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Gruevski Acquitted in Thaler 2 Case

On Tuesday, the Criminal Court acquitted former VMRO-DPMNE leader and ex-PM Gruevski in the retrial over the Thaler 2 case, which concerned the construction of VMRO-DPMNE’s seat in Centar Municipality.…

15/07/2026

Interparty Accusations over Draft Electoral Code Continue

On Tuesday, VMRO-DPMNE again accused SDSM, Levica, and DUI of having no real intention of reaching an agreement to pass the draft Electoral Code. On the other hand, SDSM leader…

15/07/2026

New Reactions to Monday’s Events in Parliament

On Tuesday, SDSM leader Filipche said PM Mickoski’s apology following the events in Parliament the previous day was forced and didn’t cancel out the insults directed at the opposition. According…

15/07/2026

New Hearing in Gjoko Ristov Trial

A new hearing in the trial of Appellate Court Judge Gjoko Ristov was held on Tuesday. An Interior Ministry expert testified, clearly stating that there had been no contamination in…

15/07/2026

Former SCPC President Dimitrovska Given One-year Suspended Sentence

On Tuesday, former State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) President Dimitrovska was given a suspended sentence of one year. According to the Criminal Court, she is guilty of disclosing…

15/07/2026

Constitutional Court President Kostadinovski Comments on Several Topics

The decisions of the Court are based exclusively on respecting legal procedures, not on political or ethnic interests, Constitutional Court President Kostadinovski said on Tuesday, referring to the reactions to…

15/07/2026

Cabinet Reshuffle: New Ministers Elected with 69 Votes in Favor

On Monday night, Parliament, with 69 votes in favor, elected the new members of the Government within the cabinet reshuffle process. Jeton Shasivari is the new Minister of Justice, Agon…

14/07/2026

Opposition MPs Call for Apology from Stoilkovikj for Insults and Swearing

Ivan Stoilkovikj, who was on Monday dismissed as Intercommunity Relations Minister and then elected Local Self-Government Minister, swore at and insulted MPs during that day’s session on the cabinet reshuffle…

14/07/2026

Opposition’s Blockade over Draft Electoral Code Remains

On Monday the opposition’s blockade regarding the draft Electoral Code remained. There was no joint position despite an attempt to call a coordination meeting initiated by Levica. SDSM alleged that…

14/07/2026

Tetovo Council: DUI Leaves Session Despite VLEN’s Acceptance of Draft Item

It took over four hours just to adopt the agenda at Monday’s session of Tetovo Municipality’s Council, which saw a tense atmosphere and political accusations. DUI left the Council session,…

14/07/2026