Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 21:06

State Department says they are following the situation in Macedonia after Zaev announced his resignation

The US State Department told Voice of America that it is following developments in Macedonia after Zoran Zaev announced he will resign as Prime Minister and SDSM party leader, following his total defeat in the local elections. The State Department said that it considers Macedonia as a trustworthy and...
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 18:59

Artan Grubi says that DUI and other coalition partners want Zaev to withdraw his resignation

Zoran Zaev’s First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi (DUI) told the press that the coalition members, who are meeting this evening, called on Zaev to remain as Prime Minister. Zaev announced his resignation both as Prime Minister and as SDSM party leader after badly losing the local elections on...
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 18:01

SDSM branch in Kumanovo begins push to get Zaev to withdraw his resignation

The head of the SDSM branch in Kumanovo Martin Kostovski initiated a call to get Zaev to give up on his promise to resign as Prime Minister and SDSM party leader. Zaev made the announcement yesterday, as his party lost the local elections across Macedonia, including its once key stronghold of Kumanovo. We...
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 17:36

Ahmeti tells Zaev to honor their agreement and withdraw his resignation

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti said that he had a tense conversation with Zoran Zaev in which he asked him to revoke his decision to resign as Prime Minister and SDSM leader. It was a very tense conversation. I told Zaev that I don’t agree with his decision, with his resignation from the party or...
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 17:25

Even after he resigned, Zaev is calling on his partner parties to express support for his coalition

Zoran Zaev is holding a meeting of his coalition partners in the Government and, like after the defeat in the first round of the local elections, he is getting them to publicly pledge loyalty to his coalition. Zaev announced that he is resigning as Prime Minister and SDSM party leader after he lost badly...
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 22:37

UPDATE: Zaev will resign as Prime Minister and SDSM leader, wants to see SDSM remain in power

Zoran Zaev announced that he is resigning as Prime Minister of Macedonia and as leader of the SDSM party. The announcement comes after his party suffered major defeat in the local elections, losing almost all important cities and urban centers. Zaev said that he still wants to see his SDSM party remain...
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 22:28

BREAKING: Zaev announces his resignation

Zoran Zaev announced that he is resigning as Prime Minister of Macedonia and as leader of the SDSM party. The announcement comes after his party suffered major defeat in the local elections, losing almost all important cities and urban centers.
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 22:24

VMRO leader Hristijan Mickoski calls on Zaev to resign

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski called on Zoran Zaev to resign as Prime Minister, as he announced, after the total opposition victory in the local elections. Zaev needs to get over himself and do what is best for Macedonia. He must finally accept the message that it is done. He needs to go. It’s...
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 22:02

Will he keep his promise to resign? Zaev expected to address the public shortly

Zoran Zaev and his mayoral candidate in Skopje Petre Silegov announced a press conference shortly. Zaev waited until 1:30 to address the public after his defeat in the first round of the elections. Now that the string of losses is official, the conference comes much sooner, at the same time when VMRO-DPMNE...
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 21:06

Gjorcev: Zaev should prepare his resignation letter

Zoran Zaev should prepare his resignation letter, said VMRO-DPMNE official Vladimir Gjorcev, as the conservative party extended its string of victories into the second round of the local elections. Zaev pledged to resign as Prime Minister if his candidate Petre Silegov loses the mayoral race in Skopje...
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 21:20

Zaev and Silegov threaten Macedonia with instability if they lose on Sunday

Zoran Zaev and his mayoral candidate in Skopje Petre Silegov held a sparsely attended rally in Skopje’s Karpos district, which unexpectedly became a key battleground in the local elections, even though it was supposed to be an easy SDSM hold. After the devastating loss in the first round, Zaev...
Macedonia 27.10.21 | 19:00

Facebook users turn on Zaev after his attack on Danela Arsovska

Zoran Zaev’s attack against Skopje mayoral candidate Danela Arsovska this morning backfired, if we judge by the replies on his own Facebook page. Zaev angrily called on Arsovska to withdraw from the race as his party keeps presenting new “evidence” that she allegedly has a dual Bulgarian...
Macedonia 27.10.21 | 18:45

Zaev’s last minute attack on Danela Arsovska for her alleged ties to Bulgaria debunked by outlets from both countries

Several news sites debunked the last minute attack from SDSM aimed at Danela Arsovska, the VMRO-DPMNE supported mayoral candidate in Skopje, which was accused by SDSM that she has a secret dual Bulgarian citizenship. The people of Skopje won’t allow to be manipulated. If you have decided to be...
Macedonia 26.10.21 | 22:27

Mickoski: SDSM is using thugs to bribe and intimidate voters as they try to re-elect Mayor Silegov

During the pre-election rally in Aerodrom, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski warned that the SDSM party is dispatching activists from Zoran Zaev’s stronghold of Strumica to coordinate bribery and intimidation campaigns in Skopje. SDSM faces a make-or-break race to re-elect Skopje Mayor Petre...
Macedonia 26.10.21 | 18:34

Zaev denies reports that the police is surveilling and harassing the opposition

Zaev denied reports that police officials ordered surveillance and attacks on opposition activists in Prilep and other cities in the run up and on the day of the local elections. The allegations were raised by VMRO-DPMNE, which showed screenshots from a massive Viber group in which local and central...
Macedonia 26.10.21 | 17:45

The coalition is stable, Zaev claims

Despite the fact that two key Albanian coalition partners, DUI and BESA, are locked in a fight for control of the largest majority Albanian city Tetovo, and BESA is openly asking for the votes of the opposition in the run-off, Zoran Zaev today insisted that his ruling coalition is stable. I absolutely...
Macedonia 26.10.21 | 17:42

Zaev waters down his pledge to resign if his party loses the mayoral race in Skopje

In a press conference today, Zoran Zaev was evasive when asked about his previous pledge to resign if his candidate loses the mayoral race in the capital Skopje. I reiterate that I am a fighter. I appeal to fight. I confronted my people with all the detailed information he needs to know, to decide what...
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...
Macedonia 25.10.21 | 17:50

Experienced SDSM hand Tito Petkovski tells Zaev that he made a big mistake by making the second round of the local elections all about him

Tito Petkovski, one of the oldest leaders in SDSM, now head of the New Social-Democratic Party, chastised Zoran Zaev for his decision to make the second round of local elections a de-facto referendum on his rule. After badly losing in the first round, Zaev said that he will resign as Prime Minister if...
Macedonia 23.10.21 | 16:11

Zaev goes to Struga to endorse the notorious local boss Ramiz Merko for another term

Zoran Zaev campaigned in Struga today, to support the DUI party mayoral candidate, incumbent Ramiz Merko. Zaev is desperate for the DUI votes in his race against VMRO-DPMNE in the capital Skopje, so he has to repay the favor by campaigning for the DUI candidates in contested races. The coalition...
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