Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski intends to convene a leaders' meeting to hear opinions and proposals of others about the government's proposal for constitutional changes related to the Judicial Council.

The changes promote incorporation of foreign experiences and production of judges with grater integrity, Gruevski told reporters after his tour of Tetovo, Gostivar regions.

Since the period of being an opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE has not been satisfied with the provisions for election of the Council's members, namely why most of them are not elected by judges, Gruevski said.

In 2006, VMRO-DPMNE as an opposition party was also against the Council's membership of the Justice Minister.

Macedonia's Judicial Council in accordance with the amendment 28 to the Constitution, is consisted of 15 members.  Members of the Judicial Council  on the basis of their official functions are the President of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice. Eight of the members are elected by the judges, three by the Parliament, two are proposed by the President and elected by the Parliament. The mandate of the elected members lasts for six years, with a right to be re – appointed once again.

The international community is also accepting our remarks, Gruevski said.

- We shall seek the opinion of other parties about these changes we wish to be adopted by consensus. Hence, I am planning to convene a meeting next week to discuss the changes, including the reduction of the mandate of the Council's members. The Government wishes for more serious judicial reforms, Gruevski said.

Asked to comment the work of the Constitutional Court, Gruevski said he was still waiting for the institution to explain why it passed the contradictory rulings on one provision for a period of six months.

The Court's act is a serious precedent, and demonstrates nothing else, but a severe lack of professionalism, Gruevski said.

- Obviously they (the Court) are being controlled as they alter their rulings. They should say who is in control. Maybe there is logic explanation we cannot understand and therefore I urge the Court to say why it changes its decisions, Gruevski said.