Tag: Gjorgi Ivanov

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorgi Ivanov will today address the nation, announced the President’s Cabinet. In the statement, it does not imply what topic the President will be discussing at 18:45. This will be the fourth time Ivanov addresses the nation in the last two and a half months. His first address was on April the 12th when...

With 35 votes “For” and 47 “Against”, without any abstentions, the proposal from the opposition to start the procedure for accountability of the President Gjorgi Ivanov was rejected after five sittings. For the proposal to be accepted, and to initiate proceedings to establish accountability of the President, there would need to be a two-theirs majority or 82 MPs of the...

The Criminal Court had lifted house arrest restrictions on Levica party members, Zdravko Saveski and Vladimir Kunovski, who were accused of participating in the destruction of the National Office of President Gjorge Ivanov during the protests against the presidential pardons on April 13. Kunovski leaving court today, clearly excited, on behalf of the Levica party thanked, what he called "the party...

The political instability in Macedonia is escalating, and the trust in the state institutions is decreasing, says a report from a survey conducted on a national level done by the International Republican Institute (IRI), reports the “Voice of America”. The pessimism surrounding the political crisis, it seems, is a challenge from the government’s behaviour in regards to the wiretapping scandal...

There is no more room for alibis, excuses for avoiding the obligations under the Pržino Agreement, stressed President Ivanov at the meeting with the special envoy sent by the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Ambassador Johannes Haindl. "Political leaders should demonstrate constructiveness, responsibility and a high regard for the interests of citizens and the state," Ivanov said, in a statement...

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, on his twitter account, welcomed President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to fully revoke all 56 pardons he had granted to politicians and their associates and urges party leaders, signatories to the Przhino Agreement to go back to the negotiating table. https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/739872102489133060 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/739873136661958656 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/739873866059808768

Under pressure from all open-minded citizens who have been fighting to restore freedom, democracy, and justice, the person Gjorge Ivanov has now completely annulled all of his shameful, illegal and unconstitutional pardons. This was the reaction today from the SDSM after President Ivanov fully withdrew all the pardons he had granted in April. "The decision to grants those pardons was...

Ali Ahmeti, President of the DUI party, at today's meeting with the US Ambassador Jess Baily, and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav, asked that President Ivanov withdraw all the pardons without further delay, and for the SEC to finish their jobs without obstruction. “Leader Ali Ahmeti talked about the opinions of the Democratic Union for Integration party and asks that Ivanov...

The President, Gjorgi Ivanov decided to withdraw the remaining 34 pardons which he had granted on April 12 of this year, it said in a written statement by Ivanov, sent from his cabinet this afternoon. In the statement, it says that after the President had annulled 22 pardons, referring to the politicians, and none of the remaining 34 people who...

The proposal for the impeachment of President Gjorge Ivanov is based on unfounded grounds, the Parliamentary Committee assessed. MPs from the SDSM, the DUI, and the DPA voted "for", while MPs from the ruling VMRO-DPMNE, who are the majority on the committee voted “against”. Regardless of whether the majority believes that there are no grounds for holding the President accountable,...

Czech President Miloš Zeman will be visiting Skopje, and will be a guest to his colleague, President Gjorgi Ivanov. According to recent announcements, one of the topics that will be discussed between the two Presidents is the migrant crisis. As everyone knows, Macedonia is part of the main Balkan route for migrants from Africa and Asia on their way to EU...

“We expect and believe that the President will honour his constitutional obligations and will enable the realization of the rule of law. We still expect an answer to the question we have asked the President, regarding where and how Ivanov acquired information on our confidential cases”, said Lenche Ristovksa, spokeswoman, and prosecutor at the Special Prosecutor's Office. She noted that investigations...

President Gjorgi Ivanov from Sofia today called all the pardoned people who did not have their pardons revoked, and do not fall into the category of politicians, and want their pardons to be annulled, to submit a request to him or his cabinet. Ivanov while speaking to “Telma” TV said that so far, not one request for annulment has arrived...

At today’s plenary session 103 in Parliament, MPs have to decide whether to form a Commission for the impeachment of President Gjorgi Ivanov, because of his decision to pardon a large number of politicians and their close associates. This point was not originally part of today’s agenda, however, the Office of Public Relations of Parliament submitted it this morning to...

Last week on Friday, President Gjorgi Ivanov decided to annul the pardons he had granted to 22 politicians out of the 56, a decision which has been strongly criticized by the International Community. Today, as announced, the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) are expected to issue an official comment regarding the annulment of the 22 people. At the Special Prosecutor's Office,...

The moderator of the panel at today’s Brdo-Brijuni Process Summit in Sarajevo asked President Gjorgi Ivanov an interesting question, “Would Alexander the Macedon do well in business in today's Macedonia?”, to which the President replied and changed the story a little and said, “even Jesus Christ wouldn’t make it, if he came calling they would kill him”. “Same goes for...

A complete withdrawal of the pardons and Ivanov’s resignation were the main conclusion of the Central Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after last night's meeting where they analyzed the current political situation in the country. “The mass pardons from April 12, and now the partial pardons, signed by Ivanov has pushed Macedonia into a more difficult and dramatic...

The leaders of the VMRO DPMNE and the SDSM, Nikola Gruevski and Zoran Zaev, former ministers Mile Janakieski and Gordana Jankulovska, the former Director of the Security and Counterintelligence Agency, Saso Mijalkov, Secretary General of Government, Kiril Bozinovski are part of the 22 people who had their pardons annulled by President Gjorge Ivanov, reported "Telma" citing from the "Official...

The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations has criticised President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to annul only 22 individuals. “President Ivanov’s decision to annul pardons for only a number of people is not sufficient. As stated repeatedly by the EU, a comprehensive solution is key to avoid selective justice”, Hahn wrote on his official “Twitter” page. https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/736263456987480064 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/736263832901955584 Today, President Ivanov annulled 22...

The US Embassy in Macedonia called for a complete withdrawal of the pardons in order to return the country on its Euro-Atlantic path. “As we said last week, partial or selective revocations of the pardons will add to a growing sense of impunity in this country and prevent Macedonia from making progress on its most important goals, including progress towards...