Legislative Branch Reform – 2001
2001
Intermediate Implementation 
Constitutional amendments of 16 November, 2001 made the Albanian language an official language as Albanians form more than 20% of the total population of Macedonia. However, there were limitations in the use of language in the assembly procedures. “Albanian deputies can speak in their language in plenary sessions and working bodies of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia.”[fn]Svetomir Skaric, “Ohrid Agreement and Minority Communities in Macedonia,” accessed March 4, 2011, http://www.fes.org.mk/pdf/SVETOMIR%20SKARIC%20-%20OHRID%20AGREEMENT%20AN…