Tag: ahmeti
Macedonia 30.11.21 | 09:35

Zaev and Ahmeti got the judiciary to come up with another sentence against Nikola Gruevski

Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was sentenced to another prison term yesterday by the Skopje Appeals Court, over a (non) incident in 2013. Protesters gathered before the Centar municipal building in Skopje to decry plans by the SDSM led Council majority to end the construction of a church in downtown...

Macedonia 28.11.21 | 11:15

Zaev heads for the exit, Ahmeti tries to stop him

The SDSM party Central Board accepted Zoran Zaev’s resignation as party leader on Friday evening. In a meeting that lasted well into the night, Zaev finally activated his announced resignation, which he postponed several times. Party sources briefed the press that all officials at a closer circle...

Macedonia 22.11.21 | 19:52

Mickoski: Ahmeti wants a blackmailed Prime Minister

Regarding the negotiations between Zoran Zaev and the small Alternative party to try to form a new ruling majority, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that it would lead to a Government with a weak and blackmailed Prime Minister. Zaev is supposed to meet with Alternative leader Afrim Gashi...

Macedonia 08.11.21 | 22:46

Mickoski and Ahmeti meet as the vote of no confidence in Zaev’s Government looms

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski met today briefly with the DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti in the Macedonian Parliament. VMRO sources say that the meeting was initiated by Ahmeti, who previously met with Zoran Zaev. Faced with the prospect of being sent off to the opposition, DUI officials gave Ahmeti...

Macedonia 08.11.21 | 18:50

After days in hiding, Zaev arrives in the Parliament for a meeting with Ahmeti and Xhaferi

After missing from the public’s eye for a week, Zoran Zaev is today reportedly in the Parliament, for a meeting with DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti. This comes as the opposition parties initiated a vote of no confidence in Zaev’s Government and even DUI, which stood by Zaev until now, empowered...

Macedonia 04.11.21 | 15:55

Ahmeti determined to have an Albanian appointed Prime Minister at the end of the Government’s term, is still trying to change Zaev’s mind about resigning

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti told “Sloboden Pecat” that he expects Zoran Zaev to keep his word and ensure that an ethnic Albanian candidate is made Prime Minister for the last 100 days of the Government. Zaev intends to resign in the coming days after losing the local elections, and this has...

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 31.10.21 | 19:56

Ahmeti calls for reason, compromise and for all sides to accept the election results

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti called for more compromises between the parties as Macedonia voted in the crucial run-off of the local elections. I wish that all sides show wisdom and reason and accept the results, so that we can then work hard to meet our obligations, toward our European processes and to...

Macedonia 19.10.21 | 10:35

Despite Zaev’s local election defeat, DUI insists that the ruling coalition is stable

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani insisted that the Zaev led ruling coalition is stable, despite the devastating defeat it suffered in the local elections. Zaev’s SDSM party is on the verge of losing all major urban centers, except for his stronghold of Strumica, and DUI is in for a big fight to keep...

Macedonia 17.10.21 | 20:15

Ahmeti expects good results in all municipalities where DUI competed

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti said that a vote for his party will be a vote for being part of the development of the country. This is a good day in Kicevo, but also in Tetovo, Gostivar, Struga, Debar, Cair, Saraj…, Ahmeti said, before listing off another dozen municipalities where he expects to win...

Macedonia 06.10.21 | 15:58

The handling of the Tetovo disaster threatens Zaev’s coalition with Ahmeti

The decision by Zoran Zaev to exculpate his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and his deputy Ilir Hasani from all blame in the Tetovo hospital fire was expected ever since it was seen how reluctantly Filipce and Hasani offered their tentative resignations. One preliminary report into the investigation,...

Macedonia 27.09.21 | 23:24

Ahmeti spoke about healthcare and the environment while presenting his DUI candidates in the local elections

The DUI party also held its first inaugural event, presenting its mayoral candidates at the October local elections this evening. Party leader Ali Ahmeti spoke at the event, while the candidates of the party that is trying to adopt a “green” image, sat around him in front of the Culture Center...

Macedonia 20.09.21 | 11:55

Detained protester Blerim Ahmeti has begun a hunger strike

Blerim Ahmeti, one of the organizers of the Tetovo protests who demanded accountability from the Government for the catastrophic hospital fire, has begun a hunger strike. Ahmeti was arrested on Friday, as the police cracked down on the hundreds of protesters who were trying to rally in front of the DUI...

Macedonia 17.09.21 | 18:22

Chaotic scenes in Tetovo show that DUI is losing popular support

Citizens of Tetovo notably sided with the protesters today, during a demonstration aimed at the office of the DUI party and the city hall. Protesters demanded accountability from DUI, its leader Ali Ahmeti and Mayor Teuta Arifi, as well as from the Zaev regime, for the catastrophic fire in the Tetovo...

Macedonia 13.09.21 | 11:55

Leaked audio tape shows top DUI officials discussing rigging of judicial appointments

An audio tape showing top DUI party officials apparently rigging the outcome of judicial appointments, was leaked today. The leaker is El Cheka, a Macedonian Albanian man living in the United States who has often leaked tapes from the large cache of secretly recorded conversations used by Zoran Zaev...

Macedonia 09.09.21 | 10:09

Zaev and Ahmeti booed in Tetovo as they avoided addressing the public after the catastrophic hospital fire

Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti were booed when they arrived at the site of the tragic accident in Tetovo, where at least 14 people burnt to death in the improvised Covid hospital. Заев и Ахмети исвиркани во Тетово pic.twitter.com/499P24kAn1 — FurKlan (@FurkanSaliu) September...

Macedonia Sport 28.07.21 | 09:48

Ahmeti congratulated the Kosovo Albanian competitors on their medals, but ignored Dejan Georgievski’s medal

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti congratulated the two Kosovan judo competitors Distria Krasniqi and Nora Gjakova on the gold medals they won at the Tokyo Olympics. On his Facebook page, Ahmeti called this success for “all Albanians”. Zaev’s coalition partner still hasn’t congratulated...

Macedonia 22.07.21 | 19:15

Zaev and Ahmeti announce a coalition for the local elections in October

Zoran Zaev announced that he reached agreement with Ali Ahmeti for a pre-election coalition between his SDSM party and DUI in the October local elections. The agreement will mean that the two parties will support each other in the first round in some municipalities, while in others, they will support...

Macedonia 15.07.21 | 10:19

US Ambassador Byrnes met with Ali Ahmeti to discuss corruption and the rule of law

US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Byrnes met with DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti yesterday, “to discuss governance issues, rule of law, and the fight against corruption.. which are critical elements requiring all parties’ efforts, so (North) Macedonia can enter the EU and improve the lives of all citizens”. Ahmeti...

Macedonia 14.07.21 | 10:04

Zaev says he will meet with Ahmeti to discuss cooperation in the municipal elections

Zoran Zaev announced that by the end of July he will meet with Ali Ahmeti to discuss cooperation between their SDSM and DUI parties in the municipal elections in October. The two parties cooperated in the 2017 municipal elections, and in the 2019 presidential elections. It is important that we first...

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