Debates in North Macedonia over early elections


By the end of this week, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev will decide whether to reshuffle the governing cabinet or announce early elections. This will all depend on the meeting that PM Zoran Zaev will hold with German chancellor Angela Merkel where he will be informed on the position of the German government […]

Ruling party in North Macedonia sacks its leading committee – further changes announced


North Macedonia’s ruling party, SDSM (Social Democratic Union) has decided to sack the entire party leading committee as part of the changes that were previously announced by its leader and Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev. “We promised changes and we’re delivering changes. SDSM demonstrated a sense of responsibility toward citizens. The whole leading committee has been […]

PM Zaev is expected to shuffle cabinet


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev is expected to shuffle the cabinet in the days to come as he had previously announced. His ruling party, SDSM says that this move will also affect party senior officials, ministers, MPs, mayors and head of departments. “I’m responsible for the executive power and there will be changes”, Zaev […]

Nezavisen interview with Pendarovski: I am the only candidate for all citizens


Stevo Pendarovski, the presidential candidate of SDSM and the coalition, is not discouraged by the low turnout and the narrow advantage he scored in the first round of the sixth presidential elections in the country. He is convinced that this outcome will be a motivating factor for the citizens to come out on May 5 […]

Pendarovski: Mass turnout in the runoff means support to the NATO and EU concept


SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski said that mass turnout in the runoff means support to the NATO and EU concept, while VMRO-DPMNE’s Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said she continued to vie for the votes of the undecided. “It is important to go out in masses on May 5, because what is important is the concept that the […]

Warning to political parties


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 […]

Doctors’ duels – X-ray for the parties


While most of the country will watch the presidential race on Sunday, there will be a local competition in Ohrid, Novo Selo and Debar. A total of nine candidates will fight for the three mayoral posts that remained vacant after the premature deaths of the first people in Ohrid and Debar, and the criminal background […]

Ahmeti supports Stevo, but he doesn’t chant his name


Talking about the equitable representation of women in the leadership of the party and state institutions, as well as the consequences that would arise if President Gjorge Ivanov signs an abolition for the convicted for the April 27 case, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti at the Election Assembly of the women’s party forum once again forgot […]

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 […]

Early general elections in North Macedonia are seen as an option


The opposition has called for early parliamentary elections to be held a few months after the holding of presidential elections. Such request has been articulated by VMRO-DPMNE’s presidential candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. “Victory in the presidential elections will give way to early parliamentary elections. The new government will launch reforms and will demand for the country’s […]

Disagreements remain over the Law on Public Prosecution


Opposition VMRO-DPMNE’s working group has again submitted amendments related to the draft-law on Public Prosecutor’s Office to the Ministry of Justice last weekend, but the key differences remain. “The amendments submitted were not in line with the recommendations of the EU regarding opening of accession negotiations. Talks will continue,” said the Justice Ministry. The working […]

Debate over new country name continues in North Macedonia


While North Macedonia is getting ready to hold presidential elections, the opposition continues to contest the country’s new name which was decided by the Prespa agreement that Skopje and Athens signed. Leader of opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski said that personally, he will never use the country’s constitutional name, pledging that as soon as he […]