Tag: coalition
Macedonia 03.03.20 | 11:08

Old SDSM members say SDSM-BESA coalition steers away from party course and spoils inner unity

Some analysts have declared the SDSM-Besa coalition a coalition out of necessity, which should bring to SDSM the Albanian votes that Zaev loses because of unfulfilled promises and which he did not win in the first round of presidential elections, “Netpress” reported. “Netpress”...

Macedonia 25.02.20 | 15:52

Opposition leader Mickoski says he will soon present his coalition, expects a major victory on April 12

Opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski said that VMRO-DPMNE will soon announce the coalition it will form in the run up to the April 12 elections. We are in talks with many parties. On April 12 we will have the biggest winning coalition in Macedonian history, which will usher in the Renewal of Macedonia....

Macedonia 21.02.20 | 21:22

Sela and Gashi form a pre-election coalition to fight Ahmeti

The Alliance of Albanians and the Alternative party formalized their pre-election coalition today. Party leaders Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi presented their election slogan, which is “One state for all”. Under the contract, Gashi will lead the joint list at the 2nd, north-eastern electoral...

Macedonia 27.12.19 | 22:03

Mickoski states the conditions for coalition after the election

VMRO-DPMNE president Hristijan Mickoski says that Ali Ahmeti’s statements that a condition for a coalition with DUI is respecting the Neighborhood Agreement with Bulgaria and the Prespa Agreement  are not a cause for fear because, according to him, it is a political pre-election maneuver. That’s...

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 22.10.19 | 11:36

Zaev denies reports that his coalition partners are heading for the exits

Zoran Zaev denied reports that parties from his coalition are in talks with the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, looking to switch allegiance as the early elections draw near. Zaev scooped up a number of smaller parties who used to be allied with VMRO after he grabbed power in 2017. But now, with his SDSM party...

Macedonia 21.10.19 | 10:55

Zaev asks his coalition partners, some of whom were openly skeptical, to support his pre-election campaign

Zoran Zaev held a meeting of his coalition partners on Sunday evening, following the meeting of party leaders when he agreed to the opposition request for early elections in April 2020. Zaev asked the coalition partners, some of whom like Tito Petkovski’s NSDP were publicly opposed to early elections,...

Macedonia 27.02.19 | 10:13

Zaev does not give up on DUI: Without them we do not have a majority

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said late on Tuesday that without DUI lawmakers they will not have 61 deputies and that the situation is not very simple. We have a coalition of 68 MPs. If you take away the ten MPs of DUI, we have 58, so we do not have 61. So, it is not so simple, therefore serious political...