Tag: besa
Macedonia 20.08.23 | 18:13

BESA joins call for early elections

The BESA party joined in the push for early general elections, initiated by VMRO-DPMNE and seconded by the Alternative party and the Democratic Movement – two other opposition Albanian parties. The initiative comes after the ruling DUI – SDSM – AA coalition failed to reach its target...

Macedonia 10.08.23 | 21:20

Former BESA official Arijanit Hoxha will also form a new party

Yet another Albanian political party will be formed in the coming days. Arijanit Hoxha, who recently left the BESA party, says that he has done all the necessary preparations to form his European Democratic Party. The inaugural conference will be held just ahead of the anniversary of the signing of the...

Macedonia 30.07.23 | 09:50

New setback for SDSM and DUI: Zendeli declares against the constitutional amendments

Fadil Zendeli, member of Parliament from the BESA party, said that he is a no vote on amending the Constitution. The ruling DUI – SDSM majority was hoping that all opposition members of Parliament from the Albanian parties will vote in favor of the Bulgarian demands, but Zendeli is the first to...

Macedonia 27.07.23 | 15:20

Besa Vice-Chair Arijanit Hoxha and the MP Basri Bajrami will form a new political party

Arijanit Hoxha, the former Vice-Chair of the Movement Besa, and the MP from the same party Basri Bajrami, informed at the Thursday press conference that they will form a new political party. Hoxha said that starting on Thursday, he and many other Besa members will operate as a separate political formation....

Macedonia 11.06.23 | 16:20

Besa will not join a broad government proposed by PM Kovacevski

The leader of the ethnic Albanian party Besa Movement, Bilal Kasami, in an interview with the Albanian language daily Zhurnal said that his party won’t participate in a broad government. Asked if Besa would join the broad government that PM Kovacevski proposed to VMRO-DPMNE, Kasami said: “No....

Macedonia 11.04.23 | 18:43

Kasami: Ahmeti is in a crisis, he’s desperate to get BESA to join the coalition

Bilal Kasami from the BESA party acknowledged that the ruling DUI party is in a critical condition and is trying to get BESA to return to the Government. DUI engineered the entry of the Alliance of Albanians party to shore up the Government, whose weak ruling majority is further reduced with defections...

Macedonia 05.04.23 | 10:56

Members of the DUI faction deny reports that they are planning to switch to the BESA party

Dissatisfied members of the Izet Mexhiti led faction in DUI are denying media reports that they plan to join the BESA party in large numbers. The faction caused the largest split in DUI so far, and party leader Ali Ahmeti has frantically tried to patch things up with their leaders, whose main demand...

Macedonia 31.03.23 | 20:08

BESA demands that the Albanian language is made vo-official, including in international relations

The Albanian BESA party came out with another request, linked with the Government’s initiative to amend the Constitution in line with the Bulgarian demands. According to BESA, the position of the Albanian language in Macedonia will have to change as the Bulgarian nation is added to the Constitution. Other...

Macedonia 10.03.23 | 14:53

New coalition is on the horizon: Kasami’s Besa with the dissatisfied in DUI

The “fiery group” of DUI would be more acceptable for cooperation with the Besa Movement only if they decide to break away from DUI and form a new party, leader Bilal Kasami said in an interview with TV Alsat. Kasami added that with the current parliamentary majority, every possibility of...

Macedonia 08.03.23 | 12:31

Kovacevski mocked for his social media spending

A poster attacking Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski for his lavish spending on social media campaigns were put on an overpass in Skopje. Kovacevski spends 260 EUR a day for social media ads, which generate few likes and interactions. The BESA party called Kovacevski out, insisting that at a time of...

Macedonia 03.03.23 | 17:10

After his failed attempt to increase the ruling majority, Kovacevski now courts the BESA party

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that the ruling coalition is open for yet another ethnic Albanian party – BESA – which left the coalition a year and a half ago. Kovacevski recently brought the Alliance of Albanians on-board, in an attempt to increase the coalition, but due to other...

Macedonia 10.01.23 | 14:53

Besa: Grubi and Ahmeti don’t know which way to choose, so they ask Edi Rama for help

The line between being useful in a tight situation, on the one hand, and using such a situation to your advantage, on the other, is very thin, so be careful! Artan Grubi, but also Ali Ahmeti, whenever they find themselves at crossroads and do not know which way to choose, i.e. how to deal with the current...

Macedonia 09.01.23 | 09:02

Kasami wants to go to Tirana, but he doesn’t want to sit at the same table with Ahmeti

Besa received the invitation for a meeting of Albanian parties from Macedonia in Tirana under the patronage of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, but the problem is Ali Ahmeti. The spokesperson of Besa told Alsat that they responded positively to the invitation from Rama, but do not consider it reasonable...

Macedonia 25.12.22 | 22:52

VMRO-DPMNE may support BESA for joint opposition protests

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Timco Mucunski said that it is possible that the main opposition party will support a call from the Albanian BESA party for protests whose goal would be to spark early elections. We support enlarging the opposition bloc. This can help move Macedonia in a proper direction, unlike...

Macedonia 25.12.22 | 19:58

Government suffers major setback in its push to amend the Constitution as BESA conditions its vote with holding early elections

Bilal Kasami, leader of the growing Albanian opposition party BESA and Mayor of Tetovo, conditioned his support for the proposed changes to the Constitution with new elections. The SDSM – DUI coalition is having serious difficulties finding the 81 votes it needs to add the Bulgarian nation in the...

Macedonia 02.09.22 | 20:51

Besa: We are not forming a coalition with Alternative, nor have we lost a councilor in Tetovo

Besa says the information that appeared in certain media that a councilor in Tetovo switched from their party to another party and they lost the majority in the Council is fake news. The news published by some portals in the Albanian language that a councilor in the Tetovo Council turned his back on...

Macedonia 21.08.22 | 10:37

Besa: We defeated the regime of tyranny, thanks to the citizens of Tetovo

The chief of staff of the Besa Movement, Sadat Sulejmani, declared victory in the municipal council elections in Tetovo. Once again we kept our word, all together. We are 1,000 votes ahead of DUI. We thank the citizens of Tetovo that together we defeated the regime of tyranny. We won at every polling...

Macedonia 31.05.22 | 22:26

Besa Movement: Early parliamentary elections is the right option

The central leadership of the BESA Movement today held the first meeting at which the party bodies were elected. According to the party, Fatmir Limani, Blerim Sejdiu and Besa Kadriu have been elected vice presidents, Abdush Demiri has been elected secretary general, and Faruk Avdiu has been elected party...

Macedonia 05.05.22 | 12:29

Prosecutors investigating Interior Ministry officials who failed to close down the garage that inspected the Besa Trans bus

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska is reportedly investigating the failure of the Interior Ministry to close down a garage that inspected the ill-fated Besa Trans bus. The Via Komerc garage near Skopje did the routine check-ups of the vehicles operated by Besa Trans, but was supposed to be closed down. Several...

Macedonia 01.05.22 | 19:50

Five months after the Besa bus disaster, no criminal action has been taken

Five months after the devastating bus crash in Bulgaria, in which 45 people lost their lives, these has still been no accountability. Even after it was determined that the Besa Trans company was using the ill fated bus without a passenger permit for the entire 2021, state prosecutors say that they are...

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