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Tomorrow there will be a new coordination meeting for electing a president of the Commission for elections and appointment issues
The parliamentary political parties didn’t manage to achieve an agreement for a president of the parliamentary Commission for elections and appointment issues and because of that, they postponed the coordination meeting for tomorrow starting at 12 o’clock.
The election of the president of the Commission for elections and appointment issues is actually setting a continuation of the constitutive session...
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier to meet with political and state leaders
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier arrived in Skopje last night due to the new crisis concerning the awarding of the mandate to form a new government.
During the day, Zannier will meet with Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki, President Gjorge Ivanov, the leaders of parliamentary political parties and representatives of civil society organizations.
Last week, after Ivanov decided not to give...
Dimitriev: New elections are the only solution for the crisis
The acting Prime Minister, Emil Dimitriev, on today’s visit to Delchevo, repeated VMRO-DPMNE’s position that early parliamentary elections should be organized alongside the local elections, and it is the only solution for the political crisis.
Dimitriev stressed that the post-electoral discussions, according to him, go deep into the constitutional order, and those weren’t part of the pre-election campaign or weren’t discussed...
VMRO-DPMNE’s Central Committee: The party will defend national interests at any cost
VMRO-DPMNE must remain with the people and continue to defend national interests at any cost, was yesterday’s conclusion by the Central Committee of the party.
The Central Committee of VMRO-DPMNE concluded that the executive committee and the party should continue to oppose the efforts to redefine Macedonia from a multi-ethnic society to a binational state.
“The winner of the Albanian parties...
Hahn: All leaders, including the President, must respect the outcome of elections
All leaders, including the President, must respect the outcome of the previous elections, wrote European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn on his “Twitter” profile concerning President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision not to give the mandate to the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, to form a government.
On latest developments in Form. Yugoslav Rep. of #Macedonia: "All leaders,...
Stolenberg: Signatures have been collected, I expect the authorities to fulfil the next step
Following one attempt to form a government, in line with the requirements specified by the President, enough MPs’ signatures have now been collected . I look to the authorities in Skopje to fulfil the next step in the democratic process, said a written statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, referring to political developments in the country.
He calls on all...
Thimonier: Parties who lose elections easily find the blame in NGOs
When a party loses an election or they don’t win as they wanted to, then they try and find an excuse, and the media and NGOs are the easiest to blame. This way of thinking is not European, said the French ambassador Christian Thimonier in an interview with "Radio Free Europe".
When asked about the “Desorosization” process as a way...
VMRO-DPMNE: SDSM’s Law for languages will cause instability in the long run
VMRO-DPMNE completely opposes the efforts for ignoring and misusing the will of the majority of Macedonians including the will of members of the remaining ethnic communities that gave their votes for the “For a Better Macedonia” coalition, said VMRO-DPMNE ‘s press release.
The press release further states that “the realization of the platform from Tirana and the effort for...
Ahmeti informed Sir Duncan of the possibility that DUI might remain in the opposition
The leader of DUI, Ali Ahmeti, at the meeting with the British Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan, among other things, informed the British diplomat of today's meeting of the Central Presidency of the party.
Ahmeti, as announced by the party, said that at the meeting they will discuss the possibilities and options for the...
Poposki: It is better when there is a political government that can make decisions
“In this moment, it is very difficult to predict when and in what shape the government would take or whether we will decide to repeat the elections. In practice, it’s better when you have a government with a political mandate, that can make decisions on basis of which you will be able to assess how successful it is” said...
Zvrlevski has started an investigation against high-ranking officials at MoI about election frauds
The Public prosecution for fighting organized crime and corruption has started procedures against former high-ranking officials at the Ministry of Interior and “other physical persons and legal entities” from Skopje, Kumanovo, and Strumica, that are charged for acts of crime conducted during the electoral process.
The persons, which identities aren’t revealed, are charged for misuse of their official authorizations,...
Baily: USAID isn’t working against the Government and new elections don’t guarantee new results
The U.S. Ambassador in Macedonia, Jess Baily, in an interview for “Sitel TV” said that USAID is not working against the Government, that it is necessary that SPO's mandate is prolonged, and that new elections most probably wouldn’t provide any new results.
-The idea that USAID is working on bringing down the Government is simply not true. The grants aren’t meant...
Bujar Osmani: There is a pressure on us to abandon the principle of “the winner goes with the winner”
DUI’s spokesperson, Bujar Osmani, in an interview given for the Voice of America in Albanian language said that in Macedonia there is a pressure for disrespecting the principle according to which “the winner of the Albanian community chooses the partner-winner at the Macedonian community.”
In the interview, Osmani accused the media that they are exerting pressure this principle to be...
Gruevski and Ahmeti discuss the elections and the political situation
The leaders of VMRO-DPMNE and DUI, Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti, today had a meeting where they discussed the elections held on December 11, 2016 and the current political situation, informed the VMRO-DPMNE in a statement.
"The leaders of VMRO-DPMNE and DUI, Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti had a meeting where they concentrated on two points in their discussion. Analyzing...
Hoyt Yee: Quick formation of a new government, political parties to respect the Constitution and the SPO
Now it is important for political parties to negotiate, to find a way to form a coalition government. It is very important that the political leaders work as quickly and efficiently as possible and reach an agreement in order to avoid an overly long process, said Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the State Department, Brian Hoyt...
Post-election Absurdity: Our Prime Minister is technical, our Government political and Parliament has no President
After the close election results from the early parliamentary elections, the country finds itself full of curiosity, questions and dilemmas.
The Prime Minister for over a year, (from January 18, 2016!) was "for the conduct of elections", it is unknown whether our Government is technical, transitional or something else, and Parliament has been constituted but there is no President of...
Ivanov asks new Government to protect the unitary character of the country
Today, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, during his traditional New Year's speech, called on the people to stop the rhetoric of division into patriots and traitors and asked for forgiveness, reconciliation and responsibility.
Ivanov said he would never agree for Macedonia to be a bi-national or federal state. He urged politicians not to think about post-election bargaining over national interests, and...
SEC hands over certificates to MPs
Today, the State Election Commission handed over certificates for the received seats to the political parties’ authorized representatives. At the early parliamentary reflections, the coalition led by VMRO-DPMNE won 51 MPs, the coalition led by SDSM, 49, DUI 10, Besa Movement 5, Alliance for the Albanians – 3 and DPA – 2 MP seats.
The president of the SEC, Aleksandar...
SDSM won in Tearce, the parties’ mandates remain unchanged
Despite today’s re-vote at one polling station in the municipality of Tearce, the mandates of the political parties remain the same as during the first results from the voting on the 11th of December.
VMRO-DPMNE has 51 seats, SDSM, 49 mandates, DUI has 10, Besa Movement has 5, The Alliance of the Albanians has 3 and DPA has 2...
Shilegov: In Tearce, we won 170 votes more than during the elections on the 11th of December
In Tearce, SDSM won 170 votes more than on the elections on the 11th of December, but the voting here was more symbolic, said SDSM’s spokesman and list carrier of the coalition in the 6th electoral district, Petre Shilegov this evening in Tearce.
- I can say with great pride, that the citizens of Tearce voted for changes, for life...
