lack of professionalism,
Gruevski said.
- Obviously they (the Court) are being controlled as
they alter their rulings. They should say who is in control. Maybe there
is logic explanation we cannot understand and therefore I urge the
Court to say why it changes its decisions, Gruevski said.
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