8 November 2016
There is no clear distinction between political parties and the state, the state system is being abused and political discrimination is frequent. Because of this, several laws have been violated. This was the conclusion made at the conference “Separating the State from the Political Parties”, organized by the citizen’s association “Most” Constitutional Court Judge Natasha Gaber- Damjanovska […]
28 October 2016
The difference in the ratings between the two major political parties in Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM is 4.2% in favour of the ruling party’s, showed the results of the latest poll conducted by the agency “Faktor Plus Adria” which were published yesterday. The poll was conducted from October 19 –October 26 and on 1082 respondents. […]
21 October 2016
The Special Public Prosecutor must it be able to conduct a full and independent inquiry, without interference, and the state institutions and political parties need to cooperate, said the US Embassy in Skopje to “Meta” in connection with the SPO’s investigation into the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK). They pointed out that by establishing accountability for the […]
14 October 2016
This morning, the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn will start his visit to Macedonia with a meeting with representatives from the civil sector. After the meeting with the representatives from the NGOs, Hahn is to meet with Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev. Meetings with Katica Janeva, the Special Public Prosecutor, the […]
10 October 2016
“I think good measures have been taken to ensure that the electoral roll is credible. The voters’ list should always reflect the current situation, and not the situation from five or 10 years ago, but the times people really live in. In many countries this is done automatically”, said the Head of the OSCE Mission in Skopje, […]
8 October 2016
Together with the European Union, we are working on the fulfillment of the agreement from June by the political parties, which was reinforced in August. We are working on it, to make sure that the agreement will be fulfilled ahead of the elections. This was stated by the US Ambassador, Jess Baily while in Stip […]
24 September 2016
The International Republican Institute (IRI) which conducts several polls on public opinion throughout the year on different issues, there have been no announcements for pre-election poll ratings of political parties in Macedonia. “For now, we have not planned a poll which we would publish before the forthcoming parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for December 11”, […]
16 September 2016
Today, the Constitutional Court announced its agenda for their first session after the two-month summer recess, which is scheduled for September 28, at 9:00am. At the session, as an item on the agenda, the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Prosecutor’s Office is not listed, while the initiative for constructing a cross in Butel […]
5 September 2016
With the agreement of the political parties for conducting the elections on December 11, and the 100-day countdown to election day, the parties have respected the agreement and the agreement from June-July of last year, said European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn to Radio “Slobodna Evropa”. He stressed that elections will not bring […]
2 September 2016
Early parliamentary elections have been twice postponed so far, and now they have been scheduled for December 11. This was agreed two days ago by the leaders of the political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement after elections were postponed on April 24 and June 5. If the political parties do not change their minds […]
1 September 2016
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini and the Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, in a joint statement, welcomed the political agreement which was reached today between the political leaders, signatories to the Pržino Agreement. “We welcome that the leaders of the four […]
1 September 2016
The leaders of the four largest political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement tonight finally agreed that on December 11, early parliamentary elections will be held. The four leaders are satisfied that all the conditions were met for fair and democratic elections. Also satisfied with the agreement were the two representatives from the international community, […]
31 August 2016
The leader of the VMRO-DPMNE party, Nikola Gruevski left today’s leaders’ meeting early at the MPs clubhouse where details are being discussed regarding the elections which are expected to be held in December. He said that his party had accepted all conditions the SDSM had proposed only so they will not have the opportunity of […]
3 August 2016
The parties and institutions, two weeks after the representatives from the four political parties reached an agreement for an interim government to organize elections, have fulfilled all the deadlines outlined in the agreement. What remains: August 18 – Final deadline for the disputable voters to report to the SEC August 19 – The formation of […]
21 July 2016
The US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily, just a few moments ago shared the agreement between the political parties on his Twitter account and wrote: July 20 Agreement – Parties, Media, Institutions – only 42 days to make it work – keep focus. https://t.co/ZJ0fnbYmEg — Ambassador Angela Aggeler (@USAmbNMacedonia) July 21, 2016 Earlier, Baily welcomed […]
21 July 2016
Yesterday the political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement reached consensus for the opened issues. The agreement has several key dates and deadlines that need to be implemented before the leaders of the parties meet on August 31 to confirm the date for the elections and the transitional government. This will be confirmed by a signature. […]
21 July 2016
Today, the British Embassy welcomed the agreement which was finally reached by the political parties and stressed that they need to implement the agreement with just as much effort. “My broad view is that any agreement is only as good as its implementation. That’s what has failed in the past. If this agreement is to […]
20 July 2016
The delegation from the European Union in Macedonia have published on their website the agreement reached by the four political parties. In the agreement, it says the parties have agreed that the electoral code will be amended by July 22 to reflect the agreement below on the voters’ list. According to the agreement, 171 500 […]
20 July 2016
A new transitional government is to be formed one hundred days before the election. New amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs will be suspended, a meeting of political leaders will be organized by the end of August, while the Electoral Roll has to be fully cleansed as well as reforms to the media must […]
18 July 2016
At the residence of the US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily, talks resumed between political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement. It is expected that parties will come to an agreement regarding the formation of an interim government which will be responsible for organising early parliamentary elections. At the meeting, representatives of the parties include, […]
