OHRID FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT AND INTRODUCING ELEMENTS OF CONSOCIAL DEMOCRACY MODEL IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

KEKENOVSKI, JOVE (2011) OHRID FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT AND INTRODUCING ELEMENTS OF CONSOCIAL DEMOCRACY MODEL IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA. GODISNIK NA PRAVNIOT FAKULTET VO KICEVO, 1. pp. 93-106. ISSN 978-9989-870-65-1

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Abstract

Abstract

According the 2002 census there are more ethnic groups and minorities in Republic of Macedonia, that differ among each other by their origin, tradition, culture, way of living, the language they speak, writing, religion etc. The conducted census showed these proportions of ethnic groups living in the country: Macedonians – 64,1%, Albanians – 25,17%, Turks – 3,85%, Roma – 2,85, Serbs – 1,78%, Bosnians – 0,84%, and others – 1,04%. In a country, a society with this or a similar ethnic structure is common to be called plural, multicultural, or multiethnic societies.
In order for multiethnic societies to function it is necessary to have a constructive as well as intercultural communication and cooperation between communities. It is also indispensable to have and respect certain universal acsio-ethic minimum which includes communication without violence and pressure, respecting differences and capabilities of people, consistent respect of people and civilian’s freedom and rights with in any intercultural communication etc. Normally in the effort of nurturing dialogue and communication, between different communities in a multiethnic society, the biggest issues exist among the ethnic communities themselves because the minority issue remains the most vulnerable issue and potentially the most explosive force in the context of delegitimizing the multiculturalism or multiethnicism.
After gaining independence in 1991, while solving social and political conflicts, the first-past-the-post system of democracy as a principle of resolving issues on relation majority-minority was amended with certain elements applying the consensual model of democracy. Signing the Ohrid Peace Agreement the relation minority-majority was definitely broken using the reference ethnic communities in the constitution preamble, and the rest of the suggested decisions in the agreement were introduced in a grand manner and established the consensual democracy elements, for example: proportionality, reciprocal veto, wide coalition of the relevant political parties and a high degree of autonomy of each community. That resulted with creating new relations in the Macedonian society in which multiethnicity and the civilian concept seek for compromise that is easiest to achieve by applying the most characteristic elements of the consoncial democracy model.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Political science
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r Jove Kekenovski
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2023 12:21
Last Modified:	27 Apr 2023 12:21
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/8167

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