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Thaci: Any Albanian who has visited Macedonia should be in Census
Thursday, 29 September 2011
There are two days left for the census to begin, and ethnic Albanians have pushed the panick button their true numbers will be revealed! Their politicians have issued 100's of statements in the last 24 hours of who should be counted in the census (living, dead, non citizens, not in Macedonia...)!
- People from Kosovo, Switzerland, North America who don't live in Macedonia nor are citizens, but visit it from time to time should be counted in the upcoming census, says DPA's leader Menduh Thaci, marking the n-th time he has said something incredibly foolish. But then again, Thaci wouldn't be happy if all Albanians worldwide get counted in Macedonia's census.
Meanwhile, official Tirana has decided it will not count minorities, while the Macedonians, Serbs and Greeks who live there will be counted only if they say they are "Albanian". How clever!
Anyone see a difference between Albania's and Macedonia's census!?!?
The Albanians in Macedonia have been panicking for almost a year now, ever since the census was scheduled. They know the inflated 25% are very far from their actual number in the country, hence the requests to count people who don't live in Macedonia, as ludicrous as this sounds!
MINA's Gorazd Velkovski has a simple question for: Why isn't the Macedonian Government counting the Macedonians living in Australia (250,000), in Canada (300,000), in the US (200,000), across Europe (200,000). All of them are visiting Macedonia. They all have Macedonian passports! Count them!
MINA Breaking News
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Census to be held on October 1-15, says NCC chair
Skopje, 29 September 2011 (MIA) - National Census Commission (NCC) chair Vesna Janevska told MIA on Thursday that the Census of population, households and apartments will start on time, 1 October at 08,00h.
"The Census will start on Saturday in line with the Law on Census. Training is ongoing, people are being prepared, and there is no dilemma that the Census will be held. Lots of effort is invested, we experienced many difficulties on the road, but I believe everything will be as it should on Saturday", said Janevska.
With regards to different interpretations of the Law on Census and the requirements of census taking for nationals living abroad but entering the country once in the course of a year, Janevska said the Census would be administrated in line with the law.
"There are different opinions. However, census takers and all other participants in the process will work according to the law", said the NCC chair.
The Census of population, households and apartments in Macedonia is to be completed on October 15.