Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Macedonia 27.02.24 | 21:39

Mickoski: Ruling parties are helping some of the “opposition” presidential candidates

In a Sitel TV interview, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that SDSM is helping some of the smaller parties gather the signatures their candidates need to enter the presidential race. While he did not name names, it is understood that these are candidates who, SDSM believes, could take votes...

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 20:39

Mickoski expressed optimism, pointing to the polls indicating a substantial lead for VMRO-DPMNE

The president of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, stated in tonight’s interview on TV Sitel’s central daily program, “Topic of the Day,” that the intra-party polls are ongoing throughout the entire year. Referring to the latest poll results, Mickoski highlighted that if parliamentary...

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 20:33

Ademi: Demand that the parliament continue to hold elections for president during the process of forming a government

DUI Vice-President and spokesperson, Arbr Ademi, declared on Tuesday that the party’s insistence on electing the country’s President in the Parliament will persist throughout the government formation process. “This demand will endure after the presidential runoff, beyond the parliamentary...

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 20:28

Code and Instructions for Observing Presidential and Legislative Elections are Adopted by the SEC

The State Election Commission (SEC) has officially endorsed the Code for the observation of presidential and parliamentary elections along with the Instructions outlining the process for monitoring elections and electoral proceedings. According to SEC member Boban Stojanoski, the Instructions aim to...

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 20:16

VMRO-DPMNE does not accept dictates

The DUI claim is folklore, as I have already commented publicly. It seems to be an attempt to divert public attention from the actual crime they are facing. This is an effort to shift the focus and impose a message, similar to the tactics used during the campaign for the parliamentary elections in 2020....

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 18:24

Albanian drug gang warfare heats up ahead of the elections

Another round in the brutal conflict between Albanian drug gangs in Macedonia took place yesterday, when Zeljkif Tusha was killed near the village of Blace, on the border with Kosovo. At the same time, three men set fire to the Baron cafe, in Skopje’s often lawless Cair district, which is a well...

World 27.02.24 | 13:00

Macron is open to using ground forces to aid Ukraine in winning

French President Emmanuel Macron has not ruled out the deployment of French ground troops in Ukraine, expressing a commitment to prevent Russia from winning the war. The Ukraine aid conference in Paris, attended by top representatives, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Foreign Secretary...

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 11:57

Toshkovski, Bojmacaliev and Tiganj meet: Croatia is understanding about the passport issue

On Monday, Ambassador Nives Tiganj conveyed to the caretaker Minister of Interior, Panche Toshkovski, and additional Deputy Minister Mitko Bojmacaliev that Croatia is sympathetic to the passport concerns of Macedonian nationals. As per the Ministry of Interior’s press release, Ambassador Tiganj...

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 11:49

As of yesterday, only Osmani has collected enough signatures, with 38,396 citizens endorsing his candidacy

According to the latest data published by the State Election Commission (SEC) as of yesterday at 8:00 p.m., a total of 38,396 citizens had signed petitions for the position of president of the state. Bujar Osmani, the candidate of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), has successfully gathered...

Macedonia 27.02.24 | 09:34

Disciplinary proceedings against six chiefs in the Ministry of Interior

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Panče Toškovski, announced that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against six chiefs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for their failure to act after a rifle was stolen from the car of the additional deputy chief of SVR Skopje. The Department for Internal...