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Xhaferi took over the President of Parliament’s cabinet and the transfer was “normal”
The newly elected president of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, Talat Xhaferi, began his working day in the presidential cabinet, announced the parliament’s office.
“Together with the members of his cabinet and the parliamentary’s services he is working on all formal administrative operations that are part of the obligations of the President of the Parliament of the Republic...
Plomp: The next step will be forming a government as soon as possible
I think first of all the democratic process now has to move forward. It is positive that finally the Parliament managed to constitute itself and managed to elect a speaker, which was clearly recognized by the EU and the USA. I think now the next step is that the Government should be formed and the sooner the better to...
Hoyt Yee: A Parliament Speaker has been elected, political leaders should debate in Parliament
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Brian Yee said in his statement after two days of meetings in Skopje, condemned the violence in Parliament and he said that a new Parliament Speaker has been elected. For him, there is no dilemma about a parliamentary majority having the responsibility to form a new government, but at...
SDSM: If there was a new government, the minimal wage would have been 12.000 denars
“If there was a new government today, this 1st of May, all workers would have had a minimal wage of 12.000 denars. And that is just one example of what the citizens are losing due to the interests of one small group fronted by Nikola Gruevski that is trying violently to prevent the transfer of power, announced today SDSM...
MOI: Criminal charges have been brought against 15 individuals while five have been detained
Regarding the attack on Parliament, where several MPs were injured, the MOI submitted to the case over to the Public Prosecution who have filed 15 criminal charges relating to several members of the crime who participated in the crowd. The Minister of Interior reports that five of the identified have already been detained into custody.
“After reviewing the video footage, operational...
VMRO-DPMNE: SDS owes the people an apology, whose revolt they deliberately caused
SDS brutally raped the will of the people and prevented the right of discussion with their democratically elected representatives, said VMRO-DPMNE in their statement.
“SDS deliberately and violently, as announced by their journalists and experts, conducted a performance that they call an election of a Parliament Speaker and they did it with premeditation and put themselves, other MPs and employees...
MOI: The security situation has been normalized, we will take additional measures
Late last night, the Interior Ministry informed the public that security in the downtown area of the city centre, around and in Parliament has been normalized by restoring the disturbed public order.
"Because of the previous overall security situation, the MOI-SVR Skopje will take additional measures and actions to protect the safety of the citizens, facilities and ensure a stable...
The parliamentary majority will not leave Parliament until a new Speaker is elected
This afternoon, MPs of the parliamentary majority, led by SDSM, stayed in the plenary hall of Parliament after the chairman, Trajko Veljanoski, stopped today’s 20th continuation of its session. MPs from SDSM, DUI, Besa and the Albanian Alliance refused to leave the hall and demanded that a new Parliament Speaker be elected.
In the hall, VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs were present, who,...
Political bidding begins: Leadership meeting, interim Government and then snap elections?
At today’s continuation of the constitutive session of Parliament, two statements were given that might suggest that there is some displacement of the positions of the parties.
Firstly, Krsto Mukoski, an MP from VMRO-DPMNE, said that the way out of the political crisis is a leadership meeting.
“Dear colleagues, the number of days passing are hitting record numbers while we express...
One party demands a quick formation of a government and the other demands quick elections: A new episode of the parliamentary marathon
There will be another continuation of the Parliament’s constitutive session during which the MPs will have to discuss the election of members and a president of the Commission for elections and assigning, and a president of the Parliament.
Over the weekend, the parties were exchanging accusations and counter- accusations on the subjects of morning frost and the damages to...
US State Department: Leaders should do everything they can to form a government without delay
“The United States has encouraged the Macedonian leaders to do everything they can to form a government without further delay so that the country can continue with the reforms necessary to become a full member of the Euro-Atlantic family”, said a statement by the US State Department regarding the political crisis in Macedonia given to the “Voice of America”.
The...
Kocijančić: A Parliament Speaker must be elected urgently and the uncertainty must end
Today, the European Commission again urged for the election results to be respected and President Gjorge Ivanov to reconsider his decision.
“As the EU has said repeatedly, the results of the recent parliamentary elections must now be respected, the current uncertainty ended and a government must be established without further delay, based on the parliamentary majority that is there”, stated...
There will be a new continuation of the constitutive session tomorrow and there are no retreats from the trench lines
After five days of holidays, the Parliament’s constitutive session should continue tomorrow at 11 o’clock. According to the regular morning announcements issued both by VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM, even before the continuation of the tomorrow's constitutive session, there will be no retreats from the parties’ trench lines.
In the regular morning announcement issued by SDSM, it says that “Gruevski has...
SDSM: We shall unblock Parliament in accordance with the Rules, the Constitution, and the laws
The new parliamentary majority is taking the obligation to unblock the democratic processes very soon and a new reformatory government to be formed that will provide a better life for everyone, said SDSM’s morning announcement and it also states that this process will be done in accordance with the Rules and Regulations, the Constitution, and the laws.
“The expectations of...
New continuation of the constitutive session of Parliament scheduled for tomorrow
Tomorrow, a continuation of the new constitutive session of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia has been scheduled. They will continue with the item on the agenda, which is the election of a President and members of the Commission for Elections and Appointments.
The list of registered speakers has not yet been fulfilled, and instead of a discussion on...
If necessary, the MOI is prepared to defend Parliament
The Ministry of Interior (MOI) are monitoring the situation and if there is a violation of public order and peace, we are prepared to react, said MOI to “Meta” regarding recent statement of a possible forced entry into Parliament.
“The Ministry of Interior has established operational headquarters in the field. If such a breach of public disorder does occur, the...
SDSM: It is necessary that Parliament is unblocked instead of protecting criminals
“Macedonia will be a law abiding country. There will be thorough reforms in the judiciary and prosecution and there will be a justice for all. That is the reason why VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs are blocking democratic processes in Parliament. They think in that manner they will be able to protect VMRO-DPMNE’s management from crimes in the past 10 years that...
MPs are far from an agreement, the session continues tomorrow at noon
The constitutive session of Parliament, where MPs are debating positions for president, vice-president, members and deputies for the Commission on Elections and Appointments, will continue tomorrow afternoon.
SDSM MP, Oliver Spasovski asked the session to continue even after 18:00, but Veljanoski didn’t allow the session to continue and has scheduled a continuation tomorrow at noon.
Almost the entire session was spent...
One, two, three, ten or hundred proposals for a new speaker at tomorrow’s session at the Parliament
Tomorrow, the parliamentary political parties, after three months of break and negotiations, will continue the constitutive session of the Parliament that started on the 30th of December last year, and it was postponed because the parties didn’t have a parliamentary majority and couldn't elect a president of the Parliament.
According to the parliamentary agenda, the continuation of the constitutive...
Bujar Osmani: Talat Džaferi will be a candidate for president of Parliament
Talat Džaferi will be the new president of the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, announced DUI’s spokesperson, Bujar Osmani for Portalb.
According to Osmani, Talat Džaferi is the only candidate proposed by DUI and the parliamentary majority. If Dzaferi manages to pass the voting process for an election of a president of the Parliament, that is going to be held...
