Tag: alliance
Macedonia 17.12.19 | 21:08

Albanian opposition parties preparing a coalition to take on DUI

The Alliance of Albanians and the BESA party, as well as the smaller Alternative party, have announced they are in talks over the creation of a pre-election coalition. The two conservative parties that represent ethnic Albanians are planning to join forces for the purpose of getting DUI out of office...

Macedonia 17.09.19 | 15:49

Ethnic Albanian opposition parties propose redrawing the electoral districts

Following the request from a group of small parties to re-organize the electoral model by having only one electoral district, the ethnic Albanian opposition parties are making proposals of their own. Having one instead of the current six electoral districts will likely favor the smallest parties. On...

Macedonia 14.06.19 | 15:40

Alliance of Albanians calls for early elections after Zaev’s failed mission to Berlin

The Alliance of Albanians calls for early elections after the failure of Zoran Zaev’s mission to Beriln to secure a summer date to open EU accession talks. After the meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Zaev claimed that she promised him an accession date in September, but no such promise was...

Macedonia 24.04.19 | 11:29

Alliance supports the removal of Sulejman Rexhepi, but is suspicious about its timing

Ziadin Sela’s Alliance of Albanians party supports removing the head of the Islamic Community of Macedonia (IVZ) Sulejman Rexhepi, but also expressed concerns about the timing and the manner in which that is being done. Rexhepi’s challenger Skender Buzaku and his supporters attempted to take...

Macedonia 28.02.19 | 15:37

BESA and Alliance of Albanians will support Blerim Reka for President

Sources in the two ethnic Albanian opposition parties, BESA and the Alliance of Albanians, say that the parties will support the nomination of professor Blerim Reka for President of Macedonia. As opposition parties, we believe that the presidential elections are pointless without an ethnic Albanian candidate....

Macedonia 21.02.19 | 15:16

Alliance of Albanians accuses Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi of nepotism

The Alliance of Albanians accused Tetovo Mayor and potential presidential candidate of the ruling coalition Teuta Arifi of promoting her sister to deputy director of an elementary school in Tetovo. Is the Education Minister Arber Ademi aware of this? Is he aware how a teacher was illegally harassed out...

Macedonia 20.02.19 | 14:43

DUI move against the Alliance complicates Zaev’s plan to get approval from all Albanian parties for his presidential candidate

Ziadin Sela from the Alliance of Albanians refused to meet with Zoran Zaev and discuss the proposal to find a “consensual” presidential candidate. The decision comes after Arben Taravari, the Alliance of Albanians elected Mayor of Gostivar, was stripped of the right to appoint directors to...