Tag: government
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 00:50

With 62 votes, the MPs from the ruling coalition elected the government of Dimitar Kovacevski, the opposition voted against

Macedonia’s Members of Parliament with 62 votes in favor, 46 against and with no abstentions late on Sunday elected the new government with Dimitar Kovacevski as the Prime Minister. There were a total of 108 MPs in the hall, 62 from the government and 46 from the opposition. After the vote, Parliament...
Macedonia 16.01.22 | 10:16

Second day of Parliament debate, new government to be voted on tonight

The debate on the election of a new government should continue in Parliament today at noon. Such a parliamentary debate lasts for a maximum of two days, and the election of the government is voted on after its completion, ie no later than 24 hours. This means that there will be an epilogue by midnight...
Macedonia 15.01.22 | 10:31

The election of the new Government starts today, there will be one more minister

At Saturday’s session starting at 11 am, Prime Minister-designate Dimitar Kovacevski will present the new composition of the government and its program in the Parliament. The Parliament debate on the election of a new government lasts for a maximum of two days, and the election of the government...
Macedonia 11.01.22 | 16:06

Nikoloski: The “new” Government remains dominated by Zaev and the DUI party

The proposed new cabinet is not a new one, it will continue to be dominated by Zoran Zaev, Oliver Spasovski and the DUI party, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski in a press conference, held after SDSM announced its candidates for the next Government. New SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski...
Macedonia 03.01.22 | 18:31

Zaev’s Government won’t respond to latest insult from Bulgarian politician Slavi Trifonov

The Macedonian Government did not respond to a request from Republika about whether they intend to protest the latest string of insults from Bulgarian politician Slavi Trifonov. In a new interview, the showman turned politician refers to Macedonians as “Northmacedonians”, while he presents...
Macedonia 27.12.21 | 15:09

The opposition demands a last chance to question Zaev and his ministers before the Parliament

After Zoran Zaev chose to resign as Prime Minister without even addressing Parliament, VMRO-DPMNE demands that the outgoing Government officials face the legislative body for a session of public questioning. What was supposed to be a regularly scheduled question session was cancelled by the Government,...
Macedonia 27.12.21 | 10:12

Almost half of the deadline for Pendarovski to give the mandate has passed

The ten day deadline for President Stevo Pendarovski to give the mandate to a candidate who would form the next Government is ticking on. It started on Thursday, when Zoran Zaev resigned as Prime Minister following his major defeat in the local elections. It is widely expected that Pendarovski will give...
Macedonia 23.12.21 | 23:29

The flight continues: Interior Minister Spasovski won’t be part of the next Government

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, who is one of Zoran Zaev’s top lieutenants, also announced that he will not be part of the next Government that the SDSM party is trying to put together under its new leader Dimitar Kovacevski. The new President needs to be given an opportunity to choose his...
Macedonia 23.12.21 | 17:23

SDSM and DUI trade departments – an ethnic Albanian Minister will be in charge of rewriting Macedonian history books

TV24 reports that SDSM and DUI plan to swap two departments in what they hope will be their new Government. DUI won the Agriculture Ministry as part of the major concessions given to the Alternative party, which was desperately needed to prop up the Government, and got three departments in exchange for...
Macedonia 09.12.21 | 22:23

BESA is officially out of the Government

The BESA party is formally out of Zaev’s coalition. Today the Parliament voted to remove Arjanit Hoxha as Agriculture Minister and two other BESA officials, Arafat Shabani and Sedat Sulejmani, as deputy ministers for education and culture. BESA joined SDSM in a pre-election coalition in 2020, and...
Macedonia 04.12.21 | 22:02

Alternative decides to join the Government

Orhan Murtezani, spokesperson for the Alternative party, told a news conference tonight that the party decided to join the current parliamentary majority and the government. This is the decision from the meeting of the Central Council of Alternative, made after three meetings of Alternative leader, Afrim...
Macedonia 02.12.21 | 17:48

Alternative to decide Friday whether it will be joining the Government

The final decision whether Afrim Gashi’s party, Alternative, will be be joining the Government will be made Friday at a session of the highest party body – the Central Council. This party meeting will start at 19:00 h at the party headquarters in Tetovo. We have a session of the Central Council...
Macedonia 23.11.21 | 10:49

Today, Alternative will make the decision whether to join the DUI/SDSM government or to remain in opposition

Alternative will convene the highest party bodies today to make a final decision on Zaev’s offer to form a new parliamentary majority. The meeting of the highest party body starts at 18:00 h. There is division within the party over whether to be part of the next government but they will respect...
Macedonia 18.11.21 | 15:44

“Zaev will replace five Ministers and one Deputy Prime Minister”

Stefan Bogoev from SDSM said that he expects up to five Ministers and one Deputy Prime Minister to be replaced, to accommodate the Alternative party, which is considering joining the Zaev coalition, which is currently without majority in Parliament. In a TV interview, Bogoev pointed to the fact that...
Macedonia 10.11.21 | 19:19

Nikoloski: The Zaev Government will fall tomorrow

The opposition will have the necessary votes to bring down the Zaev Government tomorrow, said Aleksandar Nikoloski, Vice President of the VMRO-DPMNE party, which initiated the creation of a large opposition bloc that grew to a majority in Parliament. We submitted a revised list of representatives who...
Macedonia 09.11.21 | 10:46

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev and the people around him are exerting pressure on the MPs who are in favor of overthrowing the government

VMRO-DPMNE accused that Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the people around him are exerting pressure on the MPs who are in favor of overthrowing the government. The loser Zaev should fulfill at least one promise, to resign and to stop the threats against the MPs who are overthrowing the government. Nine...
Macedonia 09.11.21 | 09:11

Vote of no confidence in the government set to take place on Thursday

Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, scheduled the session to hold the vote of no confidence in the Government for Thursday, after such a motion with the signatures of 61 MPs was filed by VMRO-DPMNE and the coalition, AA and Alterative, Besa and Levica. Then, according to party information, Xhaferi invited...
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 10:19

Leaders of ruling coalition parties to meet with the resigned Prime Minister

Zoran Zaev, the resigned Prime Minister, called a meeting of the presidents or vice-presidents of the parties from the current parliamentary majority for initial talks on a new prime minister and the composition of a new government. At the meeting they will also discuss the possible schedule for a parliamentary...
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 18:00

Zaev’s Government accuses Bulgaria of interfering in Macedonia’s internal affairs

As it pushes an aggressive campaign to declare the opposition mayoral candidate in Skopje Danela Arsovska a “Bulgarian agent”, the Zaev Government today also issued a statement admonishing Bulgaria for interfering in Macedonian affairs. The likely motive is the meeting of Bulgarian President...
Macedonia 25.10.21 | 21:12

Zaev backpedals: He still intends to resign if he loses in Skopje, but wants the SDSM led coalition to remain in place, says no to early elections

Zoran Zaev today qualified his promise to resign as Prime Minister if his SDSM party loses the mayoral race in the capital Skopje on October 31st. In a Sitel TV interview, Zaev said that he still intends to leave the helm of the Government, but that his coalition with DUI and a dozen smaller parties...
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