Tag: besa
Macedonia 04.02.20 | 19:56

No progress in talks aimed at creating a coalition of opposition Albanian parties

The BESA party said that it supports forming a broad pre-election coalition of opposition Albanian parties, but that it doesn’t understand the positions of its chief would-be ally, the Alliance of Albanians. AA yesterday gave 48 hours to BESA to accept its proposal for a coalition that would be...

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 24.12.19 | 16:31

Albanian parties opposed to Zaev’s latest plan to postpone the elections

Parties that represent ethnic Albanians rejected the idea launched by the outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today, that the early general elections planned for April 2020 be postponed. DUI is eagerly looking forward to the elections and to having an absolute win, especially among the Albanian camp....

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 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...

Macedonia 23.11.19 | 18:07

BESA prepared for any kind of coalition so long as it helps remove DUI from power

Bilal Kasami, the leader of the opposition ethnic Albanian BESA party, said that he will enter into coalition with any party so long as it leads to the toppling of DUI from power. We will not form a coalition with DUI following the elections. We believe that it is high time DUI was sent to the opposition,...

Macedonia 19.11.19 | 15:23

Besa: The government has failed the exam to implement reforms and set European standards in the country

Macedonia’s journey to the European Union is made more difficult every day, not because of the conditions that are set, but more because of this government fault that has failed the exam in implementing reforms and setting European standards in the country and society, the Besa movement said. Reading...

Macedonia 01.11.19 | 22:32

Ali Ahmeti is a traitor, declare protesters supporting the leaker El Cheka

Several hundred supporters of the opposition BESA party joined the family of the US based whistleblower El Cheka on a protest today to denounce the charges against him. Sekerim Ahmeti – El Cheka is publishing wiretaps that apparently come from the cache used by the SDSM party in 2015, and has revealed...

Macedonia 29.10.19 | 10:41

BESA leader rules out any cooperation with DUI until they are defeated, would join forces with the Alliance of Albanians

The opposition BESA party, which represents mainly ethnic Albanians, ruled out any coalition with the ruling Albanian party DUI. We would cooperate with DUI only if they are in the opposition. DUI failed to represent the Albanians over the past 17 years and the Albanians want it to go into the opposition,...

Macedonia 26.10.19 | 11:54

BESA leader Kasami proposes a broad unified front against DUI

Bilal Kasami, leader of the opposition BESA party which represents mainly ethnic Albanians, said that while it’s early, his party is open to a pre-election coalition with like-minded parties such as the Alliance of Albanians led by Ziadin Sela The two were allied in the presidential elections earlier...

Macedonia 29.09.19 | 13:40

BESA leader Kasami says the only purpose of the Special Prosecutor’s Office was to bring down the Gruevski Government

BESA party leader Bilal Kasami says that the Special Prosecutor’s Office completely failed at its declared task – to restore the rule of law in Macedonia, and turned out to be a political tool of the SDSM party. From this perspective, the feeling is that the Special Prosecutor’s 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 11.09.19 | 23:21

BESA says it is unacceptable for two parties involved in judicial proceedings to negotiate the future of the state

According to the BESA movement it is absolutely unacceptable for two parties involved directly or indirectly in judicial proceedings or under investigation by the special or public prosecutor’s office to negotiate the future of such important institutions in the state. All our findings confirm...

Macedonia 22.07.19 | 15:27

BESA is opposed to Zaev’s draft law on the Special Prosecutor’s Office, endangering his attempt to get to 81 votes

BESA party sources said that he will not vote for the proposed law on state prosecutors, which was unilaterally presented by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Friday, after he failed to find common ground with the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party and amid the major corruption scandal involving the Special Prosecutor’s...

Macedonia 19.07.19 | 22:13

BESA joins VMRO call for early general elections

The BESA party issued a press release accusing the ruling SDSM party of corruption and calling for early general elections. The call comes after BESA leader Bilal Kasami held a meeting with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, to discuss the major corruption scandal revolving around Special Prosecutor...

Macedonia 15.07.19 | 15:52

Besa for protests, yet to decide on the form

Opposition Besa did not state whether it accepts El Cheka’s call for a protest against the government. They say they are for protests but have not yet decided on the form. The Besa movement as an opposition party is for protests for the revolt the citizens expressing, but the form will be decided...

Economy 14.06.19 | 15:18

BESA blames Zaev for lack of investments in the majority Albanian parts of Macedonia

The opposition ethnic Albanian party BESA condemns the Zaev Government through a press release, claiming that Albanian parts of Macedonia have received no major investments during his term, either from public or from private sources. Zaev’s Government recently shared a video with its infrastructural...

Macedonia 13.06.19 | 19:54

BESA calls for early elections after Zaev’s failed mission in Berlin

BESA, one of the two main opposition ethnic Albanian parties, called for early elections after the failure of the Zaev Government to secure a date to open EU accession talks. The promise that accession talks will begin this month was not kept. There are no certain guarantees from Berlin that they will...

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