In an interview with Koha on Friday, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski again said that his party would achieve a convincing election victory and be the ruling party in the years to come. Asked whether he thought it was possible to find a partner in the ethnic Albanian bloc for forming a government considering his party’s stands on the constitutional changes, ...

In an interview with Telma on Friday, ex-Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said he didn’t feel responsible for the chaos with the personal documents, primarily passports. As he explained, there was action in line with the positive legal regulations. “Absolutely, one cannot make anybody obtain documents in 2021, 2022 or 2023,” Spasovski stated. The ex-Interior Minister believes all pre-conditions for citizens ...

DUI sources confirmed on Thursday for A1on that the party’s leader, Ali Ahmeti, would enter the presidential race. In a statement for Indeksonline.net, the same day, Ahmeti didn’t rule out the possibility. Commenting on the issue, Alternative leader Afrim Gashi, in an interview with Kanal 5 asked: “If it matters that much to DUI for an ethnic Albanian to be ...

In an interview with TV21, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski says that Alliance for Albanians leader Arben Taravari entering the presidential race will provoke DUI into having a candidate. “I think it’s good and sound for democracy in Macedonia for there to be more candidates,” he points out, adding that citizens will have more opportunities. Regarding the parliamentary elections, Mickoski stresses ...

In an interview with Kanal 5 on Thursday, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler was asked how North Macedonia could protect itself against Russia’s hybrid threats on the eve of elections. “We’ve seen their attempts, right, in the United States, to have an effect on our previous elections. And so, they are very active here and they are looking for every opportunity ...

On Thursday, VMRO-DPMNE filed the announced criminal charge against ex-Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski over the personal documents problem. “From 12 February 2019 to mid-2021, he, consciously and directly, running the Ministry, which in facts issues these documents, harmed tens of thousands of citizens,” VMRO-DPMNE MP and Executive Committee member Igor Janusev said, adding that citizens had faced both material and ...

According to President Stevo Pendarovski, prior to its reaction, in writing, to the abuse of the so-called EU flag in the procedure over the changes to the games of chance law, the EU had never done that before the adoption of a law. In the press-release issued by his Cabinet on Thursday, it is said that the communication clearly saying ...

In Brussels on Thursday, Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska participated in NATO’s North Atlantic Council meetings at a ministerial level. During the two sessions, there were discussions on many topics, including transatlantic unity, deterrence and defence plans, increased investments in defence, and the Allied support for Ukraine. Petrovska talked about the members of North Macedonia’s Army’ role in solidifying collective security, ...

On Wednesday, Parliament Speaker Jovan Mitreski scheduled the parliamentary elections for 8 May. That date will also see the second round of the presidential elections held, while the first will be held two weeks prior, that is, on 24 April. The Speaker said he believed that in the election period, all relevant institutions and involved stakeholders would contribute to the ...

On Wednesday, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski called on all MPs to support the law proposed by his party that will extend the validity of passports and IDs containing the previous constitutional name, in line with the decision on the driving licences, that is, until 31 December 2024. Also, he praised the “timely reaction” of caretaker Interior Minister Pance Toskovski over ...