Tag: besa
Macedonia 09.05.19 | 23:03

Besa no longer has parliamentary group

As of today, Afrim Gashi, Nedzbedin Karemani and Redzep Memedi are no longer under the logo of the BESA parliamentary group, but MPs of Alternativa. This information was confirmed by a Parliament source. Now BESA has two MPs, and Alternativa three. With this change, the BESA parliamentary group no longer...

Macedonia 02.05.19 | 20:15

BESA calls for early parliamentary elections

Considering the fact that the Besa Movement during this period has been presented as a very serious political entity and with a transparent approach throughout the entire process of North Macedonia towards the Euro-Atlantic structures, and given that this process can be damaged if a new crisis is created...

Macedonia 25.03.19 | 16:41

Besa will support the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office if SPO does not merge with PPO

Besa announced that it would support the new law on public prosecution if the SPO remains functioning as an independent institution, and not as an integral part of the PPO. Besa MP Falis Zendeli told Monday reporters in the Parliament that the party is ready to support the SPO to continue working with...

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 | 13:53

Zaev meets BESA’s Kasami to discuss joint presidential candidate

Zoran Zaev is meeting with Bilal Kasami today to see if BESA party leader would support his proposal for a “consensual” presidential candidate nominated by the ruling SDSM party but supported by all ethnic Albanian parties. Zaev is already in talks with the Albanian parties which are in his...

Macedonia 10.02.19 | 16:48

BESA demands end to rampant nepotism as relatives of Government officials continue getting public sector jobs

The BESA party calls on the Government to reverse recent hirings of close relative of Government officials to positions in the public administration or well to do public companies. BESA’s reaction comes after it was revealed that Culture Minister Asaf Ademi had his sister hired at the ELEM public...

Macedonia 04.02.19 | 09:55

BESA prepares law for Albanian language identity cards

Ethnic Albanian opposition party BESA announced that it is preparing a law to make identity cards in Macedonia bilingual. The cards currently are in Macedonian and English, but BESA demands that Albanian is also used in the document. The demand is part of the agreement BESA had with Prime Minister Zoran...

Macedonia 01.02.19 | 13:38

BESA and Alliance of Albanians will field a joint presidential candidate

The two oppostion ethnic Albanian parties BESA and the Alliance of Albanians, said that they have an agreement in principle to run a joint candidate in the coming presidential elections. The Bilal Kasami and Ziadin Sela led parties recently jointly pressured Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to accept a number...

Macedonia 04.01.19 | 12:23

Zaev meets ethnic Albanian party leaders who remain doubtful on the “North Macedonia” amendments

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is set to meet with Bilal Kasami, leader of the ethnic Albanian BESA party, as it threatened to pull its support for the amendments that rename Macedonia into North Macedonia. BESA has five members of Parliament, but it is uncertain how many of them would listen to Kasami’s...