The head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) Katica Janeva wants both her and her entire team to stay and keep working together for another term. She expressed her wish during the ongoing negotiations on the new law on public prosecution, which will decide the fate of the SPO. Katina Janeva expects from the political […]
Head of Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime and corruption Vilma Ruskoska says that the Interpol refuses to issue an international arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who was granted asylum in Hungary. Concerning case related to organizers of the violent storming of Parliament on 27 April 2017, she requested from the police […]
The successful conduct of presidential elections shows that the country is moving in the right direction and facilitate efforts to get a date for opening EU accession negotiations, Matthew Palmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs told PM Zoran Zaev at meeting held ahead of 2019 EBRD Annual […]
Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that Croatia will do its best to support North Macedonia to get a date for opening accession negotiations in June. He also said that EU enlargement would be high on the agenda when his country is to take over the rotating EU Presidency next year. “All our friends in […]
After meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Pope Francis addressed government officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps, and members of the civil society gathered at the presidential residence on Tuesday. Thanking the President and the Prime Minister for the welcome and the gracious invitation to visit North Macedonia, the Pope greeted […]
Following the meeting with the authorities, with civil society and with the diplomatic corps in the Presidential Palace, Pope Francis visited the Mother Teresa Memorial. Pope Francis prayed and laid flowers before the statue of Mother Teresa. He then greeted a number of poor people assisted by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. The Pope met […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister o Zoran Zaev had a private meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis as part of the program of the Pope’s Apostolic Visit to North Macedonia.Pope Francis also greeted the PM’s family, who joined the end of the meeting. PM Zaev and Pope Francis reconfirmed the centuries-long spiritual bonds binding the papal […]
Pope Francis is holding a Holy Mass in Macedonia square in Skopje before 15 thousand people. Following the meeting with the authorities, with civil society and with the diplomatic corps in the Presidential Palace, Pope Francis visited the Mother Teresa Memorial. Pope Francis prayed and laid flowers before the statue of Mother Teresa. He then […]
The Government has declared May 7 a non-working day for public and state administration employees at the territory of the City of Skopje due to the visit of Pope Francis. “Considering the latest organizational assessments related to the protocol for the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, and in accordance with the needs and requirements […]
The second round of North Macedonia’s presidential elections was calm and well run. However, shortfalls in the legal framework continued to be a concern, international observers concluded in a preliminary statement published on Monday. The observation mission is a joint undertaking of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary […]
Belgrade – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday congratulated Stevo Pendarovski on winning North Macedonia’s presidential elections, Tanjug reports. “I congratulate you on being elected as president of North Macedonia, wishing you success in this responsible post. I hope in the future we will establish good cooperation,” Vucic said. The Serbian President said he expected […]
Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou in a tweet commented on the outcome of the presidential runoff in the country and SDSM’s Stevo Pendarovski’s victory. “North Macedonia ended its nationalistic past with VMRO. After the Prespa Agreement, our neighbors show that they are determined to move forward, breaking all the nationalist obstacles,” tweeted Greek Minister […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulates Stevo Pendarovski on winning the sixth presidential elections in North Macedonia. “Congratulations Stevo Pendarovski on winning the presidential elections. Looking forward to working with you on welcoming North Macedonia as NATO’s 30th member,” Stoltenberg tweeted.
Stevo Pendarovski declares victory in the second round of the sixth presidential elections in the country. He is expected to take office soon after the State Election Commission announces the final results of Sunday’s vote, after which an inaugural session in should be scheduled in the Parliament. In his second attempt, after losing to outgoing […]
Preliminary results at the State Election Commission (SEC) website show that out of the 50.80 percent of processed votes, SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski is in the lead with 55.51 percent of votes. VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova has garnered 41.05 percent of votes. According to the number of votes, 181,028 people supported Pendarovski, while […]
Preliminary results at the State Election Commission website show that out of the 21.36 percent of processed votes, SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski is in the lead with 59.92 percent of votes. VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova has garnered 36.79 percent of votes. According to the number of votes, 59,162 people supported Pendarovski, while 36,328 […]
Polling stations across the Republic of North Macedonia closed at 19 o’clock as part of the second round of the six presidential elections. 1,808,131 people had the right to vote at 3,480 polling stations in the country and 32 abroad starting from 7 in the morning. Turnout in the presidential runoff by 5 p.m. stands […]
Turnout in the presidential runoff by 5 p.m. stands at 38.23 percent and there are no irregularities reported at polling stations, said State Election Commission (SEC) president Oliver Derkovski on Sunday. “No irregularities have been reported and we hope voting will end in the same way, for a peaceful Election Day,” said Derkovski. Largest turnout […]
Voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential runoff is 30,34% until 3 pm. Voting runs smoothly, with no interruptions and no irregularities, State Election Commission (SEC) Spokesperson Ljupka Guguchevska said at today’s third press conference. According to the data reviewed from 95,67% of polling stations, 527,068 voters have cast their vote until 3 pm. Voter turnout in […]
Pope Francis recalled the example of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and his predecessor Pope John XXIII as he visited the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and met with Patriarch Neophyte, and then prayed Regina Coeli in the St. Alexander Nevsky Square. The example of Ss. Cyril and Methodius dominated the Pontiff’s remarks as […]
