Monthly Archives: July 2020

Pendarovski: Consultations with Parties before Handover of Mandate

President of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski said in an interview for TV21 that he first needs to hold consultations with the political parties that have won mandates at the 2020 parliamentary election before handing over the mandate for formation of new government. “In accordance with the Constitution of North Macedonia, the Parliament must be assembled no later than 20 days after ...

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Caretaker PM Spasovski Holds Meeting with Slovenian Ambassador Jazbec

Outgoing Slovenian Ambassador to Macedonia Milan Jazbec met on Wednesday Caretaker PM Oliver Spasovski. As the government’s press service informs, the interlocutors affirmed the strong friendly relations between Macedonia and Slovenia, with Spasovski thanking Jazbec for Slovenia’s support to Macedonia in its processes for integration in EU and NATO. Spasovski and Jazbec also discussed the 2020 parliamentary election in Macedonia. ...

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COVID-19: 137 New Cases and 10 Deaths in Past 24 Hours

The Health Ministry informs that in the past 24 hours they have registered 137 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, after running 1,437 tests. Of the new cases, 64 are registered in Skopje, 19 in Stip, 14 in Struga, 7 in Tetovo, 6 in Gostivar, 5 in Ohrid, 4 in Kicevo, 3 in Sveti Nikole, 2 in Bitola and ...

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Road Conditions, 23.07.2020

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists ...

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Zaev: New Government to Be Formed After 2 August

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said in an interview for web portal A1ON that SDSM has won the majority of votes and mandates at the 2020 parliamentary election, which means that they will form the new Macedonian government. “We had fair, democratic and crystal-clear elections that demonstrated the democratic capacity of our country and of SDSM as well, being a political ...

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VMRO-DPMNE Central Committee Voices Support for Leader Mickoski

The central committee of VMRO-DPMNE held a session on Tuesday evening. As news web portal Kurir.mk reports, the Central Committee authorised and supported party leader Hrisitjan Mickoski to conduct the negotiations for future alliances and formation of the new ruling majority in Macedonia. In his address before the committee members, Mickoski pledged that he will do all in his power ...

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Sekerinska, Dimitrov Meet EU Ambassador Zbogar, US Ambassador Byrnes

Deputy PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska, Foreign Affairs Minister Nikola Dimitrov and National Coordinator for EU Integrations Bojan Maricic held on Tuesday a meeting with EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar and US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Marie Byrnes. As the government informs via a press release, the interlocutors discussed the 2020 parliamentary election that took place in Macedonia ...

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FM Dimitrov Meets ODIHR SEAM Head Andrikiene

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov held a meeting on Tuesday with Head of ODIHR Special Election Assessment Mission (SEAM) to Macedonia Laima Andrikiene, at which the interlocutors discussed the 2020 parliamentary election that took place in Macedonia on 15 July. “Successful elections allow for the formation of a political government over the course of the summer, set to continue ...

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Road Conditions, 22.07.2020

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists ...

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Parties File Lawsuits to ACM After SEC Rejected All Complaints

VMRO-DPMNE, Alliance for Albanians (AA) and Levica announced they will file lawsuits to the Administrative Court of Macedonia (ACM), after the State Election Commission (SEC) rejected all of their complaints filed in relation to the 2020 parliamentary election. VMRO-DPMNE filed 3 complaints to SEC, AA filed 151 and Levica filed 1,982. “We shall file lawsuits for recount of the votes ...

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