Rally organizers block the city


FROSINA FAKOVA-SERAFINOVIC Guests could not get to the birthday party organized in the children’s amusement venue at the Skopje Kale, tickets for the “Realists” play were sold out, but the audience was nowhere to be found, and some of the parents could not arrive on time to watch their children who took part in the […]

Presidential candidates hold rallies in Kriva Palanka, Valandovo and Bitola


 VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova addressed late Monday a rally in Valandovo, highlighting the importance of justice and rule of law in the country. “People are leaving the country. Unfortunately, the politics of the incumbent authorities leads to this. They have done nothing to keep people here but seem to chase them away. This […]

Pendarovski: There’s only one way to progress – through the EU and NATO


Ever since we declared independence, there has been only one way that leads to progress, and that is through the EU and NATO, SDSM’s presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski said speaking at the main rally of his campaign, held in front of the EU Info Center in Skopje. We, he said, have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as […]

Mickoski urges for early parliamentary election alongside presidential


VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski urged late Saturday for early parliamentary elections to be held alongside next year’s presidential polls. At a party rally in front of the Government building, he asked for a level playing field for all political parties, State Election Commission president nominated by the opposition, and formation of a caretaker government 100 […]

VMRO-DPMNE rally: Zaev will carefully listen to the messages


The opposition, headed by VMRO-DPMNE, announced a protest in front of the government of the Republic of Macedonia tonight at 20:00. Opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski, who spoke about this protest after becoming the leader of the party, called for attendance. -Our people are looking for light and hope, because what is currently happening in the […]

Government calls for dignified settlement of open issues with Greece


Macedonia’s government is committed to building confidence with Greece’s government in favor of dignified settlement of the open issues between the two European neighbors, cabinet officials told MIA regarding yesterday’s protest in Athens. ‘We believe the majority of citizens in both Greece and Macedonia wish for good-neighborly relations, which lead to friendship, stability and economic […]

Organizers, police release vastly different numbers of Athens protest


The protest at the main square in Athens on Sunday titled “Macedonia means Greece” was calm and incident-free, MIA reports from the Greek capital. Prior to the protest, organizers said people from all over the country arrived for the rally, expecting at least one million people to attend. On the other hand, the Greek police […]

Theodorakis demands vote on Macedonia deal


 Greece’s composer and resistance icon Mikis Theodorakis on Sunday called for a referendum to be held on any government deal aimed at solving a long-running name row with Macedonia. “Macedonia was, is and will forever be Greek,” 93-year-old Theodorakis told a massive crowd of protesters gathered in Athens. “If a government considers signing on behalf […]

Greeks hold mass rally against use of Macedonia name in Athens


Not a single protest against government anti-austerity measures, protests against wages and pensions cuts failed to gather as many Greeks as Sunday’s rally held in the central Syntagma Square in Athens against the use of Macedonia name, MIA’s correspondent from Athens reports. Hundreds of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens, including […]

Athens Rally Live: “Macedonia is Greek”


Under strong security measures, closed streets and metro stations, today in the Syntagma Square the long-awaited protest is held before the Greek parliament. Rally spokesman Michalis Patsikas told reporters that “it will be majestic. This has never happened before.” The keynote speaker at the rally will be the famous composer Mikis Theodorakis. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJFXjP3uLas” […]