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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Konstantin Testorides

North Macedonia court delays language law ruling amid ethnic tensions

North Macedonia Language Law - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

North Macedonia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday postponed a ruling on a controversial law concerning the use of minority languages, triggering a new round of ethnic tensions in the tiny Balkan country.

The 2019 law made Albanian a second official language in areas with a significant population of ethnic Albanians. It faces multiple legal challenges regarding its constitutionality, some focused on specific articles and others concerning the entire law.

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