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The SEC will publish the names of the questionable voters by Tuesday
The website of the State Election Commission (SEC) by Tuesday, will be published the names of the 39,502 questionable voters on the electoral roll. During the last field check, they were either not found at home or there were no records found in the institutions.
The SEC will prepare guidelines and an application form, and publish an open call on...
Government believes ammendments are practical in controling policing prior to Elections
With amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs, which proposes the State Secretary in the Ministry of Interior to be appointed by the Government, and with the already adopted amendments to the Law on Policing, the government wants to tie the hands of the new Minister, who would be the Head of the Interior Ministry during the election campaign,...
Zaev: SDSM are ready for elections, and I am ready to be the future Prime Minister
The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia are ready for elections, said the leader of the opposition party, Zoran Zaev in an interview with "Radio Free Europe" and added that if the people decide to give him their support, he would "certainly grab the honour" to be next Prime Minister of the country.
He says that about 65 percent of the...
Brussels: We hope that parties will agree to meet this week
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...
Gruevski: Leaders’ Meeting – Only with a topic and plan
I would attend a Leaders' Meeting, however, beforehand I would have to know the topic and plan of the meeting, said the leader of the VMRO-DPMNE party, Nikola Gruevski, at the promotion of new book titles in the reading room "1000 Books" in the City shopping center in Skopje. He restated that his party does not oppose holding leaders...
The Coalition for Change and Justice wants negotiations to be held in front of cameras
The Coalition for Change and Justice believes that the negotiation process must also include other relevant political parties, civil society’s and the media, so that the talks will be transparent and in front of cameras.
"We propose the formation of a reformed (expert) government, who will have the responsibility to implement radical reforms and create equal conditions for political competition...
Ahmeti: It is impossible to hold elections this year
The leader of the DUI party, Ali Ahmeti, in an interview for “Art TV” based in Tetovo, says elections in autumn are impossible and that the four leaders already have agreed on an election date in December.
“It has been agreed that at the beginning of December, elections will be held so that all parties will agree. Whether they will be...
Poposki: SDSM has to show that they’re serious about holding elections
It is encouraging that the SDSM finally realise that destructive politics is met with greater condemnation from the citizens, reacted Nikola Poposki today after the SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev’s press conference.
“It remains obvious that the party still has shown no capacity to get out of the agony they are in, and to finally start working constructively in politics, for...
The “Colourful Revolution” marked the concrete elections of June the 5th today
Participants from the "Colourful Revolution" today marked the day for the June the 5th elections, which were cancelled after a majority boycott of the elections from all parties. They held elections anyway, a parody organised by guerrilla-style action by marking the cancelled elections with 'concrete'.
They brought and set up a concrete polling booth, covered with a colourful ribbon and...
Thaci and Robert de Groot discuss the political crisis in Tetovo
DPA leader Menduh Thaci today at the party headquarters in Tetovo met with a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, led by the Director-General for European Cooperation of the Dutch Foreign Ministry, Robert de Groot.
The meeting focused on the country's political crisis and the views of the DPA party to overcome the situation and other...
GDOM in Bitola: VMRO-DPMNE must remain true to their word and go ahead with elections on June 5
VMRO-DPMNE has to persist and carry on with their intentions to go the polls, said the people tonight in Bitola who were attending the protest organised by the Civil Movement for Defense of Macedonia, known as GDOM.
From GDOM, they believe that after postponing elections on April 24, it is pointless to postpone the elections on June 5.
They remarked to...
VMRO-DPMNE has started its election campaign, instead of rallies, they will communicate directly with citizens
VMRO-DPMNE today launched its election campaign, but not with rallies, but through direct communication with citizens, the ruling party informed "Meta". They say that this is the kind of campaign they will be launching because of the situation in which the country is in. For now, they do not want to reveal whether they will be holding rallies.
Today, the...
US Embassy: Re-convene Parliament and Cancel Elections
The fact that only one of the large political parties submitted candidate lists for the elections scheduled for June 5, indicates and reinforces concerns that the current conditions are not suitable for conducting credible elections, said the US Embassy, when "Meta" asked about the the ruling party's move to submit candidate lists of deputies to the State Election Commission...
“What elections? Are you joking?” – Ahmeti tells Vienna’s “Standard”
"What elections? Are you joking?" This was the reaction of the leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Ali Ahmeti, when he answered the first question in an interview with the Austrian newspaper "Der Standard" about the elections.
The DUI’s response explains the parties position on meeting all the criteria, according to them, the credibility of the elections has to...
If Ivanov resigns tomorrow, there would be Presidential elections on June 5!
Almost for two weeks now, the organization civil association "I protest" have expressed their anger in the streets of Skopje and all major cities in Macedonia against President Gjorge Ivanov's decision to pardon a large number of politicians. Among the organization's demands is the withdrawal of the general pardon, the formation of an interim government and to recall elections...
State Department: We strongly urge Ivanov to rescind his decision
The US State Department once again have asked the President of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov to withdraw his decision on the pardons and to allow the Special Public Prosecutor's Office and the courts to do their job.
At yesterday's briefing for journalists Elizabeth Trudeau, Director of the Press Office at U.S. Department of State said:
"We and the EU have made our...
Ombudsman: Early elections should not affect the graduation of students or external testing
"Students rights are being violated and the deadline is changing for passing the state exam from June 4 to May 28, in normal circumstances where regular classes would be held for high school Graduation ends on May 20.
Therefore students have had their revision time shortened for passing the exam, which once again confirms that no-one takes into account whether...
Veljanovski signs the decision for elections
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...
State Department: Deeply concerned by President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to pardon officials
The United States is deeply concerned by President Gjorge Ivanov's decision to pardon people under investigation connected to the scandal with the intercepted calls, wrote the US State Department in reaction to the whole affair.
"If implemented, this decision will protect corrupt officials and deny justice to the people of Macedonia. It will also further undermine Macedonian rule of law,...
Today the SDSM and its partners will sign a platform for a democratic Macedonia
The SDSM and its coalition partners will sign a platform for a democratic Macedonia. The parties say, that by the signing of this ‘platform’, coalition partners are undertaking joint action and uncompromising action to defend the legal and constitutional functioning of the state.
The signing of the platform comes after yesterday's meeting of the leaders of the parties opposition coalition,...
