In a video address on the occasion of New Year’s on Sunday, President Gjorge Ivanov said that everyone wants to forget 2018 as soon as possible and 2019 to be a year when the wishes and dreams of all citizens come true. In it, he underlines the importance of fundamental human values. “Let’s be brave before the call of responsibility ...

The session for parliamentary questions was held on Thursday. As is usually the case, it saw fierce accusations between SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE. According to the opposition party, the letter sent by US Ambassador Jess Baily in which he urges judges not to invoke him when they make court decisions is a scandal. MP Antonijo Milososki asked whether the Government would ...

“I will schedule the presidential elections on 2 or 3 February,” PS Talat Xhaferi said on Tuesday, adding that he will not be a candidate. DUI expects a deal to be reached with SDSM on a joint presidential candidate that both sides will find acceptable. The negotiations will start after the adoption of the constitutional changes. Zoran Zaev’s party has ...

A commemorative session was held in Ohrid on Monday following the sudden death of Mayor Jovan Stojanoski. “Stojanoski’s sudden death is a loss for the academic community, for the country, for SDSM and for the Municipality of Ohrid,” PM and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said, praising Stojanoski’s committed work. SDSM MP Tomislav Tuntev delivered an address on behalf of Parliament, ...

On Sunday, VMRO-DPMNE organised a protest in Veles. “Macedonia is timeless, but being in power isn’t. They’ve been in power centrally and locally for more than 19 months and for over one year, respectively. However, in that period, things have been only black and there’s been only darkness. They’ve failed to deliver on their promises and haven’t met the expectations,” ...

The PM Zoran Zaev confirmed he recently met VMRO-DPMNE MPs Mitko Jancev and Nikola Todorov in order to discuss their support in the Parliament for the implementation of the Prespa Agreement. “I tend to secure the greatest support possible till the end of this process. I believe that by the time the entire process is over, we will have a ...

Commenting on the Government’s negative opinion about its draft amnesty law, VMRO-DPMNE said that was expected. “We expected such developments because the law itself, once we submitted it in accordance with the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, wasn’t put on the first session, that is, it was rejected by the majority. So, all of this leads to a conclusion that this ...

On his official Facebook profile, on Tuesday, former PM Nikola Gruevski said he’d been given granted political asylum in Hungary due to political persecution in Macedonia from the SDSM-led government. According to Gruevski, he has received information that preparations are underway to kill him in prison. The former VMRO-DPMNE leader added he continued the struggle for the “Macedonian cause”. The ...

By mid-December, the Reconciliation Commission will need to propose a draft law concerning an amnesty in relation to the 27 April 2017 attacks in Parliament. The first draft version will be prepared at a meeting it will held by the end of the week. The idea, according to the independent parliamentary group of VMRO-DPMNE, upon whose demand the law is ...

According to VMRO-DPMNE, the authorities should be held accountable for former PM Nikola Gruevski’s escape. “The political theatre on Monday took place in order to cover up their own powerlessness and incompetence. We disagree with his decision to go to Budapest. That is not an option even when everyone knows that it’s about political persecution because, that way, the others ...