This week we will have serious discussions both within our party and within the ruling coalition on whether we will go to early general elections, that is, who will be our candidate for the presidency, said yesterday Deputy PM and Vice President of SDSM, Radmila Sekerinska. She says that as a person who has posts […]
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 […]
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 […]
The optimistic announcements by SDSM representatives that their presidential candidate, which will be selected along with DUI, could win the first round of elections are highly unlikely. In a state of disappointment and apathy among the Macedonian citizens, it is questionable whether there would even be a turnout that is needed in the second round […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
The State Election Commission is ready for the presidential election, assures SEC President Oliver Derkovski. The election will be conducted the old way, with an ultraviolet lamp and a spray, and according to estimates it will cost about five million euros. Most of the money, about three million euros, will be allocated for fees for […]
Leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski has declared that this party’s candidate will win the presidential elections which are expected to be held at the end of May this year. “I think that VMRO-DPMNE will achieve a landslide victory in the next presidential elections”, Mickoski said. He stressed that his party is transparent in the process […]
I wish we had a consensual presidential candidate, who will serve as the father of the nation and we would all rally around this candidate, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to reporters signing a contract for the construction of the photovoltaic power plant Oslomej in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia. “We haven’t opened yet a […]
Former Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki yesterday refused to comment on the speculation that he was eyeing the leader’s post in VMRO-DPMNE. He was reportedly was out of the country for the New Year’s holidays, but he still rarely appears in the public, even in the Assembly, where he is a Member of Parliament. Poposki’s supporters […]
The year, in which the most daring dreams of a large part of Macedonian citizens began, is coming to its end with political nightmares. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev still believes that in the new 2019, nightmares will become the past, and the dreams that have begun will be fulfilled. – We are nearing the end […]
VMRO-DPMNE is not scared by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s “threats” that parliamentary speaker Talat Xhaferi will succeed Gjorgje Ivanov if the presidential elections fail this spring, and then the constitution will be changed by which the “father of the nation” would be elected in parliament, and not in direct elections. In the main opposition party, […]
In a black elegant dress and hairstyle with curls, Ganka Cvetanova for a moment caught the attention of those present in the building of the new Baroque theater where the opposition celebrated October 23rd – the day when the historical VMRO was formed 125 years ago. The appearance of the Minister of Culture in the […]
More than 720,000 citizens are supposed to come out and vote in the spring presidential election for the new “father of the nation” for it to get legitimacy. The turnout for successful elections, which, compared to the referendum, has dropped by ten percent (40 versus 50 percent) at the moment looks impossible for the disappointed […]
In the shadow of the dramatic developments in the name dispute with Greece, the expected invitation for NATO membership, the delayed start date for EU accession negotiations and the announced referendum, the parties are preparing for the presidential election that will be held next year. The completion of the second term of incumbent President Gjorge […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev sent Monday a letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulating him on his re-election in Turkey. In the note, the Macedonian PM reaffirms the traditionally good relations with Turkey expressing hopes that cooperation will be further improved in all spheres of mutual interest. “The traditionally friendly relations between our two countries for years […]
Turkey’s opposition leader warned that the nation is heading towards “one man rule” as Muharrem Ince conceded electoral defeat to President Erdogan. Appearing this lunchtime at the headquarters of his party, the CHP, after hours of speculation over his whereabouts, Mr Ince first ordered journalists from the state-controlled TRT to leave the meeting. He was given only […]
