rofessor Gjirgji Filipov is one of the numerous candidates that the ruling party SDSM is expected to select for the presidential elections. In this interview for IBNA, Filipov says that he has a clear vision and program for the future of the country. He says that he will be committed to uphold tolerance, co-existence and progress of […]
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in an interview for Radio Free Europe on Sunday said the upcoming presidential race should focus on the country’s future. Asked if he would run, Minister Dimitrov said there were many strong contenders in the coalition, highlighting how important it is for the Government to have a principled partner […]
Prime Minister and Social-Democrat leader, Zoran Zaev is in search of a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in North Macedonia. The Social Democratic party SDSM has announced that it will elect its presidential nominee by 3 March. But, for the moment, talks are taking place with Albanian political parties to ensure their support. “This […]
Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev will continue talks with coalition partners over a consensual presidential candidate at a meeting with DUI leader Ali Ahmeti on Monday. “Today we are resuming meetings with our coalition partners from the Albanian bloc. First we will meet DUI, then BESA of Afrim Gashi and DPA. I will make […]
Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti will meet today and discuss option on consensual presidential candidate in Skopje-based MPs Club. “Certainly if we agree on this issue, we will need to extend the support, first with the coalition parties, and then with other groups, in order to provide a wide consensus. We have defined that ethnic or […]
The first working meeting of the parties from the SDSM-led coalition that jointly took part in the last parliamentary elections will be held this afternoon at the SDSM headquarters. The SDSM EC at the last session authorized the party’s president, the general and the organizing secretary, to consult with the coalition partners, as well as […]
Professor Gordana Siljanovska is the VMRO-DPMNE candidate for president of Macedonia. 408 out of 519 delegates voted for her at the convention in Struga. Her opponets congratulated her on her victory. Professor Gordana Siljanovska in her first speech as Macedonia’s presidential candidate from the ranks of VMRO-DPMNE, said that the time has come for her to […]
VMRO-DPMNE’s convention has started in Struga, where the candidate of this party should be selected for the upcoming presidential elections. Party leader Hristijan Mickoski, before entering the hall of the House of Culture, expressed his confidence that today Macedonia will know the name of the new president of the country. “Today we are finalizing the […]
Naum Kotevski Former Ambassador Gjorgji Filipov threw in the “ballot with his name on it” yesterday in the Social Democrats’ presidential election box. He is the first to submit his bid in SDSM’s public call for candidates, which stays open until February 19, and at the party’s evening party’s executive board, which, according to certain […]
VMRO-DPMNE wants the OSCE to increase the number of observers during the presidential election in the country, which would prevent the possible illegal filling of the ballot boxes. The main opposition party fears that the government is preparing a forgery of the will of the citizens, especially when their request for early general elections was […]
The director of the Skopje landfill Drisla, Goran Angelov, is among the nine candidates for president of the state from the VMRO-DPMNE. He is a former mayor of Vinica in two terms, and due to his success and efficiency he was appointed president of the Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS). He directly participated in […]
Nine nominations for president of the state are received at the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE. The list is led by professor Gordana Siljanovska and MP Vlatko Gjorcev, who are considered the most serious candidates for Gjorge Ivanov’s successor. Other candidates include former MP Filip Petrovski; Nikita Sekutkovski, professor at PMF; Gorgi Manaskov, President of the Economic […]
If the presidential elections were held last spring, VMRO-DPMNE would have considered whether to run with Trajko Slaveski or Zoran Stavreski. The two economists had the highest ratings in the internal polls in April and May, and right behind them was Srdjan Kerim. Nine months later, none of them are in the game for the […]
The movement “Macedonia Blocks” submitted their nomination for president of the country yesterday afternoon to the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE. Their candidate is Filip Petrovski, who is now part of the party’s factional wing because of open disagreements with current leadership led by Hristijan Mickoski. He is the former director of the National Archives. I call on VMRO-DPMNE to […]
“When I assumed the responsibility of being Parliament Speaker, I assumed responsibility for the fulfillment of all the obligations and powers provided for that office,” said Talat Xhaferi, the parliamentary speaker, on Thursday. president of the state, in case presidential elections fail. At a briefing with the media, Xhaferi explained that if the census of […]
The leadership of VMRO-DPMNE called for an emergency session of the Executive Committee, and later of the Central Committee. The two top party bodies will discuss the current political situation, the presidential election, and the party’s request for early general elections. Such meetings are coming after SDSM’s decision to postpone its final position regarding the […]
“I don’t want even want to lose a basketball match, let alone the presidential election,” said Vlatko Gjorcev from his parliamentary office on the first floor of the Parliament. Although in parliament yesterday was a regular day of activities, it was a special day for him: for the first time, he entered the Parliament as […]
Antonio Milososki backed Vlatko Gjorcev’s candidacy for the upcoming presidential election. The former minister, who speculated he was one of the opposition’s favorite candidates for Gjorge Ivanov’ successor, congratulated his counterpart on Facebook for his motivation and promised to vote for him at the convention in Struga. “The most important for such support is that […]
What has been said since the beginning of the year, has received its official confirmation yesterday. MP Vlatko Gjorcev said he would run for the party announcement for the party’s presidential candidate. He made this announcement from the press hall in the Parliament, which was quite unusual, and not in the party headquarters or someplace […]
MP Vlatko Gjorcev from the ranks of the main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, confirmed for Nezavisen Vesnik/Independent newspaper that he will run for president of the country. He believes that with the experience and knowledge he has obstained, he will succeed in winning the votes of the citizens. The public ad for presidential candidates in the main […]
