Judicial Council elects Subhi Jakupi as president of the Administrative Court
Judicial Council members praised Jakupi’s programme and experience at the Higher Administrative Court, while one member opposed the appointment.
The Judicial Council elected Subhi Jakupi, a judge at the Higher Administrative Court, as the new president of the Administrative Court at its session today.
Selection and reactions
Members who supported Jakupi highlighted his leadership skills, the experience he gained at the Higher Administrative Court and the quality of the programme he presented. Isamedin Limani said Jakupi will lead the court well, while Ivica Stefanovski pointed to fair representation as an additional argument.
Danka Ristova emphasized that Jakupi’s programme stood out from the others and reflected his involvement in the establishment of the administrative judiciary, noting that it also identified weaknesses in the system. Support was also voiced by Sadula Izairi, who referred to the programme, the candidate’s personal qualities and prior experience, and by Dženeta Begtović, who recalled that Jakupi served as deputy president of the Higher Administrative Court and thus gained substantial institutional management experience.
Arlinda Kadri-Shahinović joined the positive assessments, and Tanja Čačarova-Ilievska underlined that Jakupi’s seven years at the Higher Administrative Court are sufficient for understanding the institution’s conditions and challenges. Ariton Ala congratulated him on the election, and Vlado Kambovski judged that Jakupi offered the best programme.
Suzana Joševska voted against the appointment. She argued that Jakupi is the candidate with the least judicial tenure among those who applied and the only one who lacks judicial experience in the very court he is to head. She also assessed that his programme contains goals that are not sufficiently developed.
Five candidates applied for the presidency of the Administrative Court. The applications of Subhi Jakupi, Gazmend Fejzuli, Edita Naskova and Gjoko Zhivkovski were found to be timely and complete, while the application of Ljulzim Saliu was rejected as incomplete.
Photo: press material from the event
