Parliament’s Committee on Election and Appointment Issues continued on Tuesday the debate on Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski as a candidate for Constitutional Court judge. According to the opposition, which levelled fierce criticism, Joveski has covered up, as its members pointed out, the ruling structure’s crime and has been responsible for unfounded charges against politically non-like-minded persons. VMRO-DPMNE MPs mentioned the ...

On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani held a farewell meeting with US Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes. The meeting was held on the 27th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the US and North Macedonia, which was a nice opportunity to welcome the many joint successes and achievements throughout the years, with special focus on the partnership in the ...

VMRO-DPMNE will not support a change of the Constitution, regardless of the referendum result, party leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Monday. He believes the referendum process will be successful. However, as the opposition leader stressed, regardless of the result, even if it fails, the party will not support a constitutional change under the current circumstances. Mickoski also answered a question ...

Asked on Monday whether Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska still had his support, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said she had support from his party for every project that was in the right direction. “Every project related to the City of Skopje that is in the right direction, regardless whether it is from Mayor Arsovska or from the Council’s majority, will have ...

Balkan leaders have not adopted a joint declaration. Instead, at the Summit in Brdo, conclusions have been adopted. The meeting once again showed the big differences in the Balkans, such as the Belgrade-Pristina relations and the Bosnia-Herzegovina situation. What the leaders of North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro agreed together with their counterparts from Slovenia and Croatia is ...

On Friday, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski urged PM Dimitar Kovacevski and President Stevo Pendarovski to support the process to organise the referendum initiated by his party. As he added, they shouldn’t obstruct it in Parliament through Speaker Talat Xhaferi and should instead allow 150,000 signatures to be collected in order for citizens to be able to freely express their stand. ...

SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE have traded accusations over the referendum issue. “Instead of constructiveness, VMRO-DPMNE and Hristijan Mickoski, by demanding elections, by requesting a referendum, are trying to obstruct the normal functioning of institutions at the expense of the domestic economy, at the expense of citizens,” Bogdanka Kuzeska, Spokesperson for the ruling party, noted. In response, VMRO-DPMNE said that SDSM’s theses ...

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi still hasn’t received the initiative for a referendum, announced by VMRO-DPMNE, his Cabinet said on Friday. “Xhaferi is abroad. Once he receives it, you will be informed on time,” it added. Earlier that day, VMRO-DPMNE Parliamentary Group Coordinator had said more than 650 signatures had been collected in less than half an hour.

On Friday, in the frames of his constitutional competences, President Stevo Pendarovski signed decrees for the new Ambassadors to Slovakia, Canada, Norway, Belgium, and Bulgaria. The decrees are for Evegenija Ilieva, Agron Buxhaku, Driton Kuci, Metodija Belevski, and Agneza Rusi Popovska to be Ambassadors to Slovakia, Canada, Norway, Belgium, and Bulgaria, respectively. Three of the candidates are presenting their priorities ...

Until the deal with Sofia is abandoned, VMRO-DPMNE will not support constitutional changes, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski said at a press-conference on Tuesday. He is adamant that his party is not against Bulgarians being part of the Constitution. However, Mickoski described the deal as assimilatory, adding that it should be abandoned. The collection of signatures will start on Wednesday afternoon. ...