The 6th presidential elections take place Sunday in the Republic of North Macedonia. The three candidates running for president include Stevo Pendarovski, who is the joint candidate of the ruling SDSM and DUI, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, who is the candidate chosen by the right-wing opposition VMRO DPMNE party and Blerim Reka, who is supported by the …
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Erol Rizaov Scandinavian, or at least decent European elections, would be the best recommendation not only for starting accession negotiations with the EU, but also the strongest evidence of the European affiliation and aspiration of North Macedonia in cultural, civilizational, political, economic and geographical terms. Credible presidential elections would best confirm the size and significance …
The State Election Commission is ready to hold the presidential elections, whose first round is scheduled for Sunday. The voting material produced by the Bitola-based printing office Kiro Dandaro arrived in Skopje, from where it will be deployed through 80 municipal election commissions throughout the country. “Everything is going smoothly and I think that on …
A meeting of Balkan countries is expected to be held in Berlin on April 29 at the invitation of German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president, Emmanuel Macron. This conference will also mark the first meeting between leaders of Kosovo and Serbia since November last year. The organizers of this conference have not yet given …
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If voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential elections is low, two options are likely to be considered – either the head of state to be elected in direct elections without a required threshold in the second round or by MPs in Parliament, said Justice Minister Renata Treneska – Deskoska. Justice Minister Deskoska was asked as to …
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 …
Chairman of Self Determination Party in Kosovo, Albin Kurti, says that the country needs to hold fresh elections. In a meeting with party supporters, Kurti said that Kosovo is being governed by a coalition “which is plundering Kosovo”. “We need fresh elections, because the country is in need of a new government that can put …
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Civil society in North Macedonia has voiced its concern about the lack of reforms in the judicial system and public administration. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights says that reforms in the judicial system are not transparent and that political parties use them as an instrument to bargain with each other. Uranija Pirovska, representative of …
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Greek lawmakers discussed the country’s claims for reparations from Germany for war crimes, approving a cross-party committee report proposing compensation is formally sought. The proposal calls on the government to take “all appropriate diplomatic and legal action to demand and fully satisfy all claims of the Greek state.” Athens is seeking reparations for the destruction …
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The key differences between the ruling authorities and the opposition on law on public prosecutor’s office, which is to solve the future status of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), remain, said Justice Minister Renata Treneska – Deskoska. “The key differences refer to the continuation of the trial proceedings initiated by SPO, the use of the …
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North Macedonia ranks 95th according to the latest world ranking of Reporters without Borders for the freedom of information. According to the report released by this organization, “although the situation stabilised in 2018, the new government has yet to amend public broadcast media law, contrary to what it announced when it took power in 2017”, adding …
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The European Commission knows about the Dutch parliament voting to suspend visa-free travel with Albania, but has received no request for suspension yet, the coordinating spokesperson for the commission said Wednesday. “There is a specific procedure that’s in place for the visa suspension mechanism, and to date, we have received no notifications from any member states requesting the visa suspension mechanism be triggered for any of the …
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Talks continue between the ruling majority and the opposition over the public prosecution law, which also regulates the future status of the Special Public Prosecution, Government Spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski said at today’s press conference. “The latest information I have regarding the talks,” Bosnjakovski said, “is that the amendments submitted by VMRO-DPMNE to the Ministry of …
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It is questionable whether the creators of the Constitution of Macedonia at the very beginning of the country’s independence, when it was being prepared, considered that the high turnout threshold for the election of head of state would be difficult to reach in the next decade, and will open up space for various political maneuvers …
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 …
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Serbia’s President has announced that he will make a decision on whether or not to conduct snap elections after his meetings with “world leaders”. At the meeting with high ranking members of his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) on Tuesday, Vucic said that at the conference in Berlin “it would be demanded that Serbia recognizes the …
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EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn has spoken about a possible deal between Kosovo and Serbia. The senior EU official has not ruled out the possibility of territorial swaps in the final agreement expected to be reached between the two countries. “For the time being, I would not be able to predict the final result”, Hahn …
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NIKOLA POPOVSKI Each spring the financial elite from around the world traditionally gathers in Washington within the spring meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. Finance Ministers and central bank governors with their aides, bankers and investors, professors and scientists… various worldly people with their various financial, economic, political and other interests. They, together …
After interviews with presidential candidate, Stevo Pendarovski, who has been nominated by ruling party SDSM, and independent candidate, Blerim Reka, IBNA news agency has also held an interview with VMRO-DPMNE backed candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Kavkova. In this interview, she talks about her challenges as candidate in the presidential race, the fact that she’s against the Prespa …
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The armed robbers of the NLB bank branch office in Cair took 150.000 EUR, said the bank today. Three bank employees were injured in the attack, but have been released for home treatment. Police found the vehicle which the robbers used burnt outside of the city. The bank is cooperating with the law enforcement authorities …
