Tag: parliament
Macedonia 23.04.20 | 18:08

What is behind the request of SDSM to reconvene the dissolved Parliament?

A group of lawmakers is demanding the Parliament to reconvene to allegedly confirm President Stevo Pendarovski’s decision to extend the state of emergency – although the future parliamentary composition may or may not approve the government decrees, Kurir writes. The opposition, on the other...

Macedonia 23.04.20 | 15:37

Nikoloski: SDSM’s push to hold elections during an epidemic is inhuman

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the Parliament is already dissolved and there is no constitutional option to have it re-called. VMRO-DPMNE rejects the attempt by the ruling SDSM party to re-call the Parliament, which was made yesterday, saying that setting a date for elections...

Macedonia 23.04.20 | 14:37

DUI didn’t sign on to SDSM’s initiative to re-call the Parliament

Members of Parliament from the DUI party did not sign on to the request to re-call the Parliament. The letter sent to Speaker Talat Xhaferi is signed by 35 members of Parliament, coming from the ruling SDSM party, its coalition members, several smaller ethnic Albanian parties and the blackmailed group...

Macedonia 22.04.20 | 20:52

Zaev is pushing for elections in the midst of an epidemic

The ruling SDSM party seems determined to make a move on the political scene – by pushing for a recall of the Parliament that dissolved in mid February. There is no legal option to recall the Parilament once it dissolves to make way for general elections, but SDSM has asked its representatives...

Macedonia 22.04.20 | 15:11

Only the Constitutional Court can reconvene the Parliament

SDSM’s initiative to collect signatures for reconvening the Parliament has no legal basis. Only the Constitutional Court can reconvene the Parliament in such circumstances, claim the interlocutors we consulted. According to them, there is a possibility that the MPs will return to the Parliament...

Macedonia 22.04.20 | 11:55

Xhaferi to consider the initiative to reconvene Parliament

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi told TV21 that so far he has not received any initiative to convene the Parliament, and if he does, he will consider it and make a decision. Yesterday, the media reported that MPs are already collecting signatures for the reconvening of the last parliamentary composition,...

Macedonia 21.04.20 | 21:45

SDSM is reportedly trying to reconvene the Parliament

With Macedonia in a complete legislative limbo, after the elections were postponed but the Parliament was not re-called, the ruling SDSM party is reportedly scouting members of Parliament asking them to demand they reconvene. The 360 Degrees site reported that SDSM is getting 20 members of Parliament...

Macedonia 20.04.20 | 10:13

No Parliament, no elections: Macedonia is in legislative limbo

The decision of the Constitutional Court not to discuss the dissolution of the Parliament brought Macedonia into a serious legal quandary. Parliament is dissolved and elections were supposed to be held on April 12, but they were called off because of the coronavirus epidemic. An attempt by the main political...

Macedonia 15.04.20 | 13:44

Parliament to stay dissolved: Constitutional Court decides not to initiate procedure

The Constitutional Court has decided not to initiate a procedure for assessing the constitutionality and legality of the Decision for dissolution of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. The Constitutional Court informs that today at a session after an extensive debate on the case at the end...

Macedonia 17.03.20 | 17:05

Legal experts tasked with finding a way to recall the dissolved Parliament

Several legal experts, from various political sides, have been tasked to work on coming up with a way to reconvene the Parliament and postpone the elections scheduled for April 12. This was decided at the meeting of party leaders at the office of President Stevo Pendarovski, where an agreement was reached...

Macedonia 11.03.20 | 10:37

Vladimir Gjorcev: I wish success to the VMRO candidates

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Vladimir Gjorcev, who long represented the 3rd, eastern electoral district and was also a potential 2019 presidential candidate, welcomed the electoral lists that were announced yesterday and wished success to the nominees. Along with the opposition party’s strategy...

Macedonia 10.03.20 | 21:29

VMRO-DPMNE presents its list of candidates

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski presented the lists of candidates the opposition party is nominating at the coming early general elections. As announced, VMRO-DPMNE will have its 2019 presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova leading the 1st list in the central part of the capital...

Macedonia 09.03.20 | 10:35

BESA will have nine out of 20 candidates on the joint list with SDSM in the 6th district

The BESA party, which concluded a pre-election coalition with the ruling SDSM party, revealed its candidates for members of Parliament. BESA has the most candidates in the 6th, majority ethnic Albanian district. There they will have nine candidates on the shared list of 20 candidates with SDSM, and BESA...

Macedonia 24.02.20 | 15:28

Xhaferi expects an Albanian to be Prime Minister or Speaker after the elections

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said that he expects an ethnic Albanian to hold a top position in either the Parliament or the Government following the elections on April 12. Xhaferi was installed as Speaker in a dubious procedure following the major incident in the Parliament on April 27 2017. The...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 14:48

Xhaferi defends his conduct during the scandalous last session of this Parliament

Talat Xhaferi acknowledged that he made a mistake during the final session of the Parliament, when he declared an ancillary law on state prosecutors as accepted without putting it through two votes. Still, Xhaferi insisted before the press that the law can be considered valid because the Badinter rule...

Macedonia 16.02.20 | 21:37

Elections officially set for April 12

A decision to hold the elections on April 12 was officially signed by Talat Xhaferi this evening, after the Parliament voted to dissolve. Due to pressure from the ruling SDSM party, the Parliament dissolved four days late, intruding into the 60 days deadline provided in the Constitution, which may affect...

Macedonia 16.02.20 | 19:39

Pendarovski ignored the scandalous vote and signed the PPO law

Despite the glaring illegal manner in which in was adopted, President Stevo Pendarovski quickly signed the PPO law on state prosecutors today. Pendarovski ignored calls from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party not to sign the law, that was adopted without broad consensus and was voted on twice – the...

Macedonia 16.02.20 | 17:27

Parliament dissolves, opens way for elections on April 12

The Parliament finally voted to dissolve itself, after the scandalous vote on the law on state prosecutors, and the vote to rename the Macedonian army. A total of 108 representatives voted in favor of dissolving the Parliament, which opens the way for early elections on April 12. The delays, imposed...

Macedonia 16.02.20 | 17:18

Parliament rules state that the “do-over” vote was clearly illegal

The rules of Parliament clearly state that the events that transpired today are unlawful. The Parliament rejected the proposed PPO law on state prosecutors when only 74 representatives voted in favor. But, against the rules, Speaker Xhaferi put the law to a second vote when 80 representatives were in...

Macedonia 16.02.20 | 16:53

Parliament finally prepares to vote to dissolve itself

After adopting several laws without the opposition present, the Parliament moved to discuss the motion to dissolve so that early elections can be held on April 12. The move comes after the scandalous double vote on the controversial law on state prosecutors. The vote was rejected by the Parliament, but...

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