Tag: census law
Macedonia 26.02.21 | 22:39

Nikoloski: I expect more than 150,000 citizens to sign against the census law

Regarding the census law, VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski told TV Alfa that he expects more than 150,000 citizens to sign against the law, which it will be an introduction to the overthrow of this government, as well as proposing a new law on the necessary census that will be realistic...

Macedonia 25.02.21 | 22:01

Siljanovska: VMRO-DPMNE has full legitimacy to collect signatures against the bad census law

VMRO-DPMNE MP, Professor Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, talked in an interview with TV Sitel about the signatures that VMRO-DPMNE is collecting against the census law, as well as the current developments regarding the mysterious escape and return of the former secret police chief, Saso Mijalkov. Siljanovska...

Macedonia 21.02.21 | 17:25

Nikoloski: We expect over 100,000 signatures against the census law

Today, for the second day, we resume at over 300 locations throughout Macedonia by collecting signatures for submitting a law in the Parliament of Macedonia for revoking the disputed census law. We believe that the large turnout of citizens, 25,000 signatures in just one day, and today we expect to reach...

Macedonia 21.02.21 | 10:55

In three hours over 25,000 people said NO to Zaev’s falsifying census

Over 25,000 people signed the initiative to nullify the census law and said NO to Zaev’s falsifying census in three hours. At over 300 locations around the country, people came out en masse and expressed their position without fear. The people sent the message to Zaev, informs VMRO-DPMNE. If Zoran...

Macedonia 08.02.21 | 21:23

Current census law will not provide accurate data on the number of population

VMRO-DPMNE MP Ivan Jordanov told TV 24 that the current census law will not provide accurate data on the number of population in the Republic of Macedonia. The state has the capacity to collect most of the data electronically. Because in 2015 the project was started by VMRO-DPMNE, and was completed by...

Macedonia 08.02.21 | 14:39

VMRO begins the process of nullifying the census law

The VMRO-DPMNE group in Parliament submitted the initiative to gather signatures from citizens needed to nullify the census law. We appeal to the Government to stop what it’s doing. All over Europe census procedures are postponed until 2022 due to the epidemic. We urge the Government to postpone...

Macedonia 02.02.21 | 16:03

VMRO-DPMNE starts initiative for collecting signatures for nullifying the census law

VMRO-DPMNE does not give up collecting signatures for nullifying the adopted Census Law. At Monday’s session of the Executive Committee, a decision was made to start the signature collection initiative on Wednesday. The party also maintains the request to hold digital census if has to be conducted...

Macedonia 28.01.21 | 22:43

Dimovski: The public did not learn who are the legal experts that Pendarovski consulted about the Census Law

The former MP of VMRO-DPMNE, Ilija Dimovski, said the TV Kanal 5 ” Samo vistina” show that there are no illogicalities in the Law on Census, but the whole law is illogical, because, as he says, it is not a law on census of the population in the Republic of Macedonia, it is a law for determining...

Macedonia 26.01.21 | 17:43

Siljanovska Davkova: Maybe a law supported by 10,000 signatures of the citizens will be on the agenda in Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE announced that it will start collecting at least 10,000 signatures for nullifying the recently adopted census law, which was published today in the Official Gazette. MP and university professor Gordana Siljanovska Davkova at today’s press conference explained that the procedure is initiated...

Macedonia 24.01.21 | 15:07

US Ambassador Byrnes says she is pleased that the Census Law was supported by two opposition parties

The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia Kate Byrnes, supported the adoption of the Census Law in the Parliament. In an interview with the Voice of America, she said that this is an important step forward, because in the country the population and property have not been counted for almost 20...

Macedonia 21.01.21 | 14:39

Government passes census law with 62 votes, methodology yet to be determined

With only 62 votes, the Parliament adopted the Law on Census of Population and Households, which is to be held in April this year. The MPs of VMRO-DPMNE did not participate in the vote and announced that they will collect signatures from the citizens for annulment of this law. As expected, the government...

Macedonia 21.01.21 | 12:05

Government to push through census law, even by force if necessary, the opposition will annul it

Today, the government will make a new attempt to pass the census law that has divided the public and the parties. Everyone agrees that there should be a census, but the question is what kind of census? Certainly not as the government has in mind where everyone should be counted – people living...