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Zaev: Victory is an expression of the free will of the citizens
The prime minister and SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev, at the celebration in front of the Government building after success in the first round of local elections, "congratulated the freedom". He said that they it was a challenge to organize free elections, and the result of this is the expression of the free will of citizens tonight.
“I want to congratulate...
Gruevski accused of irregularities, announced an analysis of the defeat but he didn’t mention a resignation
After the elections, there will be an analysis, with apurpose of determining what was done wrong despite all of the irregularities because we didn't get bigger support at these elections. As a president I take full responsibility and regarding all of this, about the causes, the results for any future direction will be discussed in the forthcoming period after...
Ahmeti: It is important that all participants accept the results of these elections
DUI's view is that the elections occurred in a peaceful, fair and democratic atmosphere, said a spokesman for DUI’s Central Election Headquarters, Arber Ademi, ata press conference at the end of the election.
“DUI believes that today's local elections passed in a peaceful, fair, correct and democratic atmosphere. The citizens proved that they are for NATO and the EU, as...
“Most”: Delays at certain polling stations and in Struga, a voter photographed the ballots
Civil association "Most", at the start of the voting at the local elections have noticed delays in the opening of polling stations, cutting off ballots along with the books, non-functional UV lamps and photographing of ballots.
Four polling stations located in the primary school "Cyril and Methodius" in the village of Zletovo, municipality Probishtip were open with a 15-minute delay...
Election silence begins as voters go to the polls tomorrow to chose a new local government
From midnight the pre-election silence begins, where all election and party propaganda is prohibited until tomorrow at 19:00. A total of 1,814,644 voters will have the opportunity tomorrow from 7:00 to 19:00 to cast their vote for future mayors and members of the councils of the municipalities in which they live in.
The voting is direct and secret, and for...
VMRO-DPMNE will put “Citizen patrols” to evidence election irregularities
VMRO-DPMNE announced today that is shall place "Citizen patrols that would guarantee the democracy and the citizens' will" because, as they explained, the lack of reaction on part of the state institutions.
Spiro Ristovski, the president of VMRO_DPMNE's republic election headquarters, at the press conference, announced that VMRO-DPMNE's teams will be on site and will evidence all of the...
Zaev: There will be justice in Macedonia, we will not be divided on an ethnic basis
At the pre-election rally in Kicevo, the Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev announced better times and a better life for everyone in the country.
“Last year, in December we held a lesson all over the world. We took down the regime with a pen and with our voices. We do not have prejudices, we are a colourful coalition,...
Gruevski: We aren’t the ones that are asking for votes from the people while drawing power from somewhere else
We gain our strength and power from Macedonia and its people, our strength comes from our love towards the people and our love towards this country. We are not the ones who ask for votes from the citizens while we gain strength and support from another place, said VMRO-DPMNE's party leader, Nikola Gruevski at yesterday's rally in Prilep.
He...
Gruevski complained to Orbán and Janša that the government are abusing the election campaign
The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, met with Hungarian Prime Minister and leader of the ruling party, Viktor Orbán, and the President of the Slovenian Democratic Party, Janez Janša, in Ohrid today.
Gruevski informed the leaders of the sister parties about the course of the election campaign for the local elections. He estimated the campaign as having gone through a...
CNN: Veles, with fake news is preparing for the US election in 2020
“This sleepy riverside town in Macedonia is home to dozens of website operators who churn out bogus stories designed to attract the attention of Americans. Each click adds cash to their bank accounts”, says “CNN” in a long story about the young people from Veles who earned lots of money, writing fake news that favoured President Donald Trump, when...
Line 4, added to the Electoral Code in Przino, is holding up the dismissal of Zvrlevski
The provision of Article 8-a of the Electoral Code, which VMRO-DPMNE requested an opinion from the State Commission for Preventing Corruption (SCPC), regarding the parliamentary debate on the dismissal of the Attorney General, Marko Zvrlevski, was added to the Electoral Code in accordance with the Przino Agreement, which was signed to solve the political crisis in 2015 by SDSM,...
SEC’s Timetable: Who, when and what needs to be done by the local elections
Today, the State Election Commission (SEC) adopted a timetable for the local elections, if elections are to be held on October the 15th, the second round will be on October the 29th, while political parties should submit their lists of candidates by September the 9th, the latest.
The voter list will be open to the public by August the 21st...
Stoltenberg: The quick formation of a government is important for starting urgent reforms
The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, has greeted President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to grant the mandate to SDSM party leader, Zoran Zaev in order to form a government.
“This is a step in the right direction and the right thing to do. I encourage the swift formation of a new government, a timely confirmation vote in parliament and a constructive...
SDSM: The dictatorship ends with Gruevski
This afternoon, SDSM reacted on the post published by VMRO-DPMNE’s President, Nikola Gruevski on his Facebook page, announcing that the dictatorship that Gruevski talks about has ended on the 11th of December.
“A time has come for Gruevski and VMRO-DPMNE’s leadership to come to their senses with the reality. The dictatorship that Nikola Gruevski talks about has ended on...
Miloshoski: Zaev wants to make a parallel Parliament and to stage a coup
Starting from today, Zaev is the first and only who has called publicly for the destruction of the parliamentary and constitutional order and to perform a coup with a parallel Parliament and a parallel president of the Parliament, said VMRO-DPMNE’s MP, Antonio Miloshoski at a press conference at the parliament. His press conference occurred as soon as the SDSM...
Dimitriev’s interim government is preparing to issue a new Eurobond this fall
The current government is mulling and taking over preparatory activities for issuing a new Eurobond, in the fourth quarter of this year in order to repay maturing debts due next year, informs the business informative service “Intellinews”, citing sources at the Austrian bank “Raiffeisen Bank International.”
If the new issue goes ahead, as the report states the shortest maturity of...
Political bidding begins: Leadership meeting, interim Government and then snap elections?
At today’s continuation of the constitutive session of Parliament, two statements were given that might suggest that there is some displacement of the positions of the parties.
Firstly, Krsto Mukoski, an MP from VMRO-DPMNE, said that the way out of the political crisis is a leadership meeting.
“Dear colleagues, the number of days passing are hitting record numbers while we express...
One party demands a quick formation of a government and the other demands quick elections: A new episode of the parliamentary marathon
There will be another continuation of the Parliament’s constitutive session during which the MPs will have to discuss the election of members and a president of the Commission for elections and assigning, and a president of the Parliament.
Over the weekend, the parties were exchanging accusations and counter- accusations on the subjects of morning frost and the damages to...
MPs from VMRO-DPMNE debate between themselves, while SDSM don’t participate in discussions
Today, at the 15th continuation of the constitutive session of Parliament, MPs from VMRO-DPMNE again led the debate between themselves. Instead of discussing the items on the agenda – the election of the president and members for the Commission of Elections and Appointments, MPs from VMRO-DPMNE through addresses, remarks and counter remarks, mostly written,again discussed the platform of the...
Gruevski on “Facebook”: SDSM have committed electoral fraud with the Tirana platform
A government who will implement the Tirana platform, made and formed in another country, can not be pro reforms, but an anti-state government, and SDSM’s behaviour is as if there are no people in the country or they are not important whatsoever, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski on Facebook profile.
“In contrast, the streets are full of people protesting and...
