Tag Archives: VMRO-DPMNE

Mickoski Return letter to US Official Mitchell

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski responded Wednesday to a letter of Wess Mitchell, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, reiterating that the Prespa Agreement is detrimental to the interests of Macedonia. “This Agreement is detrimental to the interests of my nation and homeland and as such it is unacceptable for VMRO-DPMNE and the large majority of the ...

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VMRO-DPMNE MPs Quit Parliament Debate

MPs of the VMRO-DPMNE and the For Better Macedonia coalition at a joint coordination meeting on Wednesday decided to quit the ‘futile debate’ taking place in Parliament.  “The parliamentary group has concluded that everything has been said and that there is no need for the debate to continue regarding the proposed constitutional changes and the Prespa Agreement, which has been ...

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VMRO-DPMNE Allegations at Government

The government is in panic, pressures and threats are a futile attempt to instil fear. This was VMRO-DPMNE’s reaction to SDSM appeal for support to the constitutional amendments. According to the opposition, the entire domestic and international public is witness that the SPO is used for apparent political persecution of former VMRO-DPMNE functionaries. The Public Prosecutor’s Office is also fully ...

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EPP Might Exclude VMRO-DPMNE from own Ranks

VMRO-DPMNE could be expelled from the European People’s Party (EPP) if it persisted with its non-constructive attitude towards the Prespa Agreement, EPP members say. The EPP is the largest and most influential political group in the European Union, bringing together almost all center-right parties of the EU member and candidate states. The EPP currently includes 77 parties and partners from ...

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Mickoski: Two Options for Emerging from Crisis

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski met on Saturday with representatives of political parties from the Coalition for Better Macedonia. At Sunday’s press conference Mickoski said the options are early elections with formation of Przino-style government and public prosecutor at the proposal of the opposition or rejecting the agreement and elections after which national prosecutor is to be elected via consensus of ...

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PM Zaev Rejects Opposition Demands as Unfounded

VMRO-DPMNE’s demands for a technical government with a 100- day term according to the model stemming from the Przino Agreement, for a new public prosecutor and an inquiry commission in Parliament to probe referendum irregularities are absolutely unacceptable, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Thursday in Ohrid. “There is no reason, no need to discuss such things. The institutions themselves have ...

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VMRO-DPMNE Central Committee Session: Referendum Rejected

VMRO-DPMNE’s Central Committee does not recognise the referendum result, assessing it as fabrication wherefore on Friday the party will lodge criminal charges with the Prosecutor’s Office against 200 people, presidents, deputies and members of election boards in Struga, Centar Zhupa, Kicevo, Zhelino, Bogovinje, Plasnica and Saraj. As the vice president of the party Aleksandar Nikolovski stated following the session, VMRO-DPMNE ...

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Mickoski Interview: Referendum Ends Skopje-Athens Name Deal

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary group is monolithic and still considers that the name agreement failed to gain legitimacy in yesterday’s referendum, party’s leader Hristijan Mickoski said in an interview with ‘Alfa’ TV. VMRO-DPMNE, he said, is ready for snap elections, but the process must be preceded by completion of certain activities. ‘We have an Electoral Code. At one of the ...

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Opposition Leader Mickoski Says Citizens who Abstained Won at Referendum

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski addressed citizens following the conclusion of the referendum vote. He said the citizens who abstained from voting have won at the referendum and thus Zaev and his government have been de-legitimised. Regarding PM Zaev’s statements of possible early elections unless DPMNE MPs respect the will of majority of people that voted at the referendum, Mickoski said ...

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Part of VMRO-DPMNE MPs not to Vote for Constitutional Changes

VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs who wrote on their FB profiles that they will not support constitutional changes do not resist the stance of the party leader Hristijan Mickoski, but they are showing the nation’s mood, replied the Vice president of VMRO-DPMNE, Aleksandar Nikoloski, when asked by a journalist whether these announcements are a reflection of a new party stance which stands against ...

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