After the two main political parties failed to reach an agreement on how to solve the status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, which is a key condition for getting a date for starting the country’s EU accession talks, the head of the EU Delegation to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar joined the discussion. He met yesterday …
According to certain hints, Ohrid will be at the center of the forthcoming election campaign for president of the country, which is expected, given the overlap with the extraordinary elections for mayor of this municipality, which is considered one of the most attractive in the country, and there were frequent oscillations in the political mood …
Working groups that were formed up after PM Zoran Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski reached an agreement at their meeting last week, will convene today to find a joint solution to the draft-law on the Public Prosecution’s Office and the future status of the Special Public Prosecution. The ruling coalition and the opposition share …
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VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski is assured in victory at the coming presidential elections, saying boycott is not an option, but without excluding the possibility of citizens not voting in the runoff because of voting right abuses, persecutions, pressure. “Why should be think about a boycott? We are not contemplating this for both rounds. This is …
Mickoski: We neither think of losing, not boycotting the elections Read More »
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva and her team of prosecutors became the main obstacle between Prime Minister, and SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev and the leader of the main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. The two met Sunday evening in the government building and agreed to find a solution on how the status of the Special …
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“Upcoming presidential elections will be fair and crystal clear”, both PM Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE leader Mickoski agreed after their joint meeting Sunday evening. Working groups, set up by SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE, starting Monday will work on the new draft-law on the public prosecutor’s office, envisaging the integration of the Special Public Prosecution into the Public …
“Upcoming presidential elections will be fair and crystal clear”, both PM Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE leader Mickoski agreed after their joint meeting Sunday evening. Working groups, set up by SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE, starting Monday will work on the new draft-law on the public prosecutor’s office, envisaging the integration of the Special Public Prosecution into the Public …
Prime Minister and leader of ruling SDSM Zoran Zaev said he would meet with opposition VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski on Sunday evening at 20:00h. Talks in the government’s building will focus on the upcoming presidential elections, reform laws and everything else in the interest of the state, said Zaev. When asked why the leaders of …
Zaev-Mickoski meeting Sunday evening on presidential elections and reform laws Read More »
Prime Minister and leader of ruling SDSM Zoran Zaev said he would meet with opposition VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski on Sunday evening at 20:00h. Talks in the government’s building will focus on the upcoming presidential elections, reform laws and everything else in the interest of the state, said Zaev. When asked why the leaders of …
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The arrests of three former VMRO-DPMNE officials suspected of organizing the bloody events on April 27, 2017 angered the main opposition party, and is now planning to completely freeze all contacts with the ruling parties. The opposition party will not participate in the upcoming meeting of the Jean Monnet process, and the caucus group “For …
Mickoski: Zaev orders murders, I know what I’m talking about Read More »
The Special Prosecution Office has announced that it has launched an investigation against five former senior state officials over their alleged involvement in the violent events taken place on April 27, 2017 in Parliament. Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who has fled to Hungary and former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski are among the suspects. Meanwhile, …
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VMRO-DPMNE’s convention has started in Struga, where the candidate of this party should be selected for the upcoming presidential elections. Party leader Hristijan Mickoski, before entering the hall of the House of Culture, expressed his confidence that today Macedonia will know the name of the new president of the country. “Today we are finalizing the …
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Macedonia Rapporteur in the European Parliament Ivo Vajgl said Tuesday after a meeting with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski he was assured that the opposition would be constructive in the EU accession reform process. “I highlighted the fact that the EP’s main interest and also mine as Macedonia Rapporteur is for the country to continue on …
Vajgl: Mickoski will cooperate with the Government on the reforms Read More »
If the presidential elections were held last spring, VMRO-DPMNE would have considered whether to run with Trajko Slaveski or Zoran Stavreski. The two economists had the highest ratings in the internal polls in April and May, and right behind them was Srdjan Kerim. Nine months later, none of them are in the game for the …
Last year’s favourites nowhere to be found: VMRO-DPMNE comes out with new players Read More »
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski in an interview with Radio Free Europe didn’t answer what he meant under “everything” that his party will do to change the processes that arise from the Prespa Agreement. Firstly, as he says, VMRO-DPMNE should win the elections, form a government, and then the process changes will be done one step …
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The largest opposition party in Macedonia has reiterated its demand for early elections, which should be held along with presidential elections in April this year. “PM Zaev should resign, parliament should dissolve and early elections should be held with a government of technocrats”. This was the demand made by the chairman of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. …
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What has been said since the beginning of the year, has received its official confirmation yesterday. MP Vlatko Gjorcev said he would run for the party announcement for the party’s presidential candidate. He made this announcement from the press hall in the Parliament, which was quite unusual, and not in the party headquarters or someplace …
Gjorcev registered, VMRO-DPMNE keeps its public call open Read More »
MP Vlatko Gjorcev from the ranks of the main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, confirmed for Nezavisen Vesnik/Independent newspaper that he will run for president of the country. He believes that with the experience and knowledge he has obstained, he will succeed in winning the votes of the citizens. The public ad for presidential candidates in the main …
“Let’s not miss the chance as in 2005 when we were in power, and we did not hold early elections, so we lost to the regular ones the very next year.” This is how officials in the ruling Social Democratic Union think after the demands submitted by VMRO-DPMNE for holding early general elections that would …
In response to the vote in the Parliament to amend the Constitution and rename Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that the process was unconstitutional and called for the Parliament to be dissolved and early general elections to be held along with the presidential elections next spring. The people gives the power and the people …
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