Lawmakers from VMRO-DPMNE argued that the amendments treated Macedonians living abroad as foreigners and that they are entitled by the constitution to be granted citizenship.
Zakonodavci iz redova VMRO-DPMNE ustvrdili su kako se amandmanima makedonski državljani koji žive u inozemstvu tretiraju kao stranci, dok im je ustavom zajamčeno pravo državljanstva.