The arrest of former senior officials sparks a heated debate

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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Siljanovska wins VMRO-DPMNE’s confidence for presidential candidate

Professor Gordana Siljanovska is the VMRO-DPMNE candidate for president of Macedonia. 408 out of 519 delegates voted for her at the convention in Struga. Her opponets congratulated her on her victory. Professor Gordana Siljanovska in her first speech as Macedonia’s presidential candidate from the ranks of VMRO-DPMNE, said that the time has come for her to …

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VMRO-DPMNE convention for selecting presidential candidate begins in Struga

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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Vajgl: Mickoski will cooperate with the Government on the reforms

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 …

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Manaskov, Dimovski, Angelov… in the VMRO-DPMNE “drum” for presidential candidate

Nine nominations for president of the state are received at the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE. The list is led by professor Gordana Siljanovska and MP Vlatko Gjorcev, who are considered the most serious candidates for Gjorge Ivanov’s successor. Other candidates include former MP Filip Petrovski; Nikita Sekutkovski, professor at PMF; Gorgi Manaskov, President of the Economic …

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Last year’s favourites nowhere to be found: VMRO-DPMNE comes out with new players

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 …

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Mickoski: Win the elections first, and then against the Prespa Agreement

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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Filip Petrovski to run for president in the upcoming elections

The movement “Macedonia Blocks” submitted their nomination for president of the country yesterday afternoon to the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE. Their candidate  is Filip Petrovski, who is now part of the party’s factional wing because of open disagreements with current leadership led by Hristijan Mickoski. He is the former director of the National Archives. I call on VMRO-DPMNE to …

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Parliament votes down the opposition’s motion for FM Dimitrov’s interpellation

Macedonia’s Parliament did not support the Macedonian opposition’s motion for interpellation of Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. With 59 votes against and 20 votes in favour, parliament decided to reject the motion filed by VMRO-DPMNE lawmakers. The opposition accused Minister Dimitrov of irresponsible conduct in the way he’s handling the country’s interests. According to MPs, the agreements that were …

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Opposition demands snap elections, the government is focused on reforms

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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VMRO-DPMNE to hold emergency meeting after the delay in SDSM

The leadership of VMRO-DPMNE called for an emergency session of the Executive Committee, and later of the Central Committee. The two top party bodies will discuss the current political situation, the presidential election, and the party’s request for early general elections. Such meetings are coming after SDSM’s decision to postpone its final position regarding the …

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Vlatko Gjorcev for Nezavisen Vesnik: I will win, as in all previous elections

“I don’t want even want to lose a basketball match, let alone the presidential election,” said Vlatko Gjorcev from his parliamentary office on the first floor of the Parliament. Although in parliament yesterday was a regular day of activities, it was a special day for him: for the first time, he entered the Parliament as …

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Milososki offers support and promises to vote for Gjorcev

Antonio Milososki backed Vlatko Gjorcev’s candidacy for the upcoming presidential election. The former minister, who speculated he was one of the opposition’s favorite candidates for Gjorge Ivanov’ successor, congratulated his counterpart on Facebook for his motivation and promised to vote for him at the convention in Struga. “The most important for such support is that …

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VMRO-DPMNE demands Foreign Minister Dimitrov to answer questions by MPs

VMRO-DPMNE’s parliamentary group has demanded Macedonia’s Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov to answer MPs’ questions, following a declaration according to which the people of this country were full of “complexities”, made by the minister during a parliamentary committee meeting. MPs are expected to vote on this motion on January 28. According to VMRO-DPMNE’s lawmakers who signed …

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