Skopje, 9 March 2023 (MIA) - Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski believes the opposition should agree to take part in a working group on the constitutional amendments although, he noted, the opposition has shown in the past that it doesn't want to take part in anything apart from blocking the Parliament. 

In response to a reporter's question, the PM reiterated that the next stage in the process of constitutional amendments is setting up an expert working group, which will be coordinated by the Ministry of Justice in order to prepare the amendments, to be followed by a broad public discussion, and then a parliamentary one, in several steps including two-thirds and absolute majority.

"We are now talking about constitutional amendments, but none of the citizens have seen what those constitutional amendments look like. So the first stage is to have them drafted by experts. We are not only talking about the inclusion of Bulgarians in the Constitution, but we are also talking about other communities that have asked to be part of our Constitution, in which there are already others that are included," said Kovachevski. 

According to the PM, the working group will include experts in constitutional law and legal experts, as well as experts from political parties, including the opposition, which will be invited.

"I believe the opposition should agree to take part , although it has shown in the past that it doesn't want to take part in anything apart from blocking the Parliament. However, i believe it should take part this time," Kovachevski said. 

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