7 July 2016
The long awaited meeting between the working groups representing the main political parties finally got underway at today. At the meeting in Pržino, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily will also be present, where discussions on media reforms will take place. Those attending the Przino meeting include Renata Desoska from the SDSM, Nikola Todorov from the […]
9 June 2016
55 percent of citizens believe that the former Prime Minister and leader of the VMRO-DPMNE party, Nikola Gruevski, is not doing a good job and does not deserve to be re-elected, and 33 percent believe he deserves another chance as Prime Minister, shows new research conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI). Gruevski, from having […]
30 May 2016
VMRO-DPMNE in 2015 received donations worth 19.164.035 denars or 1,48 million euros from 3.675 donors, stated the report by the State Audit Office which was published today. The largest opposition party, the SDSM, did not deliver the total value of their donations, but they listed the number of donors which was 473 and how much […]
27 May 2016
Political parties and the relevant authorities must urgently address the situation in the interest of the citizens so their country can return to the Euro-Atlantic path. The Przhino Agreement is of great importance. Political leaders must preserve and respect their political agreements and key principles, such as the rule of law, accountability, inclusiveness and credible […]
19 May 2016
Today, the German Foreign Office welcomed Parliament’s decision to ‘postpone once again’ the elections and calls for the implementation of credible reforms, and the urgent withdrawal of the pardons granted by President Gjorgi Ivanov to a large number of politicians last month. The German Foreign Office made the following statement on Twitter: We welcome […]
16 May 2016
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 […]
16 May 2016
State Election Commission (SEC) today is due to hold a working session to discuss how to proceed, after it was confirmed that the elections scheduled for June 5th will go ahead with only one coalition. The initiative for this session came from committee members from DUI and SDSM, and the outcome of today’s session will […]
15 May 2016
Without drawing ballots, the State Election Commission at today’s session formally confirmed that the VMRO-DPMNE will be the only party on the ballot in the early parliamentary elections on June 5. The NDM list was officially rejected, and the SEC confirmed that the SDSM withdrew their candidate lists. After the vote, members from DUI Subhi […]
15 May 2016
In an interview with the AFP, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said that the early elections should be postponed until there are conditions for free and fair elections. “I know there won’t be elections on 5 June”, said Zaev. The interview says, that the SDSM leader expects all political parties early as next week, according to […]
15 May 2016
Nikola Gruevski in an interview for AFP, said that regardless of the announced boycott by all parties in the country, elections will be held on June 5. VMRO-DPMNE leader in the interview said that his party is the only one of the four major parties that will participate in the elections. The party leader said […]
14 May 2016
German special envoy, MP Johannes Haindl next week will again come to Macedonia, to meet with the signatories of the Przhino Agreement. He will then announce his new proposals and ideas for overcoming the political situation in the country “Meta” has learned. According to information, yesterday and today at the meetings with the leaders of […]
12 May 2016
German diplomat, and special envoy to Macedonia Johannes Haindl, after arriving in Macedonia, stated that he has come to get acquainted with the situation in the country. “I came to get acquainted with the situation and listen. It is about the process that is initiated by the EU and the US and to have successful […]
12 May 2016
There is no solution to the political crisis, was EU Ambassador Aivo Orav’s response today while in Strumica, when the media asked him what is currently happening with the situation in the country. “We have recognized that most political parties will not participate in elections. Problems remain with the electoral roll, freedom of the media […]
11 May 2016
The State Election Commission (SEC) yesterday unanimously have acknowledged a report on the data from the register of citizens (persons with a Macedonian passport) from the Ministry of Interior (MOI), which says Macedonia has 1,958,844 adults and 505,422 young citizens, in total, 2,464,266 nationals. Otherwise, if today until midnight, which is the last date to […]
5 May 2016
Not one party has submitted a list of its members for the electoral roll, sources from the State Election Commission (SEC) have told “Meta”. The deadline for submitting these lists expires tonight at midnight. We discovered that the VMRO-DPMNE has prepared a list of names of members, who will sit on various Election Boards. Today, […]
1 May 2016
The European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn sent a letter to the leaders of the four parties which are signatories to the Przhino Agreement Nikola Gruevski, Zoran Zaev, Ali Ahmeti and Menduh Thaci, reports Alsat-M. According to diplomatic sources, the International Community is insisting on a new meeting after the failed […]
25 April 2016
“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 […]
18 April 2016
Following President Gjorge Ivanov decision to pardon a large number of politicians, sparking mass protests, the International Community has taken a decisive step to calm the situation. The latest information is that on Friday in Vienna the leaders of the four biggest parties in Macedonia are due to come together and meet. The announcement of […]
18 April 2016
The International Community are planning a meeting of leaders this Friday in Vienna with the four biggest parties in Macedonia, reports “Alsat – M“. The parties were apparently formally invited by the three MEPs involved in achieving and implementing the Przino Agreement, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Richard Howitt. As reported by on television in […]
13 April 2016
After a second day of protests, and tonight’s violence against the decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to pardon politicians, the Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn wrote on his “Twitter” account that citizens should be reasonable and refrain from violence. “Call on all political parties and reasonable citizens to refrain from violent […]
