Orthodox Easter 2019: PMs of Bulgaria, North Macedonia exchange greetings

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Republic of North Macedonia counterpart Zoran Zaev have exchanged warm greetings on the occasion of the Orthodox Christian Easter 2019, a statement by the government in Skopje said. In his message to Zaev, Borissov expressed confidence that the two of them would, with even greater strength, achieve goodness, …

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Thaci at the Berlin Summit: There’s no dialogue without US presence

Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci declared today that there will be no dialogue or negotiations without the presence of the United States of America. This declaration comes a few hours before the start of the Berlin Summit hosted by German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron. According to Kosovo’s president, “Kosovo is an independent …

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Companies in North Macedonia interested to see successful presidential elections

Companies and businesses in North Macedonia say that they are hoping for the presidential elections to be successful, otherwise, any other alternative that could generate a crisis, may be bad for the country’s economy. “It’s hard for companies to realize their investments if there’s a new political crisis. If minimum turnout in the second round …

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Presidential candidates enter final week of campaign before second round of elections

The candidates competing to become North Macedonia’s next head of state are heading into the final week of the campaign ahead of the run-off on May 5th. SDSM’s candidate Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova are expected to hold debates and rallies throughout the week. Both candidates during the Easter holidays put their …

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Competitiveness

Aleksandar Krzalovski The emotional reactions after the dramatic election night are slowly calming down, the night that brought the most uncertain race and the closest result among the leading candidates from probably all previous elections (including general and local). The final result announced by the State Election Commission is 4,489 votes more for Stevo Pendarovski, …

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What will the second round bring?

Gjorgji Spasov Before the first round of the presidential elections, many feared two things. The first was incidents or irregularities at any polling station that the opposition would use to accuse the elections of not being free and fair and to call, as it did during the name referendum, for a public or secret boycott …

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Hoyt Yee: Kosovo and Serbia should take advantage of Berlin conference

Former deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Bryan Hoyt Yee says that the Berlin conference is not decisive in terms of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, but an opportunity to talk. He says that discussions in Berlin will bring something new and progress between the two countries. “I praise Germany and …

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Victory and defeat as consolation

Erol Rizaov There is nothing easier than declaring victory before elections. Especially in unfinished elections when there is a second round. It is crucial for the participants in the contest and party leaders to show the public the most important part of the campaign that the opponent is defeated. To encourage their supporters and the …

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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 …

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Macedonia strikes back because it needs justice

Aleksandar Nikoloski Vice-president of VMRO-DPMNE Professor Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova’s great election success on Sunday is the best proof that the country is heading in the right direction! Gordana Siljanovska’s success is due to her clear message that Macedonia needs justice. All of the people’s anger and disappointment was gathered in one simple message. All the betrayed …

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Anti-Corruption Commission launches two proceedings against Ivanov

 The State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption at a session Wednesday reached a decision to initiate infringement proceedings against President Gjorge Ivanov for signing decrees to promote and appoint top military officials in the midst of the election period. The decrees, published on 26 February 2019 in the Official Gazette, didn’t abide by the …

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Komunalna Higiena launches mass action to clean up illegal landfills

Today, the Public Utility Enterprise Komunalna Higiena launched a mass action campaign to clean up illegal landfills in all Skopje municipalities. The enterprise’s administration, municipality employees, students from all Skopje universities, representatives from the NGO sector, as well as high schools and elementary schools will all take part in the campaign. The head of PUE …

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Siljanovska will try to win over the abstainers from the right bloc

On election night, when the results of the vote showed a dead heat between the two candidates supported by the government and the opposition, Professor Biljana Vankovska, who is a vigorous supporter of her colleague Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, decided to confront the boycotts on the right-wing campus. According to her, the boycotters turned into …

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Presidential candidates looking to attract Albanian voters

Albanian voters in North Macedonia are considered to be decisive in the second round of presidential elections that will be held on 5 May. Social Democratic Union Party (SDSM) candidate, Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE’s MP, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova have launched a campaign which aims at attracting votes from the second biggest community in the country. Turnout …

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Siljanovska: Such legitimacy decline has never happened in the history of any European elections

One should not be an expert to conclude that such legitimacy decline has never happened in the history of any European elections. In 18 months to lose 40 percent of the voters, around 200,000 votes is a strong warning not only for defeat in the presidential elections but also expected defeat in the next parliamentary …

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