Today, North Macedonia’s Parliament adopted in third reading three of the laws that were returned for a re-vote after former President Gjorgje Ivanov refused to sign the decrees for their promulgation. The laws on the Judicial Council of North Macedonia, free access to public information, and inspection supervision were adopted at today’s 97th session. These …
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Now-former President Gjorge Ivanov handed over all presidential duties to President Stevo Pendarovski, who was inaugurated on Sunday. On this occasion, the Ivanov family addressed the citizens via Facebook. “It was my huge honor and pleasure to serve as President of the Republic of Macedonia in the past ten years. I wholeheartedly thank the Macedonian …
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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In order for the elections to be considered successful, at least 723,252 voters should vote in two weeks, or May 5th, which is exactly 40 percent of the total number of citizens (1,808,131) with the right to vote in these elections. The practice thus far focuses on the greater mobilization of registered voters in the …
The court has not received any pardoning requests from any defendant, said Criminal Court president Ivan Dzolev on Thursday. Regarding media reports on the possible pardoning by President Gjorge Ivanov, judge Dzolev said it is not appropriate for the court to take a stance on an issue in advance. “The country’s President has the right …
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The Government believes that the President Gjorge Ivanov cannot pardon convicts in the case related to April 27 parliament storming, because he would violate the Constitution and the laws, Government Spokesperson Mile Boshnjakovski said at Wednesday’s press conference, adding that the government does not expect Ivanov would dare to do that. “There are two reasons …
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President Gjorge Ivanov’s Cabinet yesterday did not want to comment on how the head of state will act regarding the requests for pardon received from the convicted of the violent incidents on April 27th, 2017. One month before the end of his second term, the “nation’s father” faces his last serious decision, which is likely …
The pardoning procedure can only go through the Justice Ministry, which has not received any amnesty requests from persons convicted in the April 27 case. North Macedonia’s Justice Minister Renata Treneska-Deskoska said Tuesday there is no legal grounds for a pardoning procedure by the President. “Article 11 of the Law on Pardoning, which stipulated such …
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Several requests for presidential pardons of people found guilty in the Parliament storming trial have been sent to President Gjorge Ivanov’s office. The last pardon request was received on Friday afternoon, stated the President’s office. Last month, 16 men were sentenced to a total of 211 years in prison for their involvement in the violence …
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