Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 20.12.21 | 23:26

Zaev brought his successor Dimitar Kovacevski to the Open Balkan summit in Albania

Zoran Zaev took his heir apparent Dimitar Kovacevski to the Open Balkan summit in Albania. Zaev relinquished his party leadership post to Kovacevski and is trying to have the little known former telecom executive installed as Prime Minister next month. Kovacevski praised the initiative to bring Macedonia,...
Macedonia 20.12.21 | 20:26

Zaev, Rama and Vucic call on the new German Government to support their Open Balkan initiative

The leaders of Macedonia, Serbia and Albania called on the new social-democrat led Government of Germany to support their new initiative, which was borne out of frustration with the delays in the integration of the Balkan countries in the EU. Zoran Zaev, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama wrote a joint editorial...
Macedonia 20.12.21 | 16:55

Because of security reasons, Rama moved the opening of the Open Balkan summit from Tirana to Elbasan

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama decided to move the initial part of the Open Balkan summit with Zoran Zaev and Aleksandar Vucic from Tirana to the city of Elbasan. The decision comes after the opposition Democratic Party announced protests in Tirana, as it considers the initiative to be a Serbian dominated. The...
Macedonia 16.12.21 | 14:30

Mickoski: Bulgaria’s demands will continue to grow for as long as Zaev continues to grovel before them

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski blasted the Zaev Government for its policy toward Bulgaria, which led to another veto and blockade of Macedonia’s EU accession talks at the latest European Council. Mickoski warned that Bulgaria will continue to increase its demands as long as Zaev continues...
Macedonia 16.12.21 | 14:02

Pendarovski will address the Parliament on Wednesday; it’s possible that Zaev will resign on the same day

The office of President Stevo Pendarovski announced that he will have his annual address to Parliament on Wednesday. Some media outlets have indicated that Zoran Zaev may time his resignation as Prime Minister on the same day. Zaev hopes that Pendarovski will give the mandate for the creation of the...
Macedonia 16.12.21 | 13:59

Despite his expected resignation, Zaev will attend the Open Balkan meeting in Tirana next week

Even after he resigned as leader of SDSM and is expected to resign as Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev intends to attend the meeting of the Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative in Tirana on Monday. Zaev will meet with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Serbian Presdient Aleksandar Vucic. It’s not clear...
Macedonia 16.12.21 | 11:18

Coalition meeting between Zaev and Ahmeti scheduled for today

Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti are due to meet in the Government building this aftenoon, to discuss Zaev’s departure as Prime Minister. The new SDSM party leader Dimitar Kovacevski is also expected to attend the meeting. Zaev is trying to preserve his coalition and hand it over to Kovacevski, who he...
Macedonia 15.12.21 | 12:53

Another businessman from Zaev’s orbit opens a marijuana farm

Goran Mitrov from Strumica, a close associate of Zoran Zaev’s is entering the family marijuana business. Faktor reports that Mitrov registered a company named “Cannabis GNA” – GNA is his nickname – in the Strumica Central Registry office on December 13th. The same day, he...
Macedonia 15.12.21 | 12:04

Zaev plans to resign after Pendarovski’s annual address

The Macedonian office of Deutsche Welle cites sources close to the SDSM party who say that Zoran Zaev will resign near the end of the year, shortly after the annual address by President Pendarovski. Pendarovski normally addresses Parliament in the middle of December, although previously, President Ivanov...
Macedonia 14.12.21 | 13:27

Kovacevski will meet with SDSM’s smaller coalition partners

New SDSM party leader Dimitar Kovacevski will meet with the coalition partners today. Kovacevski will be accompanied by Zoran Zaev, who elevated him from obscurity to the top position in the party, and is planning to appoint Kovacevski Prime Minister. The coalition partners are restless after Zaev made...
Macedonia 14.12.21 | 10:56

Zaev could postpone his resignation as Prime Minister for several months to reach a new deal with Bulgaria

Zoran Zaev’s First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi said that Zaev’s resignation as Prime Minister could be postponed for several months, to try to get him to reach a new agreement with Bulgaria. I think that the process could be completed so he can leave office by the middle of January,...
Macedonia 14.12.21 | 10:43

Zaev spoke to Petkov on how to unblock the Macedonia – Bulgaria dispute

Zoran Zaev spoke on the phone with the newly elected Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, and discussed how they will approach the dispute that blocked Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Zaev is on his way out as Prime Minister, but could postpone his resignation for a number of months, to try to...
Macedonia 13.12.21 | 13:12

Bogoev: Zaev will remain an active player in the party even after his resignation

SDSM party official Stefan Bogoev said that he expects to see Zoran Zaaev continue to play an active role in the party, even after he left the leadership position in favor of Dimitar Kovacevski. Zoran Zaev was SDSM President since 2012. That is a very long period of time, especially considering everything...
Macedonia 13.12.21 | 10:50

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev installed a pawn to lead SDSM

The leadership election in SDSM was a farce in which Zoran Zaev appointed a pawn to lead the party, which is still a private business of the Zaev family, VMRO-DPMNE said in a statement following the election of Dimitar Kovacevski as new SDSM party leader. Zaev resigned as leader after losing the October...
Macedonia 13.12.21 | 10:12

Zaev congratulates Dimitar Kovacevski on taking over the SDSM party

After congratulating Dimitar Kovacevski in person, Zoran Zaev also sent out a Facebook message to praise the new leader of his SDSM party. Zaev left SDSM after his major defeat in the local elections in October, and helped install the little known Deputy Finance Minister as party leader, and now is also...
Macedonia 12.12.21 | 14:36

Low turnout as SDSM party members choose who will replace Zoran Zaev

Key figures in SDSM voted in today’s election for a new party leader, amid low turnout and drop in interest. SDSM had the number of registered voters drop by more than 17,000, down to about 51,000, from the election in March, when Zaev was named party leader. Turnout by 11h today was just 12 percent,...
Macedonia 12.12.21 | 12:31

SDSM leadership election: Turnout was 12 percent at 11h

SDSM official Viktorija Madic said that the party wide vote to elect a new leader, who will replace Zoran Zaev, is proceeding well today. All 194 polling stations across the country opened at 8 in the morning, Madic said, and until 11h turnout was 12 percent. About 51,000 party members registered to...
Macedonia 12.12.21 | 11:50

Zaev’s term as SDSM party leader comes to an end

SDSM members are scheduled to hold a party wide vote today to elect a new leader. With this, the 12 years term of Zoran Zaev as leader of the party comes to an end. In his term, Zaev funded the party using his various businesses, and then organized the 2015 Colored Revolution, during which with significant...
Macedonia 11.12.21 | 21:46

Zaev’s term as SDSM party leader ends tomorrow

On Sunday, SDSM is scheduled to hold a party wide vote to elect a new leader. With this, the 12 years term of Zoran Zaev as leader of the party comes to an end. In his term, Zaev funded the party using his various businesses, and then organized the 2015 Colored Revolution, during which with significant...
Macedonia 11.12.21 | 14:36

In less than a year, SDSM “lost” 17,000 party members

In less than a year, the number of SDSM party members who registered to vote for a new leader dropped by 17,000. SDSM elected Zoran Zaev as leader in March, in its first even mass vote in which all party members were eligible. This election had 68,999 registered voters and about 62,000 of them voted. But...
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