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MP Pavle Bogoevski resigned
Pavle Bogoevski resigned from his post at the Parliament after the scandal with the audio recording broke out. He was heard ordering something "half" of something and later he admitted that it was cannabis oil.
His decision postponed the procedure for calling off the MP mandate to the runaway former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
He announced his decision...
While politicians bicker, the construction of the highway is still long over-due
During yesterday's parliamentary session, the government and the opposition were squabbling over the construction of the highway from Skopje to Blace. VMRO-DPMNE MP, Ilija Dimkovski said that the government hasn't even lifted a stone in its efforts to build the highway.
-One of the election promises and part of this government's program was the construction of the Skopje - Blace...
Xhaferi notified the Commission about Gruevski’s absence in the past 6 months
The President of the Parliament Talat Xhaferi has officially notified the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Mandatory - Immunity Issues that the runaway MP Nikola Gruevski is unjustifiably absent from his working place as an MP at the Parliament.
After an official notification, the President of the Committee, Pavle Bogoevski will have to call for a session where the cancelation...
Defendants in April 27 case sentenced to a total of 211 years in prison, Chavkov – 18 years
Mitko Chavkov was sentenced to the heaviest punishment for the attacks that occurred on the 27th of April and was sentenced to 18 years in prison, while the 16 defendants were sentenced to a total of 211 years in prison.
Igor Durlovski was acquitted from the charges against him.
Mitko Peshov was sentenced to 15 years, Dushko Lazarov to 15 years,...
Xhaferi: I am prepared to be president if there is no census at the elections
The presidential elections are likely to be announced on February 8, and the first round will be held on April 21, and the second round on May 5, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said at today's press briefing.
"The Parliament is prepared for the elections and will work until the beginning of the election campaign, to hinder the MPs to go campaigning...
Government of RM: Ivanov has misused his position in order to block the democracy
The Government stated that it supports the decision where the Law on languages and the Law for the ratification of the Prespa Agreement to be published in the Official Gazette with the signature of the President of the Parliament, Talat Xhaferri, while at the same time it has taken into account "the violation of the Constitution on part of...
New amendments to Constitution published in the “Official Gazette”
Amendments from 33 to 36, together with Constitutional Law on their proclamation, which were voted in with 81 votes, were adopted at the 75th session of Parliament, on Friday, and were published in the 6th issue of the "Official Gazette" this year, i.e. on January 12, 2019.
With these amendments to the Constitution, after the Prespa Agreement comes into force,...
Moscow: The constitutional changes are against the will of the people, the UN’s Security Council should discuss the name
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Informing and Press Relations has called the passing of the new amendments of the Macedonian Constitution in order to change the country's name as "an artificial change of the country's name in order for an enforced entering of Skopje into NATO" and stated that the problem with the country's renaming should...
Constitutional amendments were passed with 81 votes
With 81 votes in favor and no votes against or withheld, this evening, MPs have cast their votes at Parliament i.e. the amendments from 33 to 35, which are Macedonia's obligation according to the Prespa Agreement that was signed on the 17th of June last year.
Previously, the Alliance of the Albanians and BESA's MPs withdrew their amendments.
According to Constitutional...
Law on corruption prevention was passed in first reading
During today's 66th session, the Parliament passed the draft law for the prevention of corruption and the conflict of interests in first reading. The law predicts new and increased authorizations for the State Commission for Corruption Prevention and new and much strict criteria for the selection of its members.
Only the MPs from the ruling parties voted for the...
Parliament is an institution that is least involved in the fight against terrorism
Parliament, as a body has so far been the least involved in the fight against corruption, believes Slagjana Taseva, president of Transparency International -Macedonia and the first president of the Anti-Corruption Commission. Similarly, MP Pavle Bogoevski, states that although legislature has jurisdiction over the laws and the election of members of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption, as well as a...
Xhaferri: The voting for the constitutional changes will take place on the 15th of January
On Monday, the 17th of December, a Commissionary discussion about the draft amendments for the Constitution, announced today the parliamentary speaker Talat Xhaferri after the meeting with his Albanian colleague Gramoz Ruchi.
The plenary parliamentary session is set for the 9th of January and is expected to end in a week and then on the 15th of January to...
Ivanov still hasn’t asked for a term for the annual address at the Parliament
there is no announcement from the President of the state, Gjorge Ivanov, that he wants to have an annual address at the Parliament, said the parliamentary speaker, Talat Xhaferri during the briefing with the journalists.
-In previous years, we would have received a request from Ivanov, but this years we haven't received anything. If he wishes to address, he...
The Parliament did not pass the draft law for a complete amnesty of the participants in the attacks on the 27th of April
With 59 votes "against" and 25 votes "in favor of" the Parliament didn't pass the draft law for an amnesty that was lodged by the VMRO-DPMNE's MP group and the coalition "For a Better macedonia".
The opposition MPs requested that this legislation is passed with a short procedure. This law would have set a platform for a non-selective implementation...
Parliament decides not to cancel Gruevski’s MP mandate
Parliament decided not to cancel MPs mandate to former prime minister and former party leader of VMRo-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski.
Out of 87 present MPs, 58 have voted for taking away the mandate and 28 against. In order to cancel the mandate to an MP a two third majority is needed or a minimum of 80 MPs.
The proposal for canceling the...
The parliament will be deciding tomorrow whether it will cancel Gruevski’s mandate
The Committee on rules of procedure, mandate and immunity affairs at the parliament will have to decide tomorrow whether MP Nikola Gruevski should continue to perform his duty as an MP. Gruevski was convicted to two-year imprisonment in the SPO case named "Tank" and on the 8th of November, he should report to serve his sentence. in this case,...
Hahn is convinced that all MPs are aware of the great opportunity and responsibility
The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn on his tweeter profile expressed his conviction that the MPs from all political parties in the Macedonian Parliament will put aside their party's interests and will make a decision in the interest of the country and the citizens.
These are decisive days for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. MPs will vote on the historic...
The session for constitutional changes will continue at 12 o’clock and the securing a two-third majority is uncertain
The MPs will continue today at 12 o'clock the discussion about the necessity of constitutional amendments that have come out of the Prespa Agreement, between Macedonia and Greece. There is a possibility that the discussion will be stopped and the MPs will cast their votes, after the opposition MPs have canceled the discussion.
What remains uncertain is whether the two-third...
Manoilovski: The state should back any VMRO-DPMNE MP who will vote for constitutional changes
Amnesty for everyone and support from the state for VMRO-DPMNE's MPs who will vote in favor of the Agreement with Greece, suggested DUI's MP, Branko Manoilovski, at today's debate regarding the constitutional amendments in accordance with the Agreement with Greece.
-For several days I've been listening to philosophical speeches, but all of that can be related to one issue -...
VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs rejected the debate and will vote against the constitutional amendments
VMRO-DPMNE's MPs and the coalition members "For Better Macedonia" today at a joint coordination have decided to give up on the debate that is happening at the Parliament, announced the party.
"The MP group concludes that all has been said and there is any necessity for a further debate regarding the proposed constitutional changes and that the Prespa Agreement was...
