Tag: ahmeti
Macedonia 13.12.24 | 00:56

Nikoloski: the myths built around Ali Ahmeti are collapsing

Three myths about Ali Ahmeti collapsed in just a few weeks – that he is an honest politician, that he is a permanent fixture in the Government, and that he protects his people, said Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski in a Kanal 5 TV interview. Ahmeti’s DUI party is badly shaken after...
Macedonia 11.12.24 | 23:22

Ahmeti calls of nationalist protests, attempts to defend his lieutenant Artan Grubi from charges of corruption

The DUI party today packed up the tent it put up in front of the Constitutional Court, after its most recent attempt to cause ethnic tensions failed utterly. DUI leader Ali Ahmeti showed up at the site of the protest today, along with other party officials, with the notable omission of former First Deputy...
Macedonia 19.11.24 | 21:00

Kurti tells Ahmeti that it is healthy to spend some time in opposition

Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti called on DUI leader Ali Ahmeti to reconcile with his new role in the opposition in Macedonia, telling him that “it is healthy to rotate the parties”. I was in opposition for 20 years. Now I’m in the Government for four years, and I think we need to...
Macedonia 16.11.24 | 00:11

Mickoski expects Ahmeti’s rhetoric to get even more radical as the criminal investigations get closer to the DUI leadership

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that he expects rhetoric from the DUI party to get even more radical and ethnically divisive. Mickoski was asked today by the press about comments from DUI that the firing of several DUI officials suspected of corruption amounts to “ethnic cleansing”. The...
Macedonia 12.11.24 | 23:01

Ahmeti threatens that the Albanians will “rise up” if the law on the use of languages is struck down

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti issued a threat to the public that, if the Constitutional Court brings down the law on the use of languages, “Albanians will rise up”. The former warlord secured the law from former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, at a time when Zaev was desperate for Albanian votes in Parliament...
Macedonia 05.11.24 | 23:08

Taravari: It’s absurd to hold early elections five months after the previous election

Healthcare Minister Arben Taravari dismissed the idea for early general elections, after DUI leader Ali Ahmeti endorsed it. The idea was raised by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski apparently in jest, during a heated exchange with SDSM leader Venko Filipce in the Parliament. It is absurd to hold early...
Macedonia 03.11.24 | 11:07

VLEN challenges Ahmeti – they call on him to withdraw from politics if he loses the next elections

Albanian parties in Macedonia are arguing over the idea of holding early general elections in spring, along with the local elections. The idea was mentioned by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, apparently in jest, as he was debating SDSM party leader Venko Filipce during the question time in Parliament. But...
Macedonia 31.10.24 | 08:09

Companies linked to Ahmeti and Zaev received suspicious “innovation grants”

The investigation into the notoriously corrupt FITR Innovation Fund shows that companies linked to the top officials of SDSM and DUI were receiving grants for fraudulent “innovations”. According to the Plusinfo news site, two companies from Strumica linked to Zaev were receiving “innovation...
Macedonia 30.10.24 | 08:34

Mickoski rejects Ahmeti’s request to influence the decisions of the Constitutional Court

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that he read the letter sent by DUI leader Ali Ahmeti, in which the former warlord issues warnings about the stability in Macedonia. Ahmeti insists that the stability is threatened by steps such as the decision of the Constitutional Court to quash the much criticized...
Macedonia 29.10.24 | 08:47

Mickoski says he’s happy to read Ahmeti’s letter, as he does with letters from every citizen

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that he has not seen the letter sent by DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti to Albanian, European and American leaders, in which Ahmeti warns about the stability and security of the country. https://english.republika.mk/news/macedonia/ahmeti-sends-letters-to-leaders-of-albania-kosovo-us-germany-france-and-the-eu-warns-about-macedonias-future-stability/ No,...
Macedonia 27.10.24 | 22:25

Ahmeti sends letters to leaders of Albania, Kosovo, US, Germany, France and the EU, warns about Macedonia’s future stability

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti send letters to his political ally Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, to other leaders in Albania and Kosovo, as well as to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the leaders of Germany, France and the Secretary of State of the US. In the letter, Ahmeti expresses...
Macedonia 15.10.24 | 19:29

Ahmeti expresses despair after Albania opened EU accession talks while Macedonia was left behind

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti issued a statement congratulating Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on the opening of EU accession talks, and expressing regret that Macedonia is not opening the talks as well. I sincerely congratulate to all Albanians, and to Prime Minister Edi Rama, and his entire team, who worked...
Macedonia 07.10.24 | 22:39

Menduh Thaci confirms that he’s out of the DUI coalition

Menduh Thaci, leader of the Democratic Party of Albanians, confirmed today that he is no longer part of the DUI party led coalition. Thaci snubbed DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti who held a press conference to detail his criticism of the new Government on its 100th day in office, indicating that he may try...
Macedonia 06.10.24 | 21:53

Ahmeti needs to clear out the criminals from his party

In his remarks to the VMRO-DPMNE youth faction today, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski also sent a message to DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti. Ahmeti’s coalition is facing desertions in Parliament at a time when he is expected to begin a wave of protests urging ethnic Albanians to confront the Government. I...
Macedonia 03.10.24 | 12:40

Mickoski: We thwarted Ahmeti’s initial plan for destabilization of the country

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski believes that the initial plans by the DUI party to cause ethnic strife and disturbances in Macedonia have been prevented, but that Ali Ahmeti’s party is now gearing toward a different tactic. Ahmeti has been in power almost without interruption since the 2001...
Macedonia 02.10.24 | 18:46

Ahmeti denies reports that he was asking to join the Government, while facing renewed corruption allegations

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti dismissed media reports that he is sending emissaries to VMRO-DPMNE, asking to be allowed into the Government. According to the reports, Ahmeti was offering to replace VLEN as VMRO’s Albanian coalition partner, and would take a smaller share of the Government than what VLEN...
Macedonia 02.06.24 | 20:21

Ahmeti sends declaration to the diplomats, while Gashi reminds him that he was the first to violate the coalition agreement

In an interview with Radio Free Europe, Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi said that the newly created coalition between VMRO-DPMNE, VLEN and ZNAM does not violate the 2001 Ohrid treaty. DUI, which faces being relegated to the opposition for the first time since 2008, angrily insists that VLEN does not have...
Macedonia 19.05.24 | 09:48

On his way out of power, Ahmeti warns about conflict between the rival Albanian political blocs

The DUI party did not announce immediate steps after the State Electoral Commission and the Administrative Court approved repeat of voting in seven polling stations in the north-western and south-western 6th and 5th electoral districts, where DUI could lose two of its 19 seats in Parliament. Ali Ahmeti...
Macedonia 18.05.24 | 16:28

Ahmeti convenes his top officials as the DUI party faces being sent to the opposition for the first time since 2008

This afternoon the DUI party will hold a meeting of its Presidency, to discuss next steps as they are about to be left in opposition for the first time since 2008. Ali Ahmeti’s party, that was formed from his guerrilla movement that began a civil war in 2001, has been in power almost non-stop since...
Macedonia 02.05.24 | 21:22

Mickoski promises the citizens of Gostivar that he will send Ali Ahmeti in the opposition

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski addressed the citizens of Gostivar this evening, and particularly turned to the ethnic Albanians, urging them to rebuff the nationalist rhetoric coming from the DUI party. He accused DUI of outrageous levels of corruption that they are trying to hide behind the...
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