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Paragraph 57
 

57. The language-related provisions of the Code, which occur throughout the document, reflect major progress in implementing the Ohrid Framework Agreement criteria for the use of constitutionally-recognised minority languages, including in municipalities in which a minority passes the threshold for use of a second official language (in addition to Macedonian). The most significant change in this respect from the previous Draft is that full implementation of the use of a second official language in qualified municipalities is not limited to local elections there; it would also apply, for the most part, in other elections as well. As this issue was also addressed in the previous Venice Commission-OSCE/ODIHR Opinion, this change is particularly welcomed.