Rally organizers block the city


FROSINA FAKOVA-SERAFINOVIC Guests could not get to the birthday party organized in the children’s amusement venue at the Skopje Kale, tickets for the “Realists” play were sold out, but the audience was nowhere to be found, and some of the parents could not arrive on time to watch their children who took part in the …

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Presidential candidates hold rallies in Kriva Palanka, Valandovo and Bitola


 VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova addressed late Monday a rally in Valandovo, highlighting the importance of justice and rule of law in the country. “People are leaving the country. Unfortunately, the politics of the incumbent authorities leads to this. They have done nothing to keep people here but seem to chase them away. This …

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Presidential election campaign in North Macedonia enters its final week


The presidential election campaign has entered its final week. The campaign will end on April 19, while the election will take place on 21 April. There are three candidates who are running in the presidential race: Stevo Pendarovski nominated by the SDSM led governing coalition, Gordana Siljanovska nominated by VMRO-DPMNE and Blerim Reka who has …

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Pendarovski: There’s only one way to progress – through the EU and NATO


Ever since we declared independence, there has been only one way that leads to progress, and that is through the EU and NATO, SDSM’s presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski said speaking at the main rally of his campaign, held in front of the EU Info Center in Skopje. We, he said, have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as …

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Hahn: I have been reassured by Mickoski that they will not boycott the elections


Once our partners fulfill the clear criteria we have set, the EU also needs to live up to its commitment and take the accession process of North Macedonia to the next stage. Credit where credit is due! That is a matter of EU credibility, said EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn in an interview with MIA …

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Presidential candidate Pendarovski leads opinion polls in North Macedonia


Skopje based Institute for Political Studies has published an opinion poll ahead of presidential elections in North Macedonia. The survey has been conducted from 23 to 27 of March this year, while the number of respondents in the poll was 1110. According to the survey in question, the government backed presidential nominee, Stevo Pendarovski leads …

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Xhaferi: If we could wait a year for the language law, we will wait for Ivanov to leave


The Parliament is likely to re-send the laws by the end of this week to President Gjorge Ivanov, which he returned to Parliament when he decided not to sign them due to the use of the country’s new name. If Ivanov leaves the laws in the drawer even after they are re-voted at the assembly …

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Forward Together – Ruling coalition begins presidential campaign


Stevo Pendarovski, the ruling coalition’s presidential candidate will begin his presidential campaign under the slogan Forward Together. This slogan was decided on a working meeting held by the central campaign headquarters of SDSM and its coalition. The meeting was attended by all ministers, city mayors, and high officials who are party members. They chose the …

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Pendarovski and Siljanovska-Davkova submit presidential candidacies


Representatives of the main political parties SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE submitted the presidential candidacies of their candidates Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova to the State Election Commission today. Aleksandar Kiracovski, head of the SDSM election HQ, submitted the presidential candidacy of Stevo Pendarovski. “I assure you that the campaign will be peaceful and civil, reflecting our …

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Deadline for submitting presidential nominations expires Thursday at midnight


Candidates for the upcoming presidential elections in North Macedonia should submit their nominations to the State Election Commission (SEC) by midnight Thursday at the latest. To have an official presidential nomination, the candidates are required to submit 10.000 signatures from the citizens or 30 MP signatures. Alliance for Albanians/Besa candidate Blerim Reka submitted his presidential …

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Zaev says that the country will head to general elections if presidential elections are lost


Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev declared today that the country may hold a general election if the governing coalition candidate for the presidential elections, Stevo Pendarovski loses against the opposition’s candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. “If the Social Democrat candidate, Stevo Pendarovski is defeated, then the country will head to general elections”, Zaev said. According …

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IBNA interview with presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski


University professor and government coordinator for relations with NATO, Stevo Pendarovski is the candidate of the governing coalition for the presidential elections that will take place on April 21. In this interview for IBNA, Pendarovski comments his nomination for the presidential elections and his platform. “In my opinion, without domestic social cohesion and without good …

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