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New government of North Macedonia elected, with 62 votes in favor

The Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia voted in the new government on Sunday night. The new cabinet is led by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski. During the vote, a total of 108 MPs were in attendance, and 62 MPs voted in favor, while 46 MPs voted against. The parliamentary speaker Talat Xhaferi then congratulated the prime minister and the...

With 62 votes in favor, Parliament of North Macedonia elects new Government led by Zoran Zaev

With 62 votes for, the Parliament of North Macedonia last night elected the new government led by Zoran Zaev. The session was attended by 115 MPs out of whom 113 MPs cast their vote. 51 MPs voted against the new government's cabinet. In his address before the voting for the new executive power center, mandatary Zoran Zaev said that the...

Pendarovski will give mandate for new government to Zaev, although unknown who SDSM will form coalition with

At noon tomorrow, Stevo Pendarovski, the president of North Macedonia, will hand the mandate to form a government to Zoran Zaev, who is representing the coalition "Mozheme" (We can!), which won most of the seats in the new Parliament, the Office of the President informs. As it clarifies, Zaev had already informed president Pendarovski about the negotiations with a number...

Kotzias: The new government has toned down the rhetoric but basically nothing has changed

The new government has toned down the rhetoric and the communication level is more correct, however, in substance, I have not seen anything new, said Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias in an interview with "Euroactive" while talking about the new government. He stressed that during his upcoming visit to Skopje in August, he will talk to the Macedonian Foreign Minister,...

The first session of the new government has begun

Today, the first session of the new government led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev began. Half an hour before the meeting, journalists had the opportunity to see the interior of the government building, which was open to the public for the first time after its renovation. The three main entrances to the fence of the government building were open, and...

Ivanov receives the new government

Today, at Villa Vodno, the President of the country, Gjorgi Ivanov, received the members of the new government, led by the Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev. Ivanov congratulated all the ministers and wished them success in their work. The President of the country gave the mandate to form a government to SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev, on May the 17th, and last night,...

Mogherini – Hahn: Now work on the reform agenda

This morning, the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, Federica Mogherini and Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, gave a joint statement congratulating the new government of the Republic of Macedonia. “We welcome the vote for the new government led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The European Union is ready to support...

Macedonia gets a new Government led by Zoran Zaev

With 62 votes “for”, from a total of 111 MPs, just before midnight, the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia voted for a new government led by the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The new government did not win the support from 44 MPs who voted “against”, and five “abstentions” from MPs from the Besa Movement. The new Prime Minister, straight...

Today Parliament will hold three sessions, the new government should be chosen by midnight

Despite the second parliamentary session, where the only point on the agenda is electing the new government, today in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the 21st continuation of the constitutive session will be held. At today’s session, MPs will be discussing the election of the president, vice president, members and deputies for the Commission on Elections and...

The first day of Parliament was spent in arguments between VMRO-DPMNE and DUI

This afternoon’s part of today’s parliamentary session in Macedonia, to elect a new government proposed by the Prime Minister-designate Zoran Zaev, was full of arguments over who was a criminal and who has done what, who has been incriminated and who has not. However, there were other disagreements too, some over procedure, - such as how much time can...

Zaev: Macedonia has matured for a new way of doing politics

The eyes of the democratic world are on us. I seek support, so we can together take a step into the European family, said the Prime Minister-designate, Zoran Zaev today in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia while addressing not just MPs, but also citizens and experts in the country. He also addressed ministers, telling them to propose...

Zaev will be the only presidential candidate at Congress the day after tomorrow

After yesterday’s dinner in Brussels with Federica Mogherini and the Prime Minsters of the Western Balkans and the president of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, the day after tomorrow at the party’s congress, they are expecting the re-election of the president of the SDSM. Zaev is the only candidate for party president, who will be selected the day after tomorrow at the...

Zaev will be attending dinner with Mogherini and the Prime Ministers of the Western Balkans tomorrow

Tomorrow, the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, will be travelling to Brussels to attend an informal dinner with the Prime Ministers from the Western Balkans and the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, Federica Mogherini, confirmed SDSM. Last week, Mogherini sent invitations to the six Prime Ministers of the Western Balkans for dinner in Brussels,...

Ahmeti leaves SDSM without giving a statement – reads the statement

Today’s meeting between the leader of SDSM and the mandatary, Zoran Zaev and president of DUI, Ali Ahmeti at SDSM’s headquarters, lasted for more than two hours, which are part of the negotiations between the parties to form the new government. Ahmeti arrived at the headquarters of SDSM at 12:30pm, and left around 14:45 pm. When the leader of DUI...

France: Awarding the mandate is an opportunity to overcome the political crisis

France welcomes the decision made by President Gjorge Ivanov to award the mandate to form a government to Zoran Zaev, the president of SDSM, announced today the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “This is an opportunity for the country to overcome the political crisis. We hope that that the new government will be formed soon”, reads the statement. The French Ministry...

Ivanov hands over the mandate, Zaev guarantees the preservation of national interests

The obstacles for awaring the mandate to form a government have been removed, said President Gjorge Ivanov, who handed over the mandate to form the new government to SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev. Zaev said that two obstacles for awarding the mandate have been removed and that the written guarantee had been submitted to Ivanov. “We guarantee the protection of the unitary,...

Ivanov again calls on Zaev to provide guarantees for the country’s unitarity

The President of the state, Gjorge Ivanov, today called on the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, together with his coalition partners to provide guarantees for strengthening the unitarity of the country. Regarding the mandate for forming a new government, he will act in accordance with the Constitution and the established practices.” “The letter sent from the Parliament of the Republic...

SDSM: Ivanov does not need to wait ten days, Macedonia needs a new government

Gjorge Ivanov does not need to wait for ten days, but it is necessary for him to finally act in accordance with the Constitution as soon as possible and award the mandate to the SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev, for the formation of a new government, announced SDSM this morning. The party pointed out that the procedure has been completed and...

Vajgl, Kukan and Fleckenstein: We expect a government within two weeks, further delays will have consequences

MEPs Eduard Kukan, Knut Fleckenstein and Ivo Vajgl who were mediators for the  Przino Agreement, on July the 15th, 2015, today issued a joint statement again calling on President Gjorge Ivanov to respect the will of the Parliamentary majority and urged those politically and criminally responsible for the violent attacks on the Parliament to bear the responsibility. “An official investigation...

Zaev: It is time for the parliamentary majority to take responsibility

“As the parliamentary majority won over trust, we let five weeks pass so the public can see what kind of false patriotism Gruevski and the leadership of VMRO-DPMNE are promoting, and there is no doubt that the leadership of VMRO-DPMNE do not want to hand over the power, because they are scared of facing responsibility. There is no escape...