The largest opposition party in Macedonia has reiterated its demand for early elections, which should be held along with presidential elections in April this year. “PM Zaev should resign, parliament should dissolve and early elections should be held with a government of technocrats”. This was the demand made by the chairman of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. […]
Maja Moracanin is a lawmaker in the Macedonian Parliament, and last year she became the head of DOM, the only green party in our country. Right before the upcoming presidential elections, Moracanin, in an interview with Nezavisen Vesnik/Independent newspaper, says that the new president should be a person who will unite all citizens, and that […]
The ruling Social Democrat Union continues to hold consultations and talks in the party’s governing bodies on whether to go to early general elections. The voices “in favour” are getting louder, that is, to accept the request of the opposition on May 5, along with the second round of the presidential elections, to choose both […]
VMRO-DPMNE yesterday reiterated its demands for the immediate dissolution of parliament, holding of early general elections that would be held along with the presidential elections, and establishment of a technical government that would implement the Przino Agreement. Although their focus was distracted by the official publication of the country’s bilingualism, the party is continuing its […]
After a brief meeting in Pristina with his Kosovo counterpart Ramush Haradinaj, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev left for a week-long winter holiday in Germany. His return is scheduled for Sunday night, after which the Social Democrats’ response to the VMRO-DPMNE’s request for early general elections should be known. At the moment, he is probably […]
Resolving the name dispute is not the sole requirement for opening EU accession talks; the focus should be placed on reforms, and not on snap elections, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said in an interview. While holding snap elections is the country’s sovereign decision, Hahn said, he disagrees it’s the […]
“Let’s not miss the chance as in 2005 when we were in power, and we did not hold early elections, so we lost to the regular ones the very next year.” This is how officials in the ruling Social Democratic Union think after the demands submitted by VMRO-DPMNE for holding early general elections that would […]
In response to the vote in the Parliament to amend the Constitution and rename Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that the process was unconstitutional and called for the Parliament to be dissolved and early general elections to be held along with the presidential elections next spring. The people gives the power and the people […]
President Aleksandar Vucic has, according to an account, said that he would be ready to call early general elections immediately after local voting in the municipality of Lucani on December 16. According to today’s issue of Blic daily, Vucic had a meeting with other officials of his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). Vucic allegedly ordered all […]
It’s been almost a week after Macedonia voted in the name referendum. NATO accession and EU integration remains a priority neither the government nor the numerous international official will give up on. Macedonia, they say, doesn’t need early elections, what the country needs to do is to implement the Prespa Agreement by securing a 2/3 […]
It will be known in a few days if there is a climate to reach an agreement with the opposition for a two-third majority required for the Parliament to pass the constitutional changes required under the name agreement with Greece, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Monday. According to him, today is the day to digest […]
Peter Vanhoutte, former EU mediator in the Przino Agreement talks, has congratulated the majority of citizens who supported the Prespa Agreement at Sunday’s referendum. Vanhoutte calls on the Government not to resign, but to continue the work since “this is your damned duty!” “Don’t waste time and money on early elections again, but engage in […]
