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 …
Jancev for Nezavisen: I would lead VMRO-DPMNE if I see a team with a vision Read More »
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 …
Foreign ministry in Skopje has issued a statement following the reaction of the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding the voting of the constitutional amendments concerning the name deal by parliament in Skopje. The full statement: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia categorically rejects the allegations and qualifications presented in the comment published …
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Miro Cerar, will pay an official visit to the Republic of Macedonia at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov on Wednesday. As reported, the meeting between FM Dimitrov and FM Cerar will focus on exchanging views on …
Head of Slovenian diplomacy Cerar on an official visit to Macedonia Read More »
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 …
Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE comes out of each challenge stronger Read More »
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev congratulated October 23rd, Day of Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle on Tuesday, saying togetherness is the key for all future challenges of peace, stability and better life. “The bravery of the activists of the Macedonian revolutionary struggle to whom we bow today is our incentive to make Macedonia a dignified country. We …
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, …
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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 …
Robert Nesimi Political analyst Last week Macedonia cleared another important hurdle on its path to EU and NATO integration. 80 MPs voted to start the process of constitutional changes which are required to fully implement the name agreement with Greece, and we can assume that these votes will also be available for the constitutional changes …
Erol Rizaov Macedonia takes a breath after the historic decision to start the process of constitutional changes in accordance with the Agreement with Greece, which has already been ratified twice in the Assembly. The country is no longer in a coma. The impediment to the future of the next generations, and Europeanization of Macedonia and …
Unconditional suspension of the initiative for constitutional changes, the cancellation of the Prespa agreement, immediate dissolution of the parliament, scheduling of early parliamentary elections and the formation of a transitional technical government for conducting fair and democratic elections. These are the demands of Levica, which announces massive civil resistance due to Friday’s vote in the …
“Every MP who believes and knows that Macedonia needs be part of the western world should support the constitutional changes in the following stages. Therefore, we will continue to implement policies of unifying all positive and progressive forces in the country. Let’s put aside divisions in the interest of the country’s future,” said Sekerinska, welcoming …
Sekerinska: Macedonia comes out of the mud and isolation Read More »
Russia does not accept the name change. Following the vote in Parliament through the Russian Embassy Twitter account, Russia sent a message that it recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name and did not change that attitude. “Russia has recognized Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name more than 26 years ago and does not change …
Russia only accepts the Republic of Macedonia, not North Read More »
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was the first one to congratulate MPs for the voting of the constitutional amendments which give way to the approval of the new country’s name, “Republic of North Macedonia”, based on the Prespa agreement. “Our journey toward the EU and NATO has just started. We still have a lot of work …
A majority vote of 80 MPs has approved the decision to open the constitution for constitutional amendments to the name under the Prespa Agreement. These changes will enable the country’s name change in the Republic of North Macedonia in accordance with the Prespa Agreement reached between Skopje and Athens. Initially, it was voted through the …
The Parliament set the session on constitutional changes from the Prespa Agreement for 21:00h on Friday. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said while leaving the Parliament there are attempts to secure a two-thirds majority under normal circumstances. – It is up to the Parliament to schedule the session, PM Zaev stated for the media. The VMRO-DPMNE MP …
Parliament schedules session on constitutional changes for 21:00h on Friday Read More »
Nikola Popovski The Macedonian political crisis is not acute, nor it is a process, it is probably a state and a condition that threatens to be “a new normality”. No matter how optimistic you are, and looking on possible perspectives through pink glasses, it all seems to be in vain. When a political crisis is …
Skopje Court of Appeal has released MP Krsto Mukoski on bail regarding the April 27 events in Parliament. The Appellate Court approved Friday Mukoski’s complaint against the decision of the Criminal Court, cancelling the measure house arrest, but retained his passport and obliged him to report to the court.
If there is amnesty, the first remark from the European institutions will be towards the judiciary and the disrespect of the most important principle of the rule of law, says the former judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, Margarita Caca Nikolovska. However, judge Nikolovska believes that Prime Minister Zoran Zaev did …
