Tag: alternative
Macedonia 07.12.20 | 17:03

Pendarovski: Macedonia has refused alternative forms of European integration that fall short of full EU membership

President Stevo Pendarovski said that Macedonia was offered joining the European Economic Area (EEA) but refused because it insists on full fledged EU membership. The EEA includes countries who have no intention to join the EU, such as Norway and Switzerland, in the same economic regime that the EU has. Some...

Macedonia 01.10.20 | 18:06

Alternative: The start of the school year is a debacle and needs to be postponed

The Alternative party called for the school year to be postponed, given the messy start of online education. Some high school students, especially in majority ethnic Albanian districts, boycotted the start of the online teaching and demand in-person education. Over 40,000 students lack the necessary...

Macedonia 18.08.20 | 21:21

“Frauds who deserve no respect”, Sela and Gashi say about the new SDSM – DUI coalition

The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative denounced the coalition agreement announced by SDSM and DUI today, calling their would-be Government illegitimate and a fraud on the people. Both parties totally fooled and defrauded the voters. It is illegitimate because a partner in the Government is a party...

Macedonia 18.08.20 | 14:34

Alternative and Alliance could boycott the Parliament if an Albanian is not named Prime Minister

The Alliance of Albanians and its coalition partner Alternative are considering a boycott of the next Parliament, unless an ethnic Albanian is elected Prime Minister. The two parties are accusing their main competitor in the Albanian bloc, DUI, of winning votes on the promise that it will secure an Albanian...

Macedonia 06.02.20 | 18:14

It’s official: Coalition between Alliance and Alternative for the April 12 elections

The Alliance for Albanians and Alternative will jointly run in the early parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12. In a public address, the leader of the Alliance for Albanians, Zijadin Sela, confirmed that they had received written consent by Afrim Gashi, the leader of the Alternative political...

Macedonia 03.02.20 | 22:08

Sela gives 48 hours to BESA and Alternative to accept his coalition proposal

The leader of the Alliance of Albanians Ziadin Sela gave 48 hours to the fellow opposition parties that represent ethnic Albanians – BESA and Alternative – to accept his proposal for a pre-election coalition. Talks between the three parties were proceeding poorly, despite polls showing that,...

Macedonia 20.01.20 | 14:22

BESA dropped out of the Albanian opposition bloc, paper reports

The Albanian language Lajm newspaper reports that only a partial agreement for a coalition of Albanian opposition parties was reached. According to the paper, the Alliance of Albanians led by Ziadin Sela managed to reach agreement with Afrim Gashi’s Alternative party. But the third expected participant...

Macedonia 08.01.20 | 15:43

Alliance, Besa and Alternative to run together in the elections

The Besa Movement is open to a three party election coalition in line with the call of the Alliance for Albanians, Besa said after a meeting of the Central Presidency held in Tetovo last night. Three decisions were taken at the meeting. The position of the Besa Movement was reaffirmed that it was open...

Macedonia 08.12.19 | 11:56

Albanian parties reject the ruling of the Venice Commission

Three parties representing ethnic Albanians in Macedonia, BESA, the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative, said that they will not accept the ruling of the Venice Commission which found significant problems with the law on the use of the Albanian language in Macedonia. Alliance of Albanians official...