Pendarovski starts his first day in office with a message for reconciliation


North Macedonia’s new President Stevo Pendarovski has started his first day in office with a message for reconciliation “in order to heal the wounds of the near past”. “I shall be entirely committed for this, without caring too much about my personal approval ratings. All of those who want to follow this path, have my […]

Durlovski: I don’t want amnesty, I will take my chances


Opera singer Igor Durlovski will not seek amnesty for the events on April 27th 2017. On his Facebook profile, he announced that he would continue to fight to prove his innocence for the offense he was being tried. “Each fight carries its own risk, and with this procedure I put the risk of both mine […]

Zaev: Let’s not allow for politics of division to resurrect


“Our intention is to remember but to never allow for politics of division and conflict to resurrect,” PM Zaev said Monday. Tolerance is vital for establishing democratic relations between diverse social groups and a starting point for putting an end to injustice, hatred, fights in schools, streets or stadiums, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said. Zaev […]

Deskoska: Reconciliation law is being drafted by Parliament, not by the Ministry of Justice


Law on reconciliation is being drafted by the parliamentary committee on reconciliation and not by the Ministry of Justice, said Minister of Justice Renata Deskoska ahead of Tuesday’s debate on the draft amendments to the Law on Courts. “Any decisions about it will be made by the reconciliation committee and forwarded to Parliament,” said Justice Minister […]

Zaev does not offer amnesty, yet national reconciliation


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev does not offer amnesty for the events on April 27, but calls for national reconciliation among MPs in order to achieve the strategic interests of the state, claims a senior government official for Nezavisen Vesnik. The Prime Minister, in his address to parliament, called for national reconciliation among MPs in order […]