VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs will not vote in favour of revocation of the immunity of former party leader Nikola Gruevski in the Tank case. On Saturday, the party reiterated its stand that Gruevski, who is now an MP, is a victim of political persecution by SDSM. The previous day, the coordinator of VMRO-DPMNE’s independent parliamentary group, former Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska Milevska, ...

The Criminal Court has rejected VMRO-DPMNE’s appeal and confirmed the decision to freeze the party’s assets. The procedure is related to the Thalir case, opened by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). According to Hristijan Mickoski’s party, the decision to freeze the assets should be annulled because it is unfounded “In order to please PM Zoran Zaev, the obedient judiciary accepted ...

The coordinator of the MP group of VMRO-DPMNE Dragan Danev presented on Monday the Draft-law on Amnesty for persons involved in the 27 April Parliament Incidents. “Igor Durlovski, Vlado Jovanovski, Bogdan Ilievski, Boris Damovski and the other people involved in this case are not terrorists. That is a fact that we, the people from the government and the entire population ...

The constitutional amendments that the Parliament decided to endorse last week are currently being drafted. There are ongoing consultations over the possible engagement of VMRO-DPMNE MPs in their preparation. The draft-amendments could be forwarded to the Parliament over the weekend or early next week. SDSM MP group says time is left for opposition deputies to get involved, although they voice ...

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, at Tuesday’s celebration of the Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle, demanded that an amnesty law be passed for the people responsible for the events on April 27 in Parliament. According to him, this way, there will be indiscriminate justice and freedom for all. Regarding the newly-emerging situation in the party he leads, he ...

The former president of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, said that he doesn’t know any details concerning the evidence or the arguments about the dismissals within the party and that he refrains from any commenting. He also said that he wishes a stronger and united VMRO-DPMNE that will be able to “bring down this evil” because when VMRO-DPMNE is strong then Macedonia ...

VMRO-DPMNE decided late Monday to dismiss vice-president Mitko Jancev and Executive Committee member Kostadin Bogdanov from their posts, initiated disciplinary procedures for the exclusion of Saso Mijalkov and Nikola Todorov from the party, and urged MPs who voted for the constitutional revision to return their mandates. “President Hristijan Mickoski filed a motion for a confidence vote at an urgent session, ...

Former NATO secretary-general, Lord George Robertson, addressed the Atlantic Council on Monday, saying time has come for everyone in Macedonia to look to the future and defend the country’s national interest. “Remember the courage of your politicians during the 2001 crisis. They saved their country from certain bloodshed. Certain politicians are now demonstrating such courage,” said Robertson. According to him, ...

The Parliament endorsed late Friday the decision to initiate constitutional revision arising from the Prespa Agreement by the required two-third majority. Eighty out of 120 MPs voted in favor of the decision. Afterwards, VMRO-DPMNE MP group coordinator Dragan Danev asked for an individual vote, which concluded with the same result – 80 MPs saying ‘Yes’ and 39 ‘No’. Among those ...

Today is a historic day for our country. We have made history together. Our visions for a better life in a better country will become a reality, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev after Friday’s vote in Parliament for endorsement of the initiative for constitutional revision arising from the Prespa Agreement.  He thanked the MPs who supported the motion, especially those ...