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Judge who hid 350,000 EUR in a secret compartment ordered into house arrest

The Skopje Criminal Court ordered Appeals Court judge Gjoko Ristov into house arrest. Ristov is charged with accepting bribes in a major money laundering and…

20.01.2026

Macedonia
Macedonians mark Vodici – Epiphany

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Zaev and Filipce tried to intimidate doctor Mitrev to sell them his hospital

19.01.2026

Macedonia
No reports about the location of judge Ristov, who hid 350,000 EUR in the walls of his home

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Prime Minister Mickoski calls on the prosecutors to investigate allegations that Filipce extorted a major hospital

18.01.2026

Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

Maksim Dimitrievski leads in Kumanovo

Maksim Dimitrievski, the incumbent Mayor of Kumanovo and leader of the ZNAM party, is on course to win re-election in Kumanovo. According to results from…
Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

Mexhiti declares victory in the first round, calls on Ahmeti to step down

The VLEN party declared victory in Skopje's Cair district - which was the most hotly contested race in the local elections. Deputy Prime Minister Izet…
Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

Veles: Kolev (VMRO) projected to win in the first round

Marko Kolev from VMRO-DPMNE is projected to secure another term as Mayor of Veles. Initial results show that the VMRO candidate won over 6,000 votes,…
Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

Early projections show VMRO winning Ohrid, Strumica and Stip in the first round

Initial results shared by VMRO-DPMNE, after the local elections, show that the party won in a number of cities in the first round of the…
Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

Mucunski: we had calm and successful elections, VMRO-DPMNE will win in most municipalities

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President and Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski held a press conference in the party offices today in which he declared that the party will…
Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

No incidents reported in the course of voting

The office of State Prosecutors informed today that the local election are proceeding without incidents and irregularities being reported that would call for their intervention.…
Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

Local elections: turnout over 31 percent by 15h

Turnout in the local elections reached 31.16 percent by 15h, which constitutes 515,069 voters in total, informed the State Electoral Commission. As usual, the turnout…
Macedonia  | 19.10.2025

Macedonia votes in municipal elections

Voting began this morning across Macedonia, in the eight local elections since independence. A total of 1,83 million citizens are registered to vote in 80…
Macedonia  | 18.10.2025

Novo Selo: local election ballots had to be reprinted

A printing error in the ballots caused issues in the preparation of the local elections in Novo Selo, near Strumica. The State Electoral Commission informed…
Macedonia  | 18.10.2025

Skopje: one list removed from running after they nominated a deceased candidate

One of the lists for members of the Skopje City Council was removed from running today, after it was concluded that one of the candidates…
Macedonia  | 18.10.2025

Local elections: over 9,000 people used their right to early voting

The local elections began today with early voting for citizens who requested to vote at home, due to illness, as well as for prisoners. The…
Macedonia  | 17.10.2025

Two dozen municipalities will most likely elect mayors in the first round

Experts expect that two dozen municipalities have strong chances to elect mayors in the first round of the local elections on Sunday. These 21 municipalities,…
Macedonia  | 17.10.2025

Ahmeti ends the election campaign attending a pro-UCK rally in Pristina

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti is again upping the nationalist rhetoric in the pre-election period, with his participation in the large rally in support of…
Macedonia  | 16.10.2025

Mickoski: the informal coalition of DUI, SDSM and Levica wants to grab power at any cost

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoksi accused SDSM, DUI and Levica of creating an "informal coalition" whose goal, he said, is to grab power by any means…
Macedonia  | 16.10.2025

Mickoski: while I’m Prime Minister, there will be no unprincipled agreements will Bulgaria

For as long as I am Prime Minister, there will be no unprincipled agreement will Bulgaria, said Hristijan Mickoski in a TV interview today. The…
Macedonia  | 15.10.2025

Audio recording shows Kicevo Mayor Dehari sexually harassing a woman

Secretly made recordings of the Mayor of Kicevo Fatmir Dehari show the former UCK terrorist commander intimidating a female employee. In the recording, published on…
Macedonia  | 15.10.2025

Mickoski asks Von der Leyen for clear dedication from the EU to Macedonia’s integration

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that Macedonia expects clear dedication from the European Union that would affirm the European perspective of the country and would…
Macedonia  | 14.10.2025

Mickoski: DUI will be bitterly surprised by the outcome of the local elections

DUI is going to be bitterly disappointed in the outcome of the local elections, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. DUI leader Ali Ahmeti is hoping…
Macedonia  | 14.10.2025

Slovak President Pellegrini condemns EU for its treatment of Macedonia

Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini said that the European Union can't continue to toy with the efforts of Macedonia, as our integration process continues to be…
Macedonia  | 14.10.2025

VMRO: companies close to Zaev were subcontractors in the corrupt Bitola coal plant deals

VMRO-DPMNE accused top officials of the Zaev regime of profitting from suspicious contracts that were awarded by the REK Bitola coal plant. Charges were recently…