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Xhaferi will not run in upcoming presidential elections

25 December 2018

At a briefing with journalists, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said he will not be running in the upcoming presidential election and will remain president of Parliament. As for the idea of Parliament electing the head of state, Xhaferi says that all parliamentary groups should decide, and if there is a consensus, a change to the Constitution should […]

Opposition MPs who voted for constitutional changes deny Lavrov’s claims

7 December 2018

Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the Greek daily newspaper “Ekathiremini”, today announced that he blamed the United States an the EU for brutal systematic interference in the internal affairs of Macedonia. In that context, he said that “On October 19, “Parliament passed a resolution on constitutional changes by blackmailing and bribing […]

Third draft-amendment on constitutional changes is adopted in Parliament

3 December 2018

With 64 votes “For”, 14 “Against” and 2 “Abstentions”, Parliament voted in the text of the third draft-amendment for changes to the Constitution envisaged in the Prespa Agreement, which stipulates that the Republic must respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of its neighbouring countries. MPs from VMRO-DPMNE pointed out that Macedonia has no […]

Zaev: I will do my utmost to make the process of constitutional changes successful

27 November 2018

At the meeting with Nikola Todorov and Mitko Janchev, I talked about the Coordinative Body for Reconciliation and Reforms, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev relied to a journalist’s question. “Nikola Todorov and Mayor Mitko Janchev clearly expressed responsibility, I believe that he can encourage certain MPs who know what is the right step, but still do […]

Zaev: Four amendments to the Constitution, Ohrid Agreement will be added in the Preamble

2 November 2018

Through an inclusive and transparent process, the Government has drafted four draft amendments to amend the Constitution in accordance with the Prespa Agreement, announced Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at a the press conference in Government. “The first amendment will be the replacement of the name Macedonia, with Northern Macedonia throughout the Constitution, except for Article […]

Zaev: There is no need for early parliamentary elections

25 October 2018

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev believes in a full four-year term mandate and does not feel that there should be early parliamentary elections, but says that for such a decision, the opposition, Albanian political parties and, above all, Parliament are all important. “You know my position, unless it is urgently needed or necessary, only then would […]

Dimitrov and Palmer discuss new political developments

22 October 2018

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov today met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer, who is on a working visit to Macedonia. at the Macedonian Foreign Ministry The meeting focused on the country’s Euro-Atlantic perspectives, as well as the current political situation in Macedonia and the region. […]

Parliamentary session for constitutional changes begins

15 October 2018

The parliamentary plenary session for the Government’s proposal for constitutional changes which transpired from the Agreement with Greece has begun. The government’s proposal for constitutional changes will be clarified by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. MPs from VMRO-DPMNE are present at the session, including former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who after asking for today’s hearing of the SPO’s […]

Sekerinska: Work on constitutional changes will begin after referendum

21 September 2018

We will not have any elections or a more clear demonstration than the upcoming referendum. This message will be conveyed to the public by September 30th, therefore our message is for everyone to exercise their right and express their opinion, said Minister of Defense Radmila Sekerinska while responding to a journalist’s question whether early parliamentary elections are […]

Vote on constitutional changes postponed for tomorrow

20 January 2015

MPs postponed the vote on amendments to the Constitution for tomorrow. Today MPs discussed the proposal that provides the definition of marriage as a union only between a man and a woman, the establishment of international financial zone which business and organization will be defined by law. The amendments envisage introducing constitutional complaint submitted by […]

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