Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory and Immunity Issues chairman Pavle Bogoevski has handed in his resignation as Member of Parliament today. Bogoevski announced his resignation during a session of the Committee, saying it would become effective following the plenary session of Parliament during which Nikola Gruevski is to be stripped of his post …
SDSM and DUI, which make up the governing coalition in North Macedonia, are holding talks to reconstitute the governing cabinet and according to PM Zoran Zaev, the first changes are expected to be seen by mid June. “I’m talking to people who are suitable for the positions that will be vacated”, Zaev said. According to …
Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory and Immunity Issues chairman Pavle Bogoevski has announced his resignation as Member of Parliament. Taking the stand at Thursday’s session of the Committee, Bogoevski said his resignation would become effective following the plenary session of Parliament during which Nikola Gruevski is to be stripped of his post as …
Parliament of North Macedonia will debate on Thursday on the mandate of former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who has been granted asylum in Hungary. Gruevski continues to hold the mandate of MP although six months have passed since he fled the country after being sentenced to two and a half years in prison for abuse …
On the eve of the second round of the recent presidential elections in Ukraine, both presidential candidates Petro Poroshensko and Volodymyr Zelensky accepted the public challenge and were tested for alcohol and drug abuse. Poroshenko, who took the position of head of state, was tested in the laboratory of the Olympic stadium in Kiev. Zelensky, …
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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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Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will notify the committee on mandate and immunity-related issues that MP Nikola Gruevski has had unexcused absences from Parliament session for more than six months, it was revealed. Under Article 59 of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedures, the committee is tasked with submitting a motion to Parliament on revoking a lawmaker’s …
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North Macedonia’s newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski, after officially taking oath of office on Sunday delivered inaugural address before lawmakers, government officials, religious leaders, army representatives, diplomatic corps and foreign guests, saying that he will be president of all citizens, not just to those who voted for him. “I want to publicly say and commit …
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Stevo Pendarovski officially takes oath of office on Sunday during Parliament’s session officially starting his five-year mandate. The inauguration ceremony was attended by outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov, former President Branko Crvenkovski, wife of former President Boris Trajkovski, Vilma Trajkovska, government officials, Chief of ARM General Staff, Governor of National Bank, religious leaders, judiciary officials, as …
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The laws that North Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign due to their incorporation of the new name of the country will again be discussed by MPs on Wednesday. These include the laws against discrimination, the Operational Technical Agency and electronic communications. After the laws are passed again, they are set to be published in …
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North Macedonia’s Parliament adopted 246 laws in 2018, which is a significant increase compared to 2017, the year when the institution was inactive in the first five months due to the prolonged constitutive session. However, this number marks an improvement compared to the 339 laws adopted in 2016, since hyperinflation of laws does not always …
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Parliament on Wednesday will decide on part of the laws that President Gjorge Ivanov returned without his signature, stating that he has sworn to defend the interests of the Republic of North Macedonia. There are 27 laws on the 94th session so far, most of which have been vetoed by the head of state, so …
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North Macedonia’s Parliament adopted Thursday the Law on Termination of Pregnancy. Under the new abortion law, several administrative procedures hindering the execution of the right to abortion, including a mandatory three-day waiting period, are scrapped. Amendments to the law envisage that women should be provided with full, objective and accurate information about the medical intervention …
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Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski survived the no-confidence vote in Parliament ON Monday evening. Parliament members voted 59 to 20 against the motion called by the opposition. The debate saw clashes between ruling and opposition parties regarding Minister Spasovski’s quality of work, his competence and readiness to respond to challenges faced by the Ministry. The …
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The Parliament of North Macedonia adopted the Law on the prevention and protection against discrimination yesterday, after an exhaustive discussion last Friday. Fifty-two MPs voted in favour of the Law, with three abstentions. Considering that the Law is adopted by Badinter majority, thirteen out of twenty MPs attending the session, who belong to the non-majority …
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North Macedonia’s Parliament will put its activities on hold as of April 1, which coincides with the start of the presidential election campaign. Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi says it is common practice for the Parliament not to hold sessions during this period, but leaves room to schedule a session in case of a pressing need. …
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North Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi claims he has adjourned last night’s session because of ‘heckling and rude behavior’ by a SDSM MP. According to Speaker Xhaferi, MP Muhamed Zekiri shouted out that time was running out and that the motion on stripping ex-speaker and current VMRO-DPMNE MP Trajko Veljanoski of his immunity should be …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says Parliament was supposed to follow existing procedure on Sunday regarding the proceedings on the immunity of VMRO-DPMNE MP and former speaker Trajko Veljanovski. He believes it would have demonstrated that all MPs are equal, also leaving space for the Court to decide. “All rules and procedures should equally apply to …
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Last night, parliament in North Macedonia convened to lift the immunity for former parliamentary speaker Trajko Veljanoski who’s suspected by the prosecutor’s office as being one of the organizers of the violent events produced inside parliament on 27 April 2017. VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs managed to cause the necessary delays which made it impossible for the lifting of …
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The country’s Government and Parliament started using Wednesday the name Republic of North Macedonia in their communication with media. The Prespa Agreement and the new name entered into force on Tuesday, and the rest of the state institutions are also expected to follow. The Government’s inter-ministerial group for implementation of the Prespa Agreement obligations decided …
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