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The executive committee of VMRO-DPMNE held its first session after the 2020 parliamentary election. As the party’s press service reports, the executive committee reached a decision to authorise and support party leader Hristijan Mickoski to conduct negotiations with other political parties for formation of the new government. “Despite the fact that the parliamentary election was held in a rather undemocratic ...

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti said in an interview for “Euronews Albania” that SDSM leader Zoran Zaev needs to apologise to the Albanians for alleged offenses he said against them during the pre-electoral campaign of the 2020 parliamentary election. “We all heard him in the recordings published on social networks when he says that votes of Albanians are worthless and that ...

The Health Ministry reported on Monday that in the past 24 hours 724 citizens were tested for COVID-19, and 98 of the tests turned positive. Of the 98 new cases of COVID-19, 24 are registered in Skopje, 24 also in Stip, 9 in Struga, 7 in Tetovo, 6 in Kumanovo and Ohrid, 5 in Radovis, 4 in Gostivar, 3 in ...

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 ...

The State Election Commission (SEC) rejected all appeals filed by political parties in relation to the 2020 parliamentary election which took place on 15 July. SEC examined the appeals filed by the political parties at a public session on Sunday evening, after the parties had a deadline of 48 hours to file appeals after the conclusion of the parliamentary election. ...

European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi and EU Foreign Affairs Head Josep Borrell came out with an announcement on Friday in relation to the 2020 parliamentary election in Macedonia that was held on 15 July. “The EU congratulates the citizens of North Macedonia for exercising their right to vote even during the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to ...

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev announced on Friday that he will go on summer vacation and that he shall proceed with the negotiations for formation of new government with the other party leaders after the Ilinden holiday (2 August). “Having in mind what we’ve all been through, like the COVID-19 pandemic, SDSM believes that in the following period the citizens should ...

The Health Ministry informed that during the past weekend a total number of 532 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Macedonia. Of these, 164 were registered on Friday, 127 on Sunday, and 241 on Saturday which is a daily record of new cases since the start of the epidemic in Macedonia. In the past three days, a total number ...

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 ...

After recounting by hand the results in accordance with the electoral registers from all polling stations around Macedonia, the State Election Commission (SEC) held a session on Thursday evening at which it presented the unofficial results of the 2020 parliamentary election in Macedonia. As SEC president Oliver Derkoski revealed, the alliance “We Can” headed by SDSM and BESA won 327,329 ...