The excluded MPs from VMRO-DPMNE who voted for constitutional changes do not intend to return their terms, as the parent-party demands. They are having their last consultations, after which the official formation of a new parliamentary group is announced, which will act independently in the Parliament. For now, their group will have eight MPs, but […]
The municipal committees of VMRO-DPMNE in Skopje’s Centar and Karpos organized the procedures necessary for exclusion from the party of Saso Mijalkov and Nikola Todorov in just one day. The director of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) was not called to defend himself at all, while the former health minister would be given a chance to […]
The final minutes before 18:00 were counted down in front of the building of the Macedonian National Theater on the Vardar bay, when the ceremony on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the formation of the historic VMRO was scheduled. October 23 is a non-working day for all citizens, but has long been a […]
The developments in the opposition are their internal affairs, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told Stobi, answering a journalist question commenting on developments in the main opposition party after what happened Friday, that is, after the adoption of the initiative for constitutional changes. I would not like to comment on the details, however, these are their […]
Recently dismissed VMRO-DPMNE vice-president, Mitko Jancev, calmly received the decision on his dismissal from office. He says he is waiting for an official document from the party to see if he is “only” dismissed from his vice presidential post, or was ‘kicked out” of his party membership. “If I am still a member of the […]
Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said in a statement to the media that Macedonia needs a strong and unified VMRO-DPMNE to defeat this government. Gruevski did not respond to the journalist’s questions whether Hristijan Mickoski is on the right track. This will be said by the people in the elections, Gruevski said. The honorary president […]
Tampered or not, the purge that VMRO-DPMNE conducted Monday evening will affect the party. Overnight, they were left without a quarter of their deputies in the parliament, without one of the main financiers, without one of the four mayors who were from their ranks, but also without the “chief” that was running the country and […]
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski congratulated the Day of Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle to the Macedonian citizens via his Facebook profile. – VMRO-DPMNE, successor to the ideals and principles of the historical VMRO, comes out stronger, bold and more resolute from each challenge and temptation. VMRO exists for Macedonia and for its people, who raised their heads whenever […]
Aleksandar Nikoloski, after the meeting of VMRO-DPMNE’s Executive Committee, accused of a new criminal coalition between Zoran Zaev, Vice Zaev and Saso Mijalkov, which by means of threats, blackmail and bribery secured the two-thirds majority in parliament. He confirmed that the former head of UBK Saso Mijalkov, ex Minister of Health Nikola Todorov, Petar Bogoevski, […]
Former head of UBK (Administration for Security and Counterintelligence) and former high-ranking official in VMRO-DPMNE, Saso Mijalkov, and former Minister of Health Nikola Todorov are on the list of excluded members of VMRO-DPMNE. According to unofficial information, the exclusion of Mijalkov was greeted with ovations. Although Mijalkov denied any involvement in the current developments related to […]
Constitutional judges at one of the next sessions will decide on the fate of lawyer Elenko Milanov’s initiative, who is the defense attorney of some of the former high-ranking officials of VMRO-DPMNE accused in the cases led by the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office. The initiative disputes two articles on the amendments to the Criminal Code […]
EPP President Joseph Daul explained the procedure for excluding members from the European People’s Party on Twitter. – There are clear rules to exclude a party from EPP: Article 9 of our statutes clearly states that 7 members from 5 countries must send a request to the party presidency to exclude a party. We always […]
Panos Kammenos’s initiatives during his recent trip to the United States and the turbulence he has caused in the political scene of Greece and inside the government coalition have also been the focus of the Council of Ministers. According to IBNA’s exclusive information, Greece’s premier Alexis Tsipras said at the meeting he had convened the Cabinet due […]
I’ve always been open to discuss and find solutions through a conversation. There are too many divisions in Macedonia and we all know that we should forgive each other. It had never occurred to me to influence institutions or courts, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said today from the parliamentary rostrum. Responding to the VMRO-DPMNE MP […]
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski requested to address Parliament, learns Nezavisen Vesnik. According to our information, the written request is submitted to the parliamentary services and he expects an answer from President Talat Xhaferi. So far, a party leader, who is not a Member of Parliament, has not addressed the Parliament of Macedonia. “Ladies and gentlemen, […]
With carefully selected words at first, and now with direct accusations, the European People’s Party (EPP) address its messages to their member VMRO-DPMNE. The EPP asks of VMRO-DPMNE to show statehood and to vote on the constitutional changes in the Parliament, which would lead Macedonia to realize its European dream. Otherwise, the opposition would be […]
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn says he is aware of threats by the opposition against MPs who want to abandon partisan lines and support the Prespa Agreement in Parliament. In an interview with Vienna daily Der Standard, Commissioner Hahn urges VMRO-DPMNE to renounce such destructive approach and put interests of […]
Early elections with formation of a Przino-style government and a public prosecutor proposed by the opposition or rejection of the Prespa Agreement and elections, followed by an appointment of a public prosecutor with partisan consensus are the two options presented Sunday by the opposition leader, Hristijan Mickoski. Speaking at a news conference at the party’s […]
Former prime minister Nikola Gruevski on Friday called the decision of the Appellate Court upholding his two-year prison sentence ‘political pressure and political repression.’ He will be imprisoned for the illicit purchase of a luxury, €600,000 Mercedes. “It is political repression and a politically-staged process that is ongoing. The only thing that changed after my press conference […]
If the opposition makes attempts to obstruct Macedonia’s future within the EU and NATO for personal calculations, the ruling coalition will be forced to call for snap elections, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says in his first interview after the referendum with BHTV1. “We shall do our best to ensure the necessary parliamentary majority for the […]
