15 June 2020
With the latest amendments to the Electoral Code from February 2020, some improvements have been made, primarily in voter registration, in voting procedures, and in expanding and clarifying the competencies of the State Audit Office (SAO) and the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) on financial control. However, the election model remained with six […]
18 May 2020
The second political parties leaders’ meeting in North Macedonia President’s Office today finished without agreement on the date for the parliamentary elections. The largest opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE has opted for the end of August or beginning of September, while the SDSM is all for the end of June. According to VMRO-DPMNE, the late date will […]
8 March 2019
“The bombs” that were already published and still exist on the Internet, will not be destroyed or sanctioned, said the former Minister of Interior Pavle Trajanov, after the Ministry of Justice announced that with the new law of Public Prosecution, SPO will have to destroy the materials from the illegally wiretapped conversations. A problem are […]
23 August 2018
Today, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi notified parliamentary groups that they will have a three-day deadline to answer, whether they would participate in the public propaganda for the referendum, that should be conducted by Parliament, as well as on what kind of campaign they will lead and whether they will be “For” “or “Against” on the referendum […]
25 April 2018
Current talks are ongoing but will end this weekend, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev stated in answer to a journalist’s question regarding the government’s reshuffle and negotiations with possible new coalition partners. “Following the end of 1st of May holiday, we will disclose information concerning the make-up of the government and the director’s appointments. The members […]
2 April 2018
There will be no meeting between the leadership regarding the process of the name talks. Foreign minister Nikola Dimitrov will inform representatives from the state leadership and political parties regarding the course of negotiations, at separate meetings. Last week, Dimitrov announced that after the name talks in Vienna, a meeting would be held between the […]
10 November 2017
In the last week of January, next year, representatives of various political parties, MEPs, EU experts, together with EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and representatives of French Parliament and the French government in Paris, will begin the process of mutual dialogue on important issues, which was called “Jean Monnet”, reported […]
22 October 2017
A total number of 27 complaints were lodged at the Administrative Court by political parties this evening against the decisions made by the State Election Commission (SEC) concerning the complaints about the first round of local elections, that were organized on the 15th of October, announced the court. Otherwise, the deadline for lodging appeals concerning […]
20 October 2017
Heated debates among the members of the State Election Commission between members of SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE marked the today’s session by SEC during which out of 43 lodged complaints only 7 were discussed. All 7 complaints, which were chosen by a lottery were lodged by VMRO-DPMNE. Out of 7, 4 were rejected by the Commission, […]
13 October 2017
Today, the EU delegation and the embassies of EU member states announced that the local elections on October 15th and 29th October are an opportunity for citizens to express their views on the direction in which their municipalities should move in the future. “The EU encourages political leaders, their parties and relevant stakeholders to use […]
3 October 2017
The President of the State Election Commission (SEC), Aleksandar Chichakovski has issued an appeal to the political parties to stop urgently with causing incidents and has stated that the violence int he pre-election period can cause only damage to the candidates, political parties, the election process and the state. Speaking on behalf of SEC, Chichakovski […]
3 October 2017
It is very important to determine the responsibility for the illegal wiretapping and alleged government misconduct, because it will be a key step for Macedonia to reassure NATO and the European Union, as well as other international partners, that it is ready to integrate into those organizations. This was pointed out by Deputy Assistant Secretary of […]
25 June 2017
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, will be travelling to Skopje for a meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, government officials, as well as leaders from political parties. The main focus will be on the implementation of the reforms priorities and the Przino Agreement. The European Commission stated that the […]
20 May 2017
If the elections would have been organized tomorrow, 24,5 % of citizens would have voted for VMRO-DPMNE, and 23,7% for SDSM, show the results of the last polls organized by Telma TV and the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCMS). According to the results of the polls, 8,5% of the citizens would be voting for […]
19 May 2017
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”, […]
11 May 2017
The record holder between the political parties for collected donations from January 1 to December 31, 2016 is VMRO-DPMNE, with a total collection of 1.88 million euros in membership and donations from individuals and companies, states the report issued yesterday by the State Audit Office. From the total 5.880 registered contributors, the party collected 115.55 million […]
30 April 2017
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Brian Yee today and tomorrow in Skopje will meet with President Gjorge Ivanov, the party leaders and as the embassy says “Speaker of Parliament, Talat Xhaferi.” Deputy Assistant Secretary Yee except with Ivanov and Xhaferi, will meet with the political party leaders […]
29 April 2017
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Brian Yee will arrive tomorrow in Skopje on a two-day visit during which he will meet with president Gjorge Ivanov, the party leaders and as the embassy says “Speaker of Parliament, Talat Dzaferi.” “Hoyt Brian Yee, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State […]
27 April 2017
President Gjorge Ivanov addressed citizens tonight and appealed for calm amid the tensions and violence and called on leaders of the parliamentary parties to attend the leaders’ meeting tomorrow at his office. “In these times of great concern surrounding the recent events in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, I urge everybody to be […]
20 April 2017
Today, in Tetovo, DUI’s party leader, Ali Ahmeti had a meeting with the Ambassador of France, Christian Thimonier, during which, as was announced by the party, the political situation in Macedonia was discussed, the geopolitical circumstances and the possibilities for solving the both the political and the institutional crisis During the meeting, Ahmeti had stated […]
