Sunday, 26 May 2019
Balkans 26.05.19 | 23:55

Tsipras admits defeat to critic of the Prespa treaty, will allow early elections

Tsipras promises early elections in Greece An ashen faced Alexis Tsipras announced that he will be calling for early elections to be held, after his SYRIZA party was badly defeated by the conservative New Democracy party in the European and municipal elections. The move brings Kyriakos Mistotakis, an...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 23:02

Zaev moves to concentrate power in his SDSM party

Zoran Zaev initiated his promised purge within the ranks of the ruling SDSM party and he targetted the party’s two main regional wings besides his own loyalists – worst hit were the party branches in Skopje and surprisingly, in Kumanovo. The purge was initiated following the badly disappointing...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 22:21

Purge: Zaev tells all SDSM Vice-Presidents to resign, Sekerinska’s wing hardest hit

As a result of the promised purge of corrupt and incompetent party officials, Zoran Zaev dismissed all his deputies this evening. The changes in the party seem aimed directly at its Skopje wing, led by Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska. Also dismissed are Secretary General Aleksandar Kiracovski and...
World 26.05.19 | 21:56

Dominant win in Hungary gives Orban greater clout in coming EPP talks

Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party won 55 percent of the vote in the European elections held in Hungary. This guarantees 14 seats in the European Parliament for Fidesz, out of the 21 in total for Hungary. Turnout in Hungary grew by 11 percent to 30.5 percent, which further confirms Orban’s domination...
Balkans 26.05.19 | 21:41

Kammenos tells Tsipras that he lost because of the Macedonia name issue

Greek nationalist politician Panos Kammenos was apparently amused by the defeat his former coalition partner Alexis Tsipras suffered in the European and municipal elections held this evening. SYRIZA committed suicide in Prespa, Kammenos tweeted. Kammenos was a strong critic and ineffectively opposed...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 21:27

Zaev’s purge begins, TV21 reports that his chief nepotism officer Kiracovski may be removed

SDSM party holds its Central Committee this evening as the ruling party is set to decide which of its officials it will offer as sacrifice, after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev promised a purge of his most corrupt and incompetent underlings. Rumors are flying high, and Zaev had visible difficulty to get his...
World 26.05.19 | 20:44

Le Pen beats Macron, Greens close in on Merkel

Early returns from the European elections show that the French RN party of right wing leader Marie Le Pen has won over the party of Emmanuel Macron. Le Pen is projected to win 24 percent of the votes, against 22.5 for Macron, who was also weakened by a good showing for the French Greens at 13 percent. The...
Balkans 26.05.19 | 20:32

Tsipras defeated in Greece, big win projected for the main opponent of the Prespa treaty

The Greek ruling leftist SYRIZA party suffered a significant defeat in the European elections. According to the initial results, the conservative New Democracy party led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis is projected to beat SYRIZA by eight percentage points, which would significantly weaken the Alexis Tsipras...
World 26.05.19 | 18:44

European elections turnout higher compared to 2014, results begin to trickle in

Turnout in the on-going European elections seems to be overall higher than during the 2014 elections. Especially in some large migrant cities, such as Berlin and Brussels, long lines were reported in front of the embassies of Poland, Romania and other high emigration countries. Hungary, France, Estonia...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 18:31

Gallup poll shows 38 percent of Macedonians would be willing to fight for their country

A worldwide poll conducted by Gallup reveals that, in case of war, 38 percent of Macedonians would be willing to fight for their country. The results rank Macedonia similarly to other Balkan countries, and above the Western European rates, where the British, French and Czechs responded in the positive...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 14:56

Sela says he will not support the Special Prosecutor “amnesty law”, demands early elections instead

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela accused the SDSM – DUI coalition of using the proposed changes to the law on the Special Prosecutor’s Office in order to protect themselves from criminal prosecution. Sela said that he will not vote for the law, or join Zaev’s coalition, and...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 14:46

VMRO: Instead of purging others, Zaev should be the first to go

According to VMRO-DPMNE, the very idea that Zoran Zaev can initiate a purge of his corrupt Government officials is missing the point, as Zaev himself is the head of the corrupt institution. With their votes, the citizens told Zaev that he needs to go, and take his criminal administration with him. Zaev...
Balkans 26.05.19 | 12:58

Macedonian drove his bus into an overpass in Plovdiv, sheared it in half

Two Macedonian bus drivers were lucky to escape with their lives as they rammed their bus into an overpass near the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. Only the two were in the bus at the time of the accident. No serious injuries were reported, but the damage is significant. The driver apparently disregarded...
World 26.05.19 | 12:55

Europe chooses between the status quo and a new deal

European elections are set to end today, with the results of the vote to elect the new European Parliament expected in the evening. So far, some of the surprising results have included the rise of the social-democrats in the Netherlands, as the party that was nearly wiped out in the last general elections...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 12:42

Zaev’s purge set to begin with Transportation Minister Sugareski in the Prime Minister’s sights

As the purge in the Zaev Government is set to begin this evening, Republika can report that the position of Transportation Minister Goran Sugareski is in jeopardy, as Zaev intends to replace him with Zoran Kitanov. Sugareski comes from the Prilep branch of SDSM, while Kitanov is much closer to Zaev,...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 10:48

Zaev and Haradinaj hold a get together in Skopje

Zoran Zaev and Ramush Haradinaj shared pictures of their family get together in Skopje yesterday. With Anita we came to visit the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Ms. Zorica. Friendly talks about good neighborly relations and the shared Euro-Atlantic perspective of both countries, the Kosovan Prime Minister...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 10:43

SDSM local officials carry on with the party’s fight against the Macedonian diaspora

The Eurovision song contest sparked a war of words between the ruling SDSM party and Macedonians living abroad. The two have always had an uneasy relationship, with diaspora voters breaking decisively in favor of the conservative VMRO party to the point that SDSM has been committed to limiting their...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 10:26

Visitors to the Stip Zoo shocked by poor living conditions for the animals

Visitors to the Stip Zoo took to their social media accounts to decry the disastrous living conditions for the animals kept there. One visitor wrote that the case of a brown bear kept there is particularly bad, as she’s stuffed in a narrow cage. This is crazy cruel. The cage is two by two. Poor...
Macedonia 26.05.19 | 10:23

Zaev expected to announce the firing of five – six ministers today

As the ruling SDSM party prepares for a meeting of its Central Committee to discuss the planned purge of corrupt Government officials, TV21 reports that Zaev intends to sack between five and six ministers. Zaev met with DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti to discuss which ministers and lower level officials...

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