NATO and the EU, reforms, corruption, the economy will be the main topics of the April 12, 2020 early parliamentary elections campaign, according to political analysts in Skopje. Communications expert Zhaneta Trajkovska says the parties have not yet exhausted the European integration card, and that this will be the main topic of the campaign, in […]
According to certain hints, Ohrid will be at the center of the forthcoming election campaign for president of the country, which is expected, given the overlap with the extraordinary elections for mayor of this municipality, which is considered one of the most attractive in the country, and there were frequent oscillations in the political mood […]
The initial, unofficial results of the vote in the referendum, on which citizens should vote ‘for’ or ‘against’ the question “Are you for NATO and EU membership by accepting the agreement between Macedonia and Greece” should be known Sunday evening. After midnight, the uncertainty should come to an end, and find out how the citizens […]
Referendum campaign ended at midnight, which kicks off 48-hour silence ahead of the name referendum scheduled on Sunday Sept. 30. According to a decision passed by Macedonia’s Parliament, the referendum question reads: “Are you in favor of EU and NATO membership by accepting the agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece?” […]
The campaign for the referendum on the issue of the name has entered its final stage. There’s only four days remaining now until the country observes 48 hours of electoral silence. In the rallies held during the weekend, PM Zoran Zaev called on citizens to vote in favour of the referendum, by considering it as a […]
After nearly five hours of debates in the Executive and Central Committee, VMRO-DPMNE made the decision that was expected in the political circles. After 10 pm, the leadership of the party officially announced that it will let each citizen decide on their own and how they will vote in the referendum on September 30. The […]
Following Wednesday evening’s meeting of parties who support the name agreement with Greece and the referendum, Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said he expects more supporters to join the ‘United for European Macedonia’ coalition. “The point of this coalition,” MP Zaev said on Thursday, “is to create a movement in support of the […]
The campaign for the referendum will cost no more than 400,000 euros, and the results will guarantee that a necessary two-thirds majority will be provided later in parliament to ratify the agreement with Greece, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has estimated. He reiterated that campaign budget money will not be given to lawmakers, but will be […]
It will be revealed, most likely, how much money each of the caucuses in Parliament will get to run the referendum campaign this Wednesday. Funding for the campaign does not involve cash payments to parliamentary groups and lawmakers, the Parliament’s press service says. The campaign will be realized by purchasing commercial space in the media […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on his Facebook page has revealed the motto under which the government’s campaign to support the referendum and the name dispute with Greece will be led. Under the motto “In the EU ‘FOR’” citizens are required to complete the response that will bring Macedonia into the EU and NATO on September […]
At its regular session Tuesday, the government adopted a decision on launching a public campaign on the referendum question ‘Are you in favor of the EU, NATO membership by accepting the name agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece?’. The campaign aims at sharing information with citizens/voters on the content of […]
The government at its Tuesday’s session is to decide on manner in which it will inform the citizens on the importance of the upcoming referendum and the significance of the Agreement with Greece, while the opposition has not yet presented its stance whether it would support the referendum. “Through the campaign we will try to […]
The campaign for the referendum on the name has officially started. This was declared by the State Election Commission. According to the law on the referendum, the campaign starts with the announcement of the decision for the referendum, but so far, none of the large political parties or civil society has started it. The government […]
PM Zoran Zaev has posted several photos today on his Facebook account along with NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stlotenberg, with messages of support for integration in the NATO and the agreement reached with Greece. This is a signal that the government has started its campaign for the referendum that has been scheduled to take place […]
