Ковачевски: Докажавме дека е можно да се има поголеми плати и повеќе демократија


Економската програма на СДСМ предвидува повеќе за сите – подобар живот за сите, доближување на животниот стандард до европскиот и сето тоа преку издржани и конкретни мерки. Нашиот фокус е на четири основни столба: човечки капитал, продуктивност, иновативност и конкурентност. Проектираме просечна стапка на раст на економијата од 5,1 отсто во наредните четири години и …

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SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE will meet yet again to discuss the SPO on Thursday


SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE working teams will hold Thursday yet another meeting, in an attempt to reach agreement over the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the future status of the Special Prosecutor’s Office-SPO. The meeting will take place in the Ministry of Justice on Thrusday at 6 pm. Although remaining firm on their positions, …

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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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Zaev: Our position is clear – this SPO should be incorporated into the public-prosecution system


“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 …

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Zaev: Our position is clear – this SPO should be incorporated into the public-prosecution system


“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 …

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Process for collecting signatures for presidential nominees ended at midnight


The process for collecting signatures for presidential nominees, which began on February 23rd, ended at midnight. Each presidential candidate should collect at least 10,000 signatures from the electorate. Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, the presidential candidate supported by the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, Stevo Pendarovski, supported by the ruling SDSM-DUI coalition, and Blerim Reka, an independent candidate supported by …

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SDSM Secretary General Kiracovski: Over 60 MPs endorse Stevo Pendarovski


Over 60 MPs have endorsed the nomination of Stevo Pendarovski to run for president, said SDSM Secretary General Aleksandar Kiracovski. “MPs from different ethnic communities, different political parties are coming together in support of the joint candidate for victory, for progress and for the future. Stevo is our joint candidate because we believe he is …

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Zaev: I expect consensus on the SPO law


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expects the Law on the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) to be endorsed by consensus. PM Zaev said Tuesday the law is entering parliamentary procedure and discussions will take place with opposition VMRO-DPMNE, followed by the independent VMRO-DPMNE MP group and smaller opposition parties of ethnic Albanians. “I expect consensus …

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Siljanovska and Pendarovski send their best via Zaev and Gruevski for the time being


Goran Adamovski “They talk about democracy and procedures, and yet they chose their candidate in a hotel, after which they only confirmed his nomination at a party congress. They previously published the public call to which people, who did not have a chance of being elected, have offered their bid,” Professor Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova …

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Ethnic issues and foreign policy on the focus of the presidential campaign


The candidates who will run for the April 21 presidential elections have now been confirmed. They’re Stevo Pendarovski, proposed by ruling party SDSM; Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova proposed by the largest opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE and the independent candidate, Blerim Reka, who has the backing of the Albanian opposition. The three candidates have launched their first messages focusing on …

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Zaev: Pendarovski is a confirmation of the concept of a society for all in progressive Euro-Atlantic North Macedonia


 North Macedonia needs a president who will offer solutions committedly and responsibly and will support fast track that brings the country forward towards a secure future in NATO and EU. A president, who opposes divisions and isolation and promotes North Macedonia as a global and just country, who will be a constructive and principled partner …

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SDSM to confirm Pendrovski as consensual candidate on its 23rd Congress


SDSM is holding its 23rd congress today (March 3), during which the party should confirm Stevo Pendarovski as the candidate for the upcoming presidential election. SDMS leader and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is to deliver an opening address, followed by a closed session. At the end of the congress, the selected presidential candidate will deliver a …

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Stevo Pendarovski is officially SDSM’s presidential candidate


Stevo Pendarovski will be the joint candidate of the government coalition in the forthcoming presidential elections. The leadership of SDSM took a definite position tonight to propose Pendarovski as a presidential candidate. Immediately after the meeting, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev went to a Skopje hotel where the leaders of the SDSM-led coalition expect for additional …

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Two weeks after the bus accident: Passengers testify, still no culprit


Two weeks after the tragic bus accident on the Skopje-Tetovo highway, the authorities still have no answer to the key question: what was the reason that the bus owned by Durmo Tours went off road and took fifteen passengers to death. The Public Prosecutor’s Office says that the investigation is still ongoing, prosecutors are still …

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Governing coalition in attempt to come up with a consensual presidential candidate and overcome crisis


Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev and leader of the Democratic Union Party (DUI), Ali Ahmeti will hold talks today in an attempt to come up with a consensual presidential candidate, while ruling out the existence of a crisis within the governing coalition following the failure to revoke parliamentary immunity for former parliamentary speaker, Trajko …

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SDSM reacts to Nezavisen Vesnik’s article: Ivanov orders souvenirs with his name


The ruling party SDSM today reacted to the electronic auction by President Gjorge Ivanov, which requires a bidder who will produce around 700 souvenirs with his name and with the old name of the country Republic of Macedonia. Ivanov’s Cabinet foresees spending about 20 thousand euros for this purpose. As Nezavisen Vesnik published yesterday, Ivanov’s …

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Blind to nepotism while in power, in opposition it’s all they see


SDSM yesterday asked VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and MP Antonio Milošoski to tell their relatives to resign from state-owned enterprises where they are employees. Instead of an answer, the ruling party received a counter-attack, that is, a new case of nepotism by SDSM officials, pointing to MP Tanja Kovacev, who allegedly managed to find a …

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Opposition is getting ready for the presidential elections, the majority is yet to nominate its candidate


While opposition in North Macedonia nominated professor Gordana Siljanovska as its presidential candidate, the governing coalition led by Social Democratic Union Party (SDSM) is still in search of a candidate. Prime minister and social democrat leader, Zoran Zaev continues his consultations with Albanian political parties and other minority groups in order to come up with …

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