Tag: constitutional amendments
Macedonia 08.06.23 | 17:20

Mickoski: We propose a transitional government without DUI, fair elections, and preserved identity

What we propose is a transitional government valid until the next elections, after that the voters will decide, the VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski  clarified on Thursday. “It is prudent to be part of that process, because it will allow us to  prevent possible electoral abuses, because it...
Macedonia 06.06.23 | 13:37

The countdown before the final decision on the constitutional amendments began

The draft-initiative for constitutional amendments is in the Government and will be reviewed at some of the pending  sessions. The expectations are that the draft-initiative will be delivered to the Parliament by mid-June, when the procedures for amending the Constitution will officially start. The...
Macedonia 05.06.23 | 17:58

The opposition MPs reiterated their position in the wake of the leadership meeting: There will be no constitutional amendments under Bulgarian diktat

In the wake of the leadership  meeting between PM Kovacevski and the opposition leader Mickoski, the MP Group of the coalition For the Renewal of Macedonia led by VMRO-DPMNE reaffirmed its position against the amendments to the Macedonian Constitution. “Macedonian citizens always supported and...
Macedonia 05.06.23 | 14:04

The Ministry of Justice reviewed the constitutional amendments and returned the document to the Government

The draft-initiative for constitutional amendments prepared by the Ministry of Justice’s Workgroup was sent to the Government on Monday, which will review it on a regular Tuesday session and then resend it to the Parliament to vote. The MoJ statement didn’t say if the proposal will be on...
Macedonia 31.05.23 | 14:33

Ristevska Jordanova, expert on EU: Even if we include the Bulgarians into the Constitution, Bulgaria will continue to block us

Malinka Ristevska Jordanova, who is involved in Macedonia’s EU integration processes in various aspects for many decades, pointed out that the constitutional amendments are just a part of the entirety of Bulgarian demands to follow, hence Bulgaria will certainly continue to block Macedonia. “The...
Macedonia 31.05.23 | 08:15

Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE will never allow for constitutional amendments under these conditions

I have been hearing lately a thesis deriving from the Government’s kitchens that VMRO-DPMNE will accept the same constitutional amendments offered after the current Government falls, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said. Ï am glad that they admit that and even expect their Government to fall,...
Macedonia 31.05.23 | 08:00

Xhaferi: The constitutional amendments will enter the Parliament without a political consensus

At least 4.5 months will pass from the moment the initiative for constitutional amendments is submitted to the Parliament until they are adopted. The process may begin in the absence of a political consensus, the Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi told the reporters at the Tuesday briefing. The entire...
Macedonia 30.05.23 | 11:16

Macedonia is absent from the formula of the PM, who longs for Yugoslavia, works for Bulgaria, and steals with Ali Ahmeti

The VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski stressed on Monday that 80% of the Macedonian people won’t accept the Bulgarian diktat, VMRO-DPMNE will never agree on amendments to the Constitution under these circumstances, and that will not happen, not now, not in the future. “Should we really...
Macedonia 30.05.23 | 08:15

Kovacevski: The MPs should vote in behalf of the people

PM Kovachevski called on Monday for unity, togetherness, and rising beyond political and ideological differences for a better life and secure future.  “I will put forward all decisions necessary for North Macedonia to resume on its path in the realization of its strategic objective – European...
Macedonia 29.05.23 | 21:56

Pendarovski is only guessing, but he is almost certain US Senator Murphy is concerned about the opposition’s position on the constitutional amendments

The opposition’s stance on the constitutional changes means that we will block our own Euro-integrations on December 1, and this is cause for concern for our strategic partner the United States, said President Stevo Pendarovski at a press conference Monday. “I can only guess, but I assume that...
Macedonia 27.05.23 | 17:13

VMRO-DPMNE: No constitutional amendments – VMRO-DPMNE and the people won’t allow it

There will be no constitutional amendments, and if there is at least a bit of courage left in him, Kovacevski should submit the initiative to the Parliament, but also his signed resignation letter, VMRO-DPMNE said in a statement on Saturday. “Since Kovacevski and the Government claim that they...
Macedonia 27.05.23 | 08:19

Spasenovski: The citizens are fed up with constantly forgoing something

There is a very strongly expressed hard feeling of resistance to these constitutional amendments. Analyzing the reasons behind such widespread resistance, we may come to the conclusion that Macedonians feel that they are constantly deprived of something and that they are constantly foregoing something,...
Macedonia 26.05.23 | 21:50

The so-called “working group” adopts draft initiative for constitutional amendments

The working group adopted Friday the draft initiative over the need for constitutional amendments. The initiative will be submitted to the Government, which is then scheduled to forward it to the Parliament.   “The meeting was successful, we made all decisions unanimously, the discussion was productive...
Macedonia 26.05.23 | 21:11

Mickovski: Kovacevski should put the constitutional amendments to vote, if he loses, he should resign immediately

I am often perplexed by the Government’s amateur approach to essential and important issues for the citizens and for Macedonia. And every time I think they’ve reached the bottom, they push even deeper, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickovski responded to a reporter’s question regarding...
Macedonia 26.05.23 | 14:29

VMRO-DPMNE Vice-Chair: If the conditions are not changed, we won’t vote for the amendments even in the next Parliament

There is not even one VMRO-DPMNE MP who is prepared to vote for amendments to the Constitution, the VMRO-DPMNE Vice-Chair Aleksandar Nikolovski claims. In an interview with Channel 5 TV, Nikolovski stressed that if the conditions don’t change, then the party will not be prepared to vote for the...
News Macedonia 24.05.23 | 08:17

Bitiqi claims that the 80 votes for the constitutional amendments are already secured

The Vice-PM and Vice-Chair of SDSM, Fatmir Bitiqi is certain that the constitutional amendments will get the necessary 80 votes in the Parliament. He also claims that there will be no changes to the Preamble of the Constitution regarding the replacement of the term “20 percent” with the words...
News Macedonia 23.05.23 | 21:48

Mickovski: I am deeply concerned about the constitutional amendments

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickovski stated on Tuesday that he is deeply concerned about the pending constitutional amendments. “What I hear from my informants regarding the constitutional amendments deeply concerns me. I don’t understand why did they form a committee to design the...
Macedonia 29.03.23 | 15:57

Pendarovski acknowledged that the only way to make constitutional amendments is through VMRO-DPMNE

The only way to reach the necessary two-thirds majority in Parliament for the constitutional amendments is to hold talks with the people from the opposition, said President Stevo Pendarovski at a joint press conference with the Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Wednesday. I would not like...
Macedonia 29.03.23 | 14:06

Kovacevski: Constitutional amendments will not be delayed

The constitutional amendments won’t be delayed. By setting up an expert group its work will practically start the process, which will then enter procedures that are defined by law, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said Wednesday. I believe that our country has the capacity, first of all, democratic...
Macedonia 29.03.23 | 10:55

Mucunski: We will not participate in the working groups, there will be no constitutional amendments

Constitutional amendments under such conditions will not happen during the mandate of this Parliament and the citizens who support such an attitude in huge numbers do not need to worry at all. At the moment, there are no conditions for such a thing, primarily because of Bulgaria’s attitude towards...
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