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Kiracovski claims that he has the minimum of 80 MPs that will vote in favor of the constitutional amendments
SDSM's General Secretary and an MP, Aleksandar Kiracovski at the press conference that took place today at the Parliament informed that the government has secured the support of minimum 80 MPs necessary for the passing of the constitutional amendments.
-By initiating the constitutional changes, Macedonia is becoming a part of the EU and NATO. People often ask me whether we...
Zaev and Sela agree on constitutional changes – the preamble will be changed
After today's meeting at the Holiday Inn hotel in Skopje between with Prime Minister and SDSM President Zoran Zaev, leader of the Alliance of the Albanians (AA), Zijadin Sela, stated that they have reached an agreement and that MPs from his party will vote for the changes to the Constitution.
He said that due to the Alliance's insistence, the separation of citizens...
Zaev: We will know if there is a majority for constitutional changes on the day of the vote
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is optimistic that the required majority will be secured in Parliament for the vote on constitutional changes, but says the number of MPs will be known on the day of the vote.
"We will know the final number on the day of the vote. The session is scheduled for January 9, and according to the statements...
Third draft-amendment on constitutional changes is adopted in Parliament
With 64 votes "For", 14 "Against" and 2 "Abstentions", Parliament voted in the text of the third draft-amendment for changes to the Constitution envisaged in the Prespa Agreement, which stipulates that the Republic must respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of its neighbouring countries.
MPs from VMRO-DPMNE pointed out that Macedonia has no territorial claims in any other...
Two draft amendments for Constitutional changes adopted, while the debate continues today
The debate on the two remaining draft amendments for constitutional changes, in accordance with the Prespa Agreement, continues today in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia.
Last night, MPs adopted the draft amendments with 65 votes in favor, 18 against and 8 abstentions with which the decisions of ASNOM will be replaced with the Declaration of ASNOM and the...
Baily: I wasn’t at the Parliament as I was watching the voting on TV
After the accusations from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the US Ambassador in Macedonia, Jess Baily, was present at the Parliament during the voting for the initiation of the constitutional changes, yesterday on TV21, he denied these claims, stating that he was watching the voting on TV, from his living room.
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-That day I was working in...
Mickoski: My heart broke when I watched you vote, we could’ve beaten Zaev
The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, at Tuesday's celebration of the Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle, demanded that an amnesty law be passed for the people responsible for the events on April 27 in Parliament.
According to him, this way, there will be indiscriminate justice and freedom for all.
Regarding the newly-emerging situation in the party he leads, he said...
USA: Russian claims that we interfered in the vote in Parliament are disinformation
The US State Department assessed Russia's accusations that the United States was involved in the recent vote in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, which gave the green light to start constitutional changes in the country, as unreasonable as an attempt to misinform and propaganda
"Any allegation that representatives of the US Embassy were involved in the voting process in Parliament...
Arnaudov: No one is traitor and no bribe was offered to the MPs
Ljuben Arnaudov, MP, one of the accused for the incidents in the Parliament building on the 27th of April, at the start of today's trials at the Basic Court I Skopje announced that he doesn't think somebody is a traitor and he doesn't know who wrote the letter that was sent to the media two days ago in the...
The long and thorny road to the amendment of the Constitution (infographic)
Changing the Constitution through constitutional amendments is not an easy or simple process. The proposer of the amendments, in this case the Government, needs a two-thirds majority in two instances. Once at the opening of the Constitution and then at the closing of the Constitution, in a procedure that lasts for several months.
According to the Constitution, the decision for...
Constitutional Affairs Committee adopts Government’s proposal for constitutional changes
With 10 votes in favour and 7 against, the Constitutional Affairs Committee adopted a proposal by the Government to endorse the amendments of the Constitution under the Prespa Agreement.
The Commission obliged the Government within 15 days to prepare and submit a text with draft amendments and to take into consideration the remarks made at the Commission's session.
Ten MPs from...
Hahn: VMRO-DPMNE must abandon its destructive approach
The EU Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, in an interview for the Austrian magazine "Standard", said that he is acquainted with the threats issued by the opposition against MPs that want to abandon the party's lines and to support the Agreement with Greece at the Parliament.
He has asked VMRO-DPMNE to abandon, as he said, its destructive approach and to put...
Dimitrov: The Parliament should heed the will of the people
The Parliament should decide whether it will heed the will of the people, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov at today's debate "Bilateral in the Balkans: Regional Implications of Bilateral Disputes" organized as part of the Forum for civil society Skopje 2018.
-The referendum turnout was close to 37% and even though we have an ELection Code...
SDSM’s Executive Board: Snap elections to be held immediately if the Agreement doesn’t pass in the Parliament
At the session of SDSM's Executive Board it was unanimously concluded that now, when there is a clearly expressed will by the majority of people, the MPs should heed the voice of the majority of over 600.000 people, to take responsibility and to speed up the processes for a final membership into NATO and EU.
"if this is not...
The Parliament should elucitade about the constitutional amendments, says the French MFA
The Parliament will have to elucidate about the constitutional amendments regаrding the implementation of the Agreement with Greece, and on basis of the results from the referendum, states the spokesperson of the Ministry of Europe and the Foreign Affairs of France, Agnès Von Der Mühll.
"On the 30th of September, the voters in FYROM had the opportunity to vote...
Nimetz: The focus should be put on those that voted “For” as those that boycotted it don’t offer any alternatives
The leaders and the politicians in Macedonia will have to make big decisions about the future of their country, said the UN's mediator in the Greek-Macedonian name dispute, Matthew Nimetz.
Commenting on the insufficient number of voters at the recent referendum in Macedonia, Nimetz gave a comment for Greek TV in New York that the focus should be put...
Zaev: Early elections if VMRO-DPMNE does not respect the peoples’ decision
The referendum is the most comprehensive tool of democracy. The outcome of the referendum is final and the will of the people must be respected by everyone. In a democracy, decisions are made by voting. I congratulate all citizens, we have had success for a European Macedonia.
This was stated by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev after polling stations closed in today's...
The voting at the referendum has begun and 1.806.336 citizens have the right to vote
Voting at the referendum has begun this morning at which, according to a decision adopted by the Parliament, the citizens will have to decide upon the question "Do you support EU and NATO membership by accepting the deal between Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Greece?".
The voting is unfolding without any problems except for the several minutes' delay...
1,806,336 registered to vote as referendum silence begins
At midnight tonight, the public campaign ends and the 48-hour silence before the referendum to be held on Sunday, September 30th, begins.
According to the decision adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the ballot question for the referendum will read: "Are you for EU and NATO membership, by accepting the agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the...
The Many Shenanigans of Gjorge Ivanov
During some of Macedonia's most crucial moments, President Gjorge Ivanov was a man of cancellation and abolishment. When he should have gone, he did not go, he returned when he should of stayed, he did not sign or was absent, but one sure thing, he will not vote.
When an armed shootout broke out in Kumanovo on May 9, 2015,...
