Skopje, 9 January 2026 (MIA) - President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has submitted to Parliament the names of Suzana Joshevska-Anastasovska and Arlina Kadri-Shahinovikj as her proposals for new members of the Judicial Council of the Republic of North Macedonia.

Arlinda Kadri-Shahinovikj is a university professor with a long academic career at the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences at FON and MIT University Skopje, and is also known to the public as a former member of the President’s pardons commission.

Suzana Joshevska-Anastasovska is a lawyer with many years of practice, particularly in criminal cases.

The proposals follow the adoption of the new Law on the Judicial Council on December 29, which introduces changes aimed at increasing transparency and accountability, ensuring public access to proceedings, clarifying the criteria for selecting a “distinguished jurist”, and strengthening the disciplinary responsibility of the members.

The Judicial Council is made up of 15 members, eight of which are selected by judges, three by Parliament, two are proposed by the President. The President of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice are also members of the body, but have no voting rights.

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