Amendments XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV and XXXVI to the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia
Made 2019-01-11 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
- Kind
- Act
- Country
- North Macedonia
- Subjects
- General
- Keywords
- constitutional amendment, sovereignty, cultural heritage
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1. In the Constitution, the words “Republic of Macedonia” shall be replaced with the words “Republic of North Macedonia”, and the word “Macedonia” shall be replaced with the words “North Macedonia”, except in Article 36 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. AMENDMENT XXXIV
1 — In the Preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, the words “as well as citizens
1. In the Preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, the words “as well as citizens living within its borders who are” shall be deleted, the words “the decisions of the ASNOM” shall be replaced with the words “the legal decisions cited in the Proclamation of the First Session of the ASNOM to the Macedonian people about the said session of the ASNOM”, the words “which expressed the will to create an independent sovereign state and the Ohrid Framework Agreement” shall be added after the word “year”, and the words “have decided to“ shall be deleted.
2. This Amendment shall amend the Preamble – Amendment IV to the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. AMENDMENT XXXV
1. The Republic shall respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the neighbouring states.
2. This amendment shall supplement Article 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. AMENDMENT XXXVI
1. The Republic shall protect, guarantee and foster the characteristics and the historical and cultural heritage of the Macedonian people. The Republic shall protect the rights and interests of its nationals living or staying abroad. The Republic shall provide for the diaspora of the Macedonian people and of part of the Albanian people, Turkish people, Vlach people, Serbian people, Roma people, Bosniak people and others and shall foster and promote the ties with the fatherland. In doing so, the Republic shall not interfere with the sovereign rights of other states and with their internal affairs.
2. This amendment shall replace Article 49 of and Amendment II to the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia