The laws that North Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign due to their incorporation of the new name of the country will again be discussed by MPs on Wednesday. These include the laws against discrimination, the Operational Technical Agency and electronic communications. After the laws are passed again, they are set to be published in […]
The Parliament is likely to re-send the laws by the end of this week to President Gjorge Ivanov, which he returned to Parliament when he decided not to sign them due to the use of the country’s new name. If Ivanov leaves the laws in the drawer even after they are re-voted at the assembly […]
Parliament on Wednesday will decide on part of the laws that President Gjorge Ivanov returned without his signature, stating that he has sworn to defend the interests of the Republic of North Macedonia. There are 27 laws on the 94th session so far, most of which have been vetoed by the head of state, so […]
North Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov has not agreed to sign the bill against discrimination, which parliament adopted last week. The bill has gone back to parliament again, while Ivanov argues that his decision is based on the Constitution. “Under article 75 of the Constitution, I have decided not to sign the bill for the prevention […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said no more pardons would granted by either Parliament or the president of the country. “The pardons are over,” PM Zaev said in response to a question whether President Ivanov could pardon any of the former high officials from VMRO-DPMNE and DUI indicted by the Special Prosecutor’s Office. “The pardons granted […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said no more pardons would granted by either Parliament or the president of the country. “The pardons are over,” PM Zaev said in response to a question whether President Ivanov could pardon any of the former high officials from VMRO-DPMNE and DUI indicted by the Special Prosecutor’s Office. “The pardons granted […]
While North Macedonia’s Members of Parliament are preparing for a break during the presidential election campaign, outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov keeps them busy and creates doubts on how to solve the issue of laws he sends back to Parliament without his signature. One of the options is that those laws should be put back for […]
While North Macedonia’s Members of Parliament are preparing for a break during the presidential election campaign, outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov keeps them busy and creates doubts on how to solve the issue of laws he sends back to Parliament without his signature. One of the options is that those laws should be put back for […]
In times when there are upcoming presidential elections, the Head of State Gjorge Ivanov promoted generals and appointed commanders of certain positions in the ARM. Yesterday’s issue of Official Gazette reported that with a decree of the President, Chief of General Staff, Vasko Gjurcinovski, was promoted from Major General to Lieutenant General. Then, Brigadier General […]
The ruling party SDSM today reacted to the electronic auction by President Gjorge Ivanov, which requires a bidder who will produce around 700 souvenirs with his name and with the old name of the country Republic of Macedonia. Ivanov’s Cabinet foresees spending about 20 thousand euros for this purpose. As Nezavisen Vesnik published yesterday, Ivanov’s […]
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov welcomes Macedonia’s signing of the Accession Protocol with NATO, as has always been supportive of the country’s strategic goals, reads the press release from his Cabinet. “The Macedonian President believes it is unfortunate that today’s signing of the Protocol was preceded by an agreement that changes the constitutional name of the Republic of […]
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in an interview for Civil Media said that he believed in reconciliation, sharing his optimism regarding the outcome of current political processes. While saying it’s a good thing that President Gjorge Ivanov’s term is ending because Macedonia needs a president who supports the country’s on its way to prosperity, Zaev […]
Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will schedule the presidential election on February 8. We will vote for the president of the state on April 21 and May 5, considering that two electoral rounds are expected. The term of Gjorgje Ivanov ends on May 12. “The prospect of the first round of presidential elections to be held on […]
Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said that he had signed the decrees and forwarded the law on the use of languages and the law ratifying the Prespa Agreement to the Official Gazette. The laws entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette. Attached to the decrees, Xhaferi to the Official Gazette also forwarded […]
The President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov released a statement after the publishing of the Law on the Use of Languages and the Law on Ratification of the Prespa Agreement without his signature of the decrees in the “Official Gazette”, claiming that SDSM and DUI had violated the rule of law, and in the international practice […]
Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov on Monday attended a Christmas liturgy held at the St. Clement of Ohrid Church in Skopje. After the liturgy, he said he wished all the Orthodox believers ‘health, joy, happiness and unity.’ “Holidays don’t serve only for celebration, they are here to remind us about everything that has allowed us to […]
The arrival of a new year sets off in each and every one of us a fresh hope, fresh expectations and a yearning for a more beautiful, happier and careless future. At the very end, we would like to forget this year and we wish the coming year was a year of fulfillment of all […]
President Gjorge Ivanov is inconsistent in all his statements, and his latest public appearances are in the context of removing his responsibility for the violent events in the Assembly. This is how part of the analysts we consulted comment the president’s appearance, who once again reiterated that he did not plan to declare a state […]
In the end of his presidential career, Gjorgje Ivanov makes his last attempts to keep the imaginary halo of a contemporary hero who would in the near future be praised by his people, with bombastic speeches and gestures. Without any tactics until the last day of his term, he is likely to use his manipulative […]
Skopje-based Public Prosecution launched a pre-investigative procedure over Ivanov’s failure to sign language law and the Prespa Agreement. The Primary Prosecutor’s Office-Skopje has launched a pre-investigative procedure regarding President Gjorge Ivanov’s failure to sign the Law on Languages and the Prespa Agreement. The prosecutor’s office says the procedure has been initiated following two anonymous reports. […]
