North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has been invited by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron to attend a conference of Western Balkans leaders and EU heads of state and government in Berlin on Monday. He will be joined by Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. […]
Aleksandar Krzalovski The emotional reactions after the dramatic election night are slowly calming down, the night that brought the most uncertain race and the closest result among the leading candidates from probably all previous elections (including general and local). The final result announced by the State Election Commission is 4,489 votes more for Stevo Pendarovski, […]
Gjorgji Spasov Before the first round of the presidential elections, many feared two things. The first was incidents or irregularities at any polling station that the opposition would use to accuse the elections of not being free and fair and to call, as it did during the name referendum, for a public or secret boycott […]
Prime Minister and leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev has called on everyone who has been hired thanks to their relatives who work in the public administration that they should hand in their resignation. Amongst the people that the Anti-Corruption Commission has identified there are close relatives of ministers, MPs and other state officials. “I call […]
Erol Rizaov There is nothing easier than declaring victory before elections. Especially in unfinished elections when there is a second round. It is crucial for the participants in the contest and party leaders to show the public the most important part of the campaign that the opponent is defeated. To encourage their supporters and the […]
The seemingly usual working atmosphere ruled yesterday at the headquarters of the Islamic Religious Community. Grand Mufti Sulejman Rexhepi came to work early in the morning, wanting to leave the impression that Tueday’s dramatic events and the attempt for his replacement didn’t cause any discomfort. With a smile on his face, he commented that he […]
The State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption at a session Wednesday reached a decision to initiate infringement proceedings against President Gjorge Ivanov for signing decrees to promote and appoint top military officials in the midst of the election period. The decrees, published on 26 February 2019 in the Official Gazette, didn’t abide by the […]
Today, the Public Utility Enterprise Komunalna Higiena launched a mass action campaign to clean up illegal landfills in all Skopje municipalities. The enterprise’s administration, municipality employees, students from all Skopje universities, representatives from the NGO sector, as well as high schools and elementary schools will all take part in the campaign. The head of PUE […]
On election night, when the results of the vote showed a dead heat between the two candidates supported by the government and the opposition, Professor Biljana Vankovska, who is a vigorous supporter of her colleague Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, decided to confront the boycotts on the right-wing campus. According to her, the boycotters turned into […]
Albanian voters in North Macedonia are considered to be decisive in the second round of presidential elections that will be held on 5 May. Social Democratic Union Party (SDSM) candidate, Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE’s MP, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova have launched a campaign which aims at attracting votes from the second biggest community in the country. Turnout […]
A swift election of a president to bring EU closer, urged French Ambassador Christian Thimonier during a visit to Kavadarci. “We will need a credible interlocutor, which is very important in this transition period. You need to choose and we will do our job. But we need a functional state. Therefore, give us that signal […]
Presidential elections in North Macedonia went well, while election day was quiet. Overall, the process was transparent, however, there’s still a need for electoral reforms. This is the assessment made by OSCE/ODIHR monitoring mission following Sunday’s first round of presidential elections in North Macedonia. “This constructive approach must also be seen in the runoff”, said […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev has announced a possible cabinet reshuffle following poor results obtained in the first round of presidential elections that were held on Sunday. “I am open with you and I don’t want this to be interpreted as a simple threat. We have received our message on the first round. Many […]
Citizens punished the government, however, the opposition has no reason to celebrate, because the main opposition party did not benefit from the citizens’ dissatisfaction with the ruling parties. The betrayed revolution and the promises of justice and peace, the painful compromises on the name and the issues that have plagued the national sentiments, the economy […]
Aside from the “Scandinavian” atmosphere during the voting, there were not many reasons for celebrating Sunday night either at the “White Palace” in downtown Skopje, or at the Hilton Hotel on the Vardar quay. However, there were celebrations – both at the headquarters of Gordana Siljanovska, because of the narrow difference and advantage in several […]
Citizens of Ohrid will get their new mayor in the May 5 runoff after neither of the five candidates received majority of votes in Sunday’s first round. The runoff will see SDSM candidate Konstantin Georgieski, who won 13,037 votes, versus VMRO-DPMNE’s Mitre Miloshevski, who garnered 10,614 votes, both far ahead of the three remaining candidates. […]
The results of Sunday’s presidential elections in North Macedonia suggest that governing coalition candidate, Stevo Pendarovski and opposition backed candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova will head to runoff. With 100% of votes countred, results suggest that Pendarovski has taken 323.846 votes or 42.84%. The opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova has taken 319.240 votes or 42.24%, while the […]
Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova enter the second half of the election contest for a new head of state. Pendarovski led by a narrow margin ahead Siljanovska during the Sundays’s vote, which practically showed convincing “victory” of the abstainers, since almost 60 percent of the total number of voters decided not to take part in […]
Mayoral candidate Hekuran Duka declared win at the mayoral elections in Debar.The early mayoral elections in Debar took place due to last year’s death of mayor Ruzhdi Lata. According to preliminary information, Duka won about 400 votes more than his opponent Arben Agolli, supported by the Alliance of Albanians. Duka promised he would be the […]
The presidential election in North Macedonia has taken place in a quiet atmosphere. Several irregularities were registered, but without affecting the overall electoral process. This has been the assessment made by the Central Election Commission and OSCE/ODIHR monitors. Voters’ turnout until 4 pm was over 30%. “Voting so far has gone well and there are […]
