News in English Archives - Page 626 of 1002

Enlargement Package: Varhelyi Says Skopje has Fulfilled Conditions

North Macedonia and Albania have delivered on reforms and fulfilled the conditions for the opening of talks. That was the message sent by EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi at Tuesday’s…

20/10/2021

Kumanovo Mayoral Candidate Dimitrievski Complains of Pressure by Spasovski

Kumanovo mayoral candidate Maksim Dimitrievski, who is trying to secure a second term, has complained that he was being followed by an Interior Ministry vehicle and that police afterwards stopped…

20/10/2021

SEC Presents Preliminary Results of First Round of Local Elections

At a press-conference on Monday night, State Election Commission (SEC) President Aleksandar Dastevski presented the preliminary election results. In the first round, VMRO-DPMNE’s coalition won 22 mayoral seats, SDSM’s coalition…

19/10/2021

Reactions to Election Results Continue

“The people have won. Macedonia has won. The changes in Macedonia are inevitable,” VMRO-DPMNE says regarding the election results. According to the party’s Vice-President, Vlado Misajlovski, VMRO-DPMNE’s lead over SDSM…

19/10/2021

ODIHR Presents Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions

Candidates could campaign freely and fundamental freedoms were widely respected in North Macedonia’s local elections, but numerous gaps in the law and legislative changes close to election day undermined legal…

19/10/2021

Skopje Mayoral Race: Arsovska and Silegov Enter Second Round

The independent candidate for Skopje supported by VMRO-DPMNE, Danela Arsovska, and SDSM’s mayoral candidate, Petre Silegov, who is trying to secure a second term, have entered the second round, which…

19/10/2021

Citizens Vote in Local Elections

On Sunday, the country voted in the local elections. At several locations, polling stations closed later due to problems with the fingerprint machines. At a press-conference at 7 pm, State…

18/10/2021

SDSM will in the End have More Mayors than VMRO-DPMNE, Says Zaev

SDSM President Zoran Zaev held a press-conference at 1 am on Monday, saying the government would ultimately win the local elections. According to him, the support in the first round…

18/10/2021

VMRO-DPMNE’s Mickoski Declares Victory of Opposition in Local Elections

Late on Sunday night, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski declared a victory of the opposition in the local elections. As he added, the result is a big step towards the final…

18/10/2021

Ahmeti: DUI Won in First Round in Saraj, Plasnica and Lipkovo

On Sunday night, DUI President Ali Ahmeti declared a victory in the local elections, adding that his party had won in the first round in Saraj, Plasnica, and Lipkovo. He…

18/10/2021