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“Macedonia is in apathy, quick elections are the only solution,” VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski told Croatia’s Vecernji List. In the interview, Mickoski talks about the announced resignation of Prime Minister Zaev after the local elections, which as he states is very realistic not to be fulfilled and that is why he says they launched the initiative in the Parliament with ...

After more than 10 hours in Parliament on Thursday and several attempts for a start of the session for the no-confidence vote, which wasn’t held because the opposition didn’t have a quorum, VMRO-DPMNE left at 9:30 pm. Aleksandar Nikoloski, MP and Vice-President of the party, stated that 11 November would go down as a dark day in the history of ...

“The situation is untenable,” Levica MP and President Dimitar Apasiev said on Thursday night regarding the developments related to the no-confidence vote issue. As he added, the opposition should think about political radicalisation. According to Apasiev, the meaning of the elections is being lost because “with methods like these”, the government can get up to 90 MPs. He also talked ...

Greece’s support for North Macedonia’s European perspective remains unchanged, but with fulfilment of the set conditions. Asked on Thursday whether the statement by Greek Alternate Foreign Miltiadis Varvitsiotis that the return of the nationalist rhetoric by neighbours would lead to a redefinition of Greece’s official position on support for the EU enlargement process meant also a potential Greek veto, Alexandros ...

On Thursday night, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said he had undergone minor surgery, adding that he felt good. “A dynamic day. A kidnapped MP, crime, blackmail, shame, and, normally, the biggest wish of SDSM-DUI for me not to be in politics… After a minor surgical intervention that lasted 45 minutes, I feel great,” Mickoski wrote on his official facebook page. ...

VMRO-DPMNE Parliamentary Group Coordinator Nikola Micevski urged on Tuesday fellow MP Skender Rexhepi Zejd, who’s part of Alternative, not to give up on the deal for a new parliamentary majority to topple the government. As he said, Rexhepi Zejd should choose 19 MPs from VMRO-DPMNE’s Parliamentary Group that will submit, together with him, a new initiative to Parliament for a ...

On Tuesday night, SDSM’s Central Board made a decision for the resignation of Zoran Zaev as President of the party to be postponed indefinitely. “In this period of time, the Central Board unanimously has decided on indefinite postponement because the situation in the country requires that. So, the situations will be followed and there will be work on those situations,” ...

On Tuesday, the US Government announced another 2.7 million dollars in assistance for North Macedonia in the fight against COVID, through USAID. Also, it reminded of the recent donation in equipment and disposables to the same end. With that, since the start of the pandemic, the assistance of the US has exceeded 9.2 million dollars. The new assistance, secured through ...

SYRIZA has criticised the Greek Government, saying that, instead of sending a clear message of support to the Prespa Agreement, it boasts that it’s allegedly justified that it has been undermining the deal for two years by not ratifying the memoranda. The Greek opposition party’s press-release is a response to the comments made by Greek Government Spokesperson Yiannis Oikonomou regarding ...

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi has scheduled the session for the no-confidence vote for Thursday at 11 PM. On Monday, the opposition submitted to Parliament the list of 61 MP signatures. VMRO-DPMNE expects the majority to support the initiative on Thursday and even increase. Aleksandar Nikoloski, MP from Hristijan Mickoski’s party, said intensive talks were underway with several parliamentarians more. “I ...