Official Arrested Amidst Legal Probes; Education Scores Lag
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North Macedonia is seeing significant legal developments, with Perparim Bajrami, reportedly a former director of the State Lottery, arrested on charges under the Criminal Code. This comes as the Bar Association has also initiated proceedings to revoke the license of convicted lawyer Fehmi Stafa. These events underscore a continued focus on accountability within the legal system.
In education, new PISA results indicate that 15-year-old students in the country are performing below the international average. This news coincides with the re-emergence of a proposal to sing the national anthem in schools, with the VLEN party advocating for equal treatment of the Albanian anthem.
Meanwhile, public attention was also drawn to a large-scale cultural event as tens of thousands attended a visually impressive performance by DJ David Guetta in Skopje. On the political front, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski addressed the nation on the 35th anniversary of independence, calling for unity, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed the strong US alliance with North Macedonia.