Zaev and his Albanian coalition partners in search of a presidential candidate


Prime Minister and Social-Democrat leader, Zoran Zaev is in search of a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in North Macedonia. The Social Democratic party SDSM has announced that it will elect its presidential nominee by 3 March. But, for the moment, talks are taking place with Albanian political parties to ensure their support. “This …

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Zaev: In principle there is consent over a consensual presidential candidate


Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev will continue talks with coalition partners over a consensual presidential candidate at a meeting with DUI leader Ali Ahmeti on Monday. “Today we are resuming meetings with our coalition partners from the Albanian bloc. First we will meet DUI, then BESA of Afrim Gashi and DPA. I will make …

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SDSM and DUI leaders to discuss consensual candidate for the upcoming elections


Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti will meet today and discuss option on consensual presidential candidate in Skopje-based MPs Club. “Certainly if we agree on this issue, we will need to extend the support, first with the coalition parties, and then with other groups, in order to provide a wide consensus. We have defined that ethnic or …

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Not even a consensual candidate could win the first round


The optimistic announcements by SDSM representatives that their presidential candidate, which will be selected along with DUI, could win the first round of elections are highly unlikely. In a state of disappointment and apathy among the Macedonian citizens, it is questionable whether there would even be a turnout that is needed in the second round …

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