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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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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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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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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Pendarovski: Official announcement for NATO invitation expected tomorrow


Tomorrow, we are waiting for an official announcement from the NATO headquarters in Brussels to be announced that Macedonia will be presented with an official membership invitation at the upcoming summit of the Alliance on July 11-12, said Stevo Pendarovski, the country’s National NATO Coordinator. “NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will make the announcement the …

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Pendarovski: NATO is the only alternative that is beneficial for Macedonia


-NATO is the only alternative that is beneficial for Macedonia. Small countries enter into alliances with big ones, otherwise they cannot survive, NATO National Coordinator Stevo Pendarovski told a debate on Tuesday. Pendarovski said the name agreement is the best the country could get from the present political context. “We had a stronger opponent on …

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Pendarovski: Macedonia under no threat even if NATO fails to extend invitation


In spite of some catastrophic predictions, Macedonia’s challenge in the coming period, should the country fail to get an invitation to join NATO, will not be to maintain its territorial integrity and sovereignty, because there are no such threats, but to develop its democratic institutions and the economy, said National NATO Coordinator Stevo Pendarovski on …

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Pendarovski: Pa ftesë për në NATO do të përballemi me sfida ekonomike dhe ndëretnike


Stevo Pendarovski, bashkërendues kombëtar për NATO, deklaron se Maqedonia do të përballet me sfida në marrëdhëniet ndëretnike dhe në ekonomi, nëse nuk merr ftesë për në NATO në Samitin e korrikut. Sipas tij, Maqedonia i plotëson kushtet për në NATO, por nëse nuk e merr ftesën, sigurisht se sfida nuk do të jetë ruajtja e …

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Pendarovski: NATO nuk është alternativa e vetme, por më e mira për Maqedoninë


Koordinatori kombëtar për NATO, Stevo Pendarovski, në intervistën javore për Radio Evropa e Lirë, ka thonë se anëtarësimi i Maqedonisë në NATO nuk është mundësia e vetme për shtetin, por më e mira sipas tij. “Pas gjithë analizave krahasuese që mund të bëjmë në këtë temë, nuk mund të shoh se ka organizatë më të …

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Pendarovski: Zgjidhja e çështjes së emrit është larg


Mediat greke raportojnë se javët e ardhshme do të jenë kyçe për zgjidhjen ose jo të emrit. Ndërsa raundi i radhës negociues mes dy ministrave të jashtëm do të mbahet më 12 prill në Shkup. Megjithatë i vetmi që e konfirmoi këtë informacion ishte lideri i partisë opozitare “Potami”, Stavros Teodorakis. Teodorakis pas takimit me …

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Pendarovski: Macedonia has NATO alternatives


“The question is not whether Macedonia has alternatives to the NATO membership, but do those alternative have enough quality,” said NATO National Coordinator Stevo Pendarovski on Tuesday. Pendarovski took part at roundtable “Alternatives to and for NATO: Macedonia’s Integration, Political Reality, Future Solutions and Opportunities”, held within the Diplomatic Forum at the Skopje-based Faculty of …

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Pendarovski: Plan 3-6-9 must be implemented at a fast pace


Macedonia’s NATO integration coordinator Stevo Pendarovski said that the country should stick to the Plan 3-6-9 and implement all reforms necessary to join the Alliance. According to Pendarovski, the previous government set Macedonia back regarding this matter. “In 2008, we had met all the military, technological, and political conditions apart from the name dispute,” Pendarovski …

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