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VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and the entire MP group of VMRO-DPMNE went to the presidential residence demanding a meeting with Pendarovski, after Pendarovski handed over to SDSM leader Zoran Zaev the mandate for formation of new government. Pendarovski accepted to meet a delegation consisted of Mickoski and MP Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. After the meeting, Mickoski informed that VMRO-DPMNE reached a decision ...

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev and DUI leader Ali Ahmeti held a meeting on Thursday afternoon at which they discussed the possibilities for formation of the new parliament majority and the new government of Macedonia. The meeting followed the ceremony at which President of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski handed over to Zaev the mandate for formation of the new government. The press ...

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti was the only leader of an Albanian political party in Macedonia to attend the meeting of leaders of these parties he himself initiated and scheduled for Thursday 13 August. None of the other leaders of Albanian parties, Bilall Kasami (BESA), Ziadin Sela (AA), Afrim Gashi (Alternative) and Menduh Thaci (DPA) turned up at the meeting, which ...

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 Office of the President of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski reported on Wednesday that Pendarovski will hand over the mandate for formation of the new government to SDSM leader Zoran Zaev on Thursday. From Pendarovski’s Office they report that Zaev notified the President of Macedonia of the negotiations the alliance “We Can” headed by SDSM and BESA is conducting with other ...

Leaders of Alliance for Albanians and Alternative, Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi respectively, notified DUI leader Ali Ahmeti that they would attend a meeting of all leaders of Albanian parties, but not on Thursday. On Monday, Ahmeti invited all leaders of the political parties in the Albanian bloc in Macedonia for a meeting on Thursday 13 August in Skopje. “We ...

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev held a meeting with Alternative leader Afrim Gashi on Wednesday afternoon in a hotel on the periphery of Skopje. From SDSM they confirmed the meeting took place, but they stated that it was an informal one. “SDSM leader Zaev and Alternative leader Gashi had an informal lunch together, and did not discuss the possibilities for the ...

The Health Ministry informed that in the past 24 hours 1,627 citizens were tested for COVID-19, with 139 of the tests turning positive. Of the new 139 cases, 30 are registered in Skopje, 20 in Kumanovo, 19 in Gostivar, 15 in Stip, 8 in Struga and Kavadarci, 6 in Tetovo and Sveti Nikole, 5 in Kocani, 3 in Ohrid and ...

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 ...

Outgoing Parliament Speaker (PS) Talat Xhaferi, citing the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Macedonia, claims that the Parliament is not constituted until a new PS is appointed. “Presentation of a mandate for formation of new government without a new PS being appointed in the Parliament would be a violation of the Constitution of North Macedonia. Deadlines for handover ...