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Zaev-Baily: We expect Ivanov to act in accordance with the Constitution and to award the mandate
Democratic processes are necessary to to proceed with the formation of a new government which will ensure stability in the country and perspectives for Macedonia towards NATO and the European Union. Today’s meeting was jointly concluded by the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, and US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily, announced SDSM.
“The parliamentary majority after the election of the...
Ahmeti: There is a possibility of starting upheavals in the country because of geopolitical reasons
The new reformatory government will be formed soon and the newly appointed president of the Parliament will be performing his share of the obligations in order to quicken this process, said DUI’s party leader Ali Ahmeti during the last night’s meeting with the special representative of the SCE’s president, Ambassador Christian Strohal and the OSCE’s Ambassador in Macedonia Nina...
Mogherini-Xhaferi: The role of the Speaker needs to be above party and ethnic interests
The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Federica Mogherini, this afternoon met with, newly-elected President of the Assembly of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Talat Xhaferi, as part of his first official visit abroad.
Mogherini, as stated from her cabinet, welcomed the election of Talat Xhaferi as a President of the Assembly by...
USA: Those who committed organized or ordered acts of violence must be held accountable
The United States calls on the authorities of Macedonia to take steps to ensure the security of all members of Parliament, to investigate the attacks thoroughly, and to hold accountable those who committed organized or ordered acts of violence, said Kate Byrnes, the Representative of the US Mission to the OSCE at the Permanent Council in Vienna.
“The United States...
Ahmeti – Žbogar: Now it’s up to Ivanov and there is no going back
After the election of the Parliament Speaker, Gjorge Ivanov should assign the mandate to the new parliamentary majority and then a government should be formed. This was stressed today by the DUI party leader, Ali Ahmeti during the meeting with the Ambassador of the European Union in the country, Samuel Žbogar, that took place at DUI’s headquarters in Tetovo.
Ahmeti...
Hahn after meeting with Xhaferi: The focus should now be on forming a new government
The newly elected Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, met with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, during his official visit to Brussels.
Michael Karnitschnig, Hahn’s chief of staff on his Twitter account stated that Hahn said violence in Parliament is unacceptable and we now need to work on forming a new government.
"Johannes Hahn, with the new Speaker...
Great Britain supports the election of Xhaferi, and calls for a non-violent transfer of power
A spokesperson for the Foreign Ofiice of Great Britain welcomed the election of a new Speaker of Parliament and calls for an unhindered and non-violent transfer to the elected majority coalition.
“The UK supports the democratic decision of the majority of Macedonian MPs to elect Talat Xhaferi as Speaker. We look forward to working with him. We call on all...
Vajgl, Kukan and Fleckenstein: We expect a government within two weeks, further delays will have consequences
MEPs Eduard Kukan, Knut Fleckenstein and Ivo Vajgl who were mediators for the Przino Agreement, on July the 15th, 2015, today issued a joint statement again calling on President Gjorge Ivanov to respect the will of the Parliamentary majority and urged those politically and criminally responsible for the violent attacks on the Parliament to bear the responsibility.
“An official investigation...
MOI has identified the persons that opened the front gates of Parliament for the crowds
The Sector for Internal Affairs Skopje (SVR) has submitted three new notifications about several individuals at the Public Prosecutor's Office (OJO) regarding the investigation into the violence that occurred at the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia last Thursday.
The notifications were sent after the video footage from the security cameras at Parliament were reviewed and the showed the people...
Hahn: If the violence occurs again, it will endanger Macedonia’s path to the EU
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations said in an interview with the Austrian newspaper “Der Standard” that the attack on the Macedonian Parliament would not affect the country’s chances to start negotiations with the EU, but only if they do not repeat again.
“I did not expect such an attack on Parliament, but unfortunately things can get worse....
SDSM: The Public Prosecution and MoI have to act in accordance with their public duty and the perpetrators will be held responsible
The Public Prosecution and MoI have to act in accordance with their public duty for an organized act, and the orderers, perpetrators and the criminals to be held responsible, said SDSM via its party announcement.
“The parliamentary majority has accomplished its obligation towards the citizens with dignity, wisdom, and carefulness, as it is appropriate for new politicians that were...
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...
Shilegov: We have evidence of terrorist jeopardizing of the constitutional order
We possess serious evidence that indicates that on Thursday at the Parliament a criminal act of terrorism jeopardizing of the constitutional order and security was done, said today SDSM’s spokesperson Petre Shilegov, also saying that it’s a violation of Article 313 of the Criminal Code.
-We have photographs, video materials, and other evidence, and we know who are the...
Hoyt Yee will meet with Ivanov tomorrow, as swell as Xhaferi and other party leaders
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 for European and Eurasian Affairs,...
EU, US, OSCE and NATO: We are seriously concerned that authorities failed to prevent the attack
The EU delegation in Skopje, the US Embassy, OSCE Mission and the NATO Liaison Office in a joint statement strongly condemned, as they say, the organized attack on Parliament.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the organised attack on the Parliament which took place on 27 April. We express serious concern that the authorities failed to prevent it and...
The US condemns attacks on MPs, and calls for an investigation and accountability
The United States strongly condemns the attacks on members of the Macedonian Parliament.
“The United States strongly condemns the violent attacks on members of the Macedonian parliament which followed the election of Talat Xhaferi as Speaker of Parliament. We will work with the new Speaker to support democracy and to help Macedonia move forward on its European path. Violence has...
Chavkov defends himself: No one informed me that a Parliament Speaker was going to be selected
Mitko Chavkov, Director of the Public Safety Bureau, held a press conference this afternoon and gave his view on yesterday’s events in Parliament. He complained that he hadn’t been informed that a Parliament Speaker was going to be declared, and said that the police had no information or reports of any possible incidents. He stressed that they would need...
Russian MFA: The protesters opposed the “impostors”
Today the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern about yesterday’s violence in Parliament, and according to them, the prime reason for the violence was the “effort of the opposition through blatant violation of the procedures to elect a Parliament Speaker.” As a result of that, the ministry says, chaos occurred which involved protestors that stood up to the...
8 people have been detained and Nuhiu replaces Chavkov as operational manager to MOI headquarters
Regarding yesterday’s violent events in Parliament, in which several MPs were injured, eight people have been detained at Gazi Baba police station, reported today at a press conference, Jordan Lamanovski, who is the assistant Minister for Public Relations and Strategic Issues within the MOI, who added that video footage had been provided to identify the perpetrators.
Lamanovski stated that operational...
Mogherini: What we saw in Skopje is very sad for us
What we saw yesterday in Skopje is very worrying and very sad for us all, said today the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini during her stay at Valetta in Malta.
Last night’s incidents at the Macedonian Parliament were the first topic that Mogherini spoke about in front of the journalists, before...
