Tag: besa
Macedonia 08.11.21 | 20:15

Administrative Court rules in favor of BESA in the mayoral race dispute that brought down the Zaev coalition

The Administrative Court decided today that there will be no revote in a polling station in the rural municipality of Zelino near Tetovo. The race, which was won by a candidate of the BESA party by 70 votes ahead of the DUI party candidate, was used as pretext for BESA to leave the SDSM led coalition. BESA...
Macedonia 05.11.21 | 15:51

Key BESA party official leaves the Government, declares for a new coalition that will not include DUI

Agriculture Minister Arijanit Hoxha, who is a member of the BESA party, announced that he will leave the Zaev Government and indicated that BESA is likely to leave the coalition altogether. Hoxha is the first BESA official to speak to the press as the party gathered to discuss its future political steps. The...
Macedonia 05.11.21 | 09:52

BESA party officials meet to decide whether to sink Zaev’s coalition

The BESA party will meet today to discuss whether it wants to remain as part of the SDSM – DUI led coalition, as calls from within the Erdoganist party grow for them to leave. BESA has a growing dispute with DUI as they both fight for the same ethnic Albanian votes. In the local elections, BESA...
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 17:32

Mayor Silegov courts the Albanian BESA party as he faces the crucial run-off election on Sunday

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov (SDSM) met with Arjanit Hoxha, Secretary General of the BESA party, to discuss possible support from the party for the crucial second round of the elections. Silegov lost the first round against the VMRO-DPMNE backed candidate Danela Arsovska, and his party leader Zoran Zaev...
Macedonia 25.10.21 | 20:50

Taravari promises support for BESA in Tetovo, calls on the party to leave Zaev’s coalition

Alliance of Albanians deputy leader Arben Taravari said that the party will happily support BESA candidates across the country, but also called on the party to finally turn its back on Zoran Zaev. Immediately after the results were known, I said that we need to support all Albanian opposition candidates...
Macedonia 25.10.21 | 15:40

Besa calls on voters to support the candidates of the Alliance for Albanians and vice versa

Besa calls on voters to support the candidates of the Alliance for Albanians and vice versa in the second round of local elections set to be held on Sunday, October 31. Analyzing the latest developments on the political scene, as well as the old-new coalition between DUI and DPA, for the second round...
Macedonia 05.09.21 | 10:01

BESA nominates its leader Bilal Kasami for Mayor of Tetovo, adding to the tensions in Zaev’s coalition

The BESA party nominated its leader Bilal Kasami for Mayor of Tetovo. This expected move increases the tension in the ruling coalition where DUI is supporting the incumbent Mayor Teuta Arifi. The two parties called on the coalition leader Zoran Zaev to at least remain neutral in the election, if he won’t...
Macedonia 26.08.21 | 15:37

Miteva: The alleged split in the SDSM – DUI – BESA coalition is a show for the public

VMRO-DPMNE spokeswoman Marija Miteva dismissed talks about a split in the SDSM – DUI – BESA coalition, after BESA, the smallest of the three ruling partners, said that it will run its own, independent candidates in the local elections. They announced a coalition, and now they nominate separate...
Macedonia 24.07.21 | 22:10

Local elections: Zaev expects that BESA will join him and DUI in a coalition

Zoran Zaev said that he expects his small coalition partner BESA to become part of his coalition for the local elections, with his SDSM party and with DUI. BESA threatened the very survival of Zaev’s Government as it is trying to challenge DUI for the mayoral position in Tetovo. Zaev said that SDSM...
Macedonia 23.07.21 | 18:58

BESA will wait for more details about the SDSM – DUI coalition before it announces its next steps

Arianit Hoxha, from the BESA party, said that they are still examining the announcement of their coalition partners SDSM and DUI that they are forming a coalition for the coming municipal elections. BESA wants to challenge DUI for the mayoral seat in the largest Albanian majority city in Macedonia –...
Macedonia 20.07.21 | 20:29

Zaev is on collision course with Ahmeti over the mayoral race in Tetovo

Zoran Zaev responded to the demands from his Albanian coalition partners by playing it coy. The DUI party demands that Zaev supports their candidate in the coming local elections in Tetovo, but BESA demands that he remains neutral. Both these parties hope they can win the mayoral seat in Tetovo and both...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 14:49

Zaev wants to curry favor with Besa over ID cards, but he doesn’t want to be criticized by the EU

Once the European Union regulation on the confidentiality of personal data enters into force, we should respect it, and since we remain on the path of the EU, there is no other alternative, we should respect the European regulations. I would go on to make decisions, especially with the option to choose...
Macedonia 26.02.21 | 14:38

BESA angry at Zaev over the reduction of funding for Albanian cultural events

The Albanian language INA news agency reports that the BESA party is considering leaving the coalition with SDSM. BESA holds four seats in the Parliament and could sink the coalition if it turned on Zaev. According to INA, the latest reason for tensions in the coalition is caused by the Culture Ministry....
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 08:57

Zaev’s key coalition partner Kasami turns on him – puts pressure on the Interior Minister, won’t help SDSM during the municipal elections

Bilal Kasami, leader of the BESA party which is crucial to Zoran Zaev’s majority in Parliament, said that he calls for accountability from the Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski for the escape of former state security chief Saso Mijalkov. Spasovski, a top Zaev loyalist, avoided the public all day...
Macedonia 17.02.21 | 20:24

Dispute over identity cards threatens Zaev’s coalition

The coalition between SDSM and BESA is strained by the dispute over the identity cards, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. In an interview with the Macedonian Radio, Mickoski said that SDSM promised BESA that it will allow the introduction of ethnic identity qualifiers in the identity cards carried...
Macedonia 05.02.21 | 17:21

DUI and BESA officials got into a fight in the Tetovo hospital

Rival administrators in the Tetovo hospital, appointed by the DUI and BESA parties, started a fight on Wednesday over the use of a car owned by the hospital. BESA had its official Artan Etemi appointed as financial manager of the hospital, which is dominated by DUI appointees. The position was created...
Macedonia 02.01.21 | 21:27

Alliance blames BESA of firing ethnic Albanian employees it hired in the Macedonian Railways

The Alternative party accused its rival BESA of firing 21 ethnic Albanians from the Macedonian Railways company. Alternative had its official in charge of the company while it was allied with Zaev and had a number of people hired on a part time basis. It now claims that the newly appointed manager Adnan...
Macedonia 21.09.20 | 15:38

Besa left the parliamentary group with SDSM, Rexhepi tells Republika

Besa’s parliamentary group will not be with SDSM in the Parliament as of today, MP Kastriot Rexhepi confirmed for “Republika”. MPs from the Besa movement informed President Xhaferi that instead of the parliamentary group “We can” they will act separately. We are part of...
News 19.08.20 | 21:02

Zaev’s coalition partner BESA gets only one seat in the Government

The BESA party, which helped SDSM narrowly win the chaotic July 15 elections, will get only one seat in the new Government. Bilal Kasami’s party will get to propose a candidate for the Agriculture Ministry, as well as share in the spoils at lower levels of the Government. This is an important role...
Macedonia 07.08.20 | 17:10

If all other Albanian parties join the future Government, BESA may remain in the opposition

BESA may go in the opposition of all other ethnic Albanian parties join the next Govenrment, said BESA official Arianit Hoxha. The small conservative party won four seats in a pre-election coalition with SDSM but is under no obligation to remain with SDSM in the eventual ruling coalition. Both SDSM and...
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