The Alliance for Albanians says the Justice Minister’s proposal, Jeton Shasivari, that 12 theoretical exams be held in Albanian, while the 2 practical exams in Macedonian alone have rightly caused discontent among Albanian students.
Their demand is clear and unchanged. The testing of jurisdiction should be fully maintained in Albanian, in accordance with guaranteed rights to the Constitution and Law for the use of languages.
While Albanian students are awaiting solutions, Minister Shasivar proposes a partial model and warns of sending the issue to the Venice Commission. After two generations of waiting, further dragging the issue is unacceptable.
On the other hand, Maksim Dimitrievski, chairman of ZNAM and partner of the ruling coalition, has declared that Macedonian is the red line for his party and that he will not allow the jurisdictional exam to be held in Albanian. Dimitrievski’s stance, lack of V determination LEN’s tell a lot about the reports of forces within the Government. Z NAM, though with fewer MPs, manages to establish conditions and publicly defend its attitudes. V LEN, although having greater parliamentary weight, continues to seek compromises even on issues that were largely promised to citizens.
How could Dimitrievski, with fewer deputies, have more influence on Government than all V representatives? LEN together?
They say that V LEN promised that the jurisdictional exam and professional exams would be held in Albanian. Today, after more than two years in power, students are offered a halved solution, while Macedonian coalition partners set red lines and warn they will not release.
This situation raises serious questions about the real VLEN impact on government decision making. If a partner with fewer MPs manages to impose his stance, then why V LEN fails to ensure respect for such an important requirement for Albanian students? After two generations of expectations and more than two years of government, students deserve a final answer. V LEN has to take responsibility for its promises and prove that it has the effect needed to carry them out. The Alliance for Albanians fully supports the student’s application and calls on Minister Shasivar and VLEN representatives to withdraw the current proposal and immediately take the necessary steps to enable the Albanian-language law enforcement exam to be fully effective. Dimitrievski has placed the XNAM red lines. It’s time that V LEN to show whether he has the political courage to defend the rights of Albanians with the same determination, the ASH says.
