Amid unruly scenes, Macedonia’s parliament on Wednesday for a second time adopted a disputed law that extends the official use of the Albanian language across the country.
Opposition MPs in Macedonia voiced outrage on Wednesday after the ruling majority adopted the Law on Languages straight away, without taking into consideration their 34,000 amendments submitted to block the bill.
MPs from the opposition right-wing VMRO DPMNE party, which strongly opposed the bill, surrounded the speaker, Talat Xhaferi, for a couple of minutes prior and during the voting.
Former Prime Minister and former VMRO DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski went behind Xhaferi’s desk and tried to meddle with his electronic equipment.
Tension peaked as Xhaferi declared that the bill was adopted, after which Gruevski had a brief scuffle with the speaker, prompting the parliament security to intervene and separate the two.
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