Tag: fair and democratic

“The last long speech by the fearful and confused Gruevski has nothing to do with these elections. The man was talking about his own experience, of what he did during the elections in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014”, said the Liberal Party in a statement, where they concluded that the recent elections were fair and democratic, adding that...

The interim Prime Minister who was appointed to organize the elections, Emil Dimitriev, today met with the members of the State Election Commission, which was attended by some members of the Government. The President of the State Election Commission, Aleksandar Chichakovski, informed the interim Prime Minister that everything is ready for the elections and that all necessary actions are implemented and...

The leaders of the VMRO-DPMNE and the SDSM, Nikola Gruevski and Zoran Zaev, confirmed this weekend that the two largest political parties in Macedonia are ready and prepared for elections, and both have said the sooner the better. According to the former Prime Minister and the leader of the ruling party, this way they can cut costs to the...

The parties are not even close to agreeing to conditions that will contribute to fair and democratic elections in Autumn.The SDSM spokesman, Petre Shilegov at today's press conference, responding to reporters questions, said the negotiations have been suspended because the VMRO-DPMNE wants to discuss the questionable voters on the electoral roll and about the regulation of the media. Shilegov did not...

Brussels is hoping that Macedonian political party leaders will show initiative and convene a leaders' meeting where they can, hopefully, reach some kind of an agreement, whereby fair elections can be organized. The European Commission said that they are in constant contact with all the concerned parties and are closely monitoring any developments in Macedonia. "The EU delegation is in close contact...

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, in an interview with news agency “Beta” which conveys news to the Serbian Public Broadcaster RTS, said that the Przhino Agreement can reaffirm that fair and democratic elections could be prepared and conducted as early as October. Zaev said the opposition, led by his party would win the elections. “Recent surveys suggest that the opposition is...

In the periodic report from the OSCE-ODIHR, for the period from March the 31st to April the 19th, the organization wrote that the political climate in the country has deteriorated after the decision made by President Gjorge Ivanov to grant mass pardons, and the SEC which operates in a tense political atmosphere. "The political climate has worsened since April the...

President of Parliament Trajko Veljanoski has confirmed elections, his office has announced. A statement from the office of Veljanoski said that the decision has been submitted to the State Election Commission as a body for conducting elections, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Dear citizens, I believe that all parties involved in the electoral process will contribute to...

Responding to journalists’ questions, SDSM spokesman Petre Shilegov said that the "bombs" will continue and long-awaited bombs for DUI, "Monster" and the like will soon be announced. Shilegov said that conversations of the project "Truth about Macedonia" will be published as it was promised to the citizens of Macedonia. Commenting the statement of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that VMRO-DPMNE is...