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Macedonia 13.04.23 | 09:46

Branko Crvenkovski plans to return to politics, could split his SDSM party

Former Prime Minister and President Branko Crvenkovski, who has kept a low profile for a decade, reportedly plans to form a party that will compete in the coming presidential and general elections. According to the OhridSkaj news site, Crvenkovski’s party wil be called Macedonia Above All, and...
Macedonia 26.12.21 | 17:05

One of Branko Crvenkovski’s top men expected to return to SDSM

Telma TV reports that a former high SDSM party official Igor Ivanovski – Shema is making a comeback to the party. Ivanovski will lead a newly formed Council for creation and implementation of policies. Ivanovski is a once prominent member of the party faction led by Branko Crvenkovski. His return...
Macedonia 02.12.21 | 13:32

A year after the infamous BGNES interview, Zaev is on his way out

A little more than a year has gone by since the infamous BGNES interview, in which Zoran Zaev accepted the key demands made by Bulgaria against Macedonia. The interview caused a deep rift in the SDSM party, and hugely contributed to Zaev’s fall from power, which should be completed in a matter...
Macedonia 28.09.21 | 17:58

Zaev refuses to respond to criticism from his former mentor Crvenkovski

Zoran Zaev refused to comment on the remarks made by former SDSM party leader, Prime Minister and President Branko Crvenkovski, who strongly criticized Zaev’s leadership of Macedonia. I have my opinions, and he has his. I make my positions known every day. I believe in reaching agreements to deliver...
Macedonia 27.09.21 | 17:18

Crvenkovski dismissed Zaev’s claim that all Macedonia has to do is rely on EU and NATO

In his widely quoted remarks today, in which he heaped criticism on the Zaev regime, former President and Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski also touched on Zaev’s often repeated promise that Macedonia will be kept safe and prosperous by NATO and the EU – if it accepts all demands that are...
Macedonia 15.07.21 | 13:44

Crvenkovski ramps up his criticism of Zaev

A Facebook page apparently linked to former SDSM party leader Branko Crvenkovski is ramping up its criticism of the Zaev regime. The page shared a video of a brutal police intervention to kick out a family from their contensted home near Stip, with the caption “This is Zaev’s and Spasovski’s police”.  Crvenkovski...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 12:20

Branko Crvenkovski begins his political comeback through Facebook?

A new sign that former Prime Minister and President Branko Crvenkovski is ending his political inactivity comes as a Facebook page was created to promote him. The page carries statements and speeches from before 2013, when he ended his political career, but it’s still not clear whether it is authorized...
Macedonia 05.05.21 | 11:17

Zaev dismisses reports he will face challenge from his predecessor Branko Crvenkovski

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expressed hope that his predecessor Branko Crvenkovski will not form a new party and divide SDSM up ahead of the key October municipal elections. Crvenkovski, who is SDSM founder and former Prime Minister and President, was politically inactive since 2013, but early this year...
Macedonia 30.12.20 | 12:21

After initiating a rift in SDSM over Zaev’s new Bulgaria policy, Crvenkovski remains silent

Former President, Prime Minister and SDSM grey eminence Branko Crvenkovski refused calls from Republika to discuss his criticism of current Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev. Crvenkovski was highly critical of Zaev over his BGNES interview in which Zaev accepted all demands from Bulgaria and...
Macedonia 26.11.20 | 20:14

SDSM issues statement rebuking Crvenkovski for his criticism of Zaev

The SDSM party issued a statement in response to its former, and former leader Prime Minister and President Branko Crvenkovski, who called on current leader and PM Zoran Zaev to step down after his surrender to Bulgaria on all positions of history and national identity. We leave it to the citizens to...
Macedonia 02.03.20 | 14:24

Crvenkovski: The Prespa treaty was a bitter shock for the public

Former Macedonian President and Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski said that the Prespa treaty left a bitter taste in the mouths of the nation. Crvenkovski, who rarely does public events, attended the Kopaonik business forum with other former regional officials where he said that the forced name change...
Macedonia 15.09.19 | 11:34

Janeva dismissed on a day full of symbolism

As luck would have it, Katica Janeva was dismissed just before September 15th – a day which lives in the Macedonian collective memory as the last time the SDSM party promised – and utterly failed – to bring justice and the rule of law. SDSM were last in power between 2002 and 2006,...
Macedonia 05.06.19 | 10:41

Even Crvenkovski uses Macedonia instead of “North”

Former President, Prime Minister and SDSM leader Branko Crvenkovski raised eyebrows in the Zaev Government during the conference he held in Skopje on Tuesday, where he used Macedonia, Republic of Macedonia and Macedonian instead of North Macedonia. It was a rare public event for Crvenkovski who has kept...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 12:59

Former Presidents Ivanov and Crvenkovski investigated over their spending

The Anti-Corruption Commission decided to begin an investigation into the two living former presidents, Branko Crvenkovski and Gjorge Ivanov, over the way in which they are spending the public funds provided after their terms are up. Under law, the presidents have the right to request funding for an...
Macedonia 18.05.19 | 00:22

Crvenkovski, through Zaev, wants to stall Macedonia’s EU integration to support Serbian interests, says “reformist” commentator Bogojeski

The decision by former Prime Minister and President Branko Crvenkovski to launch a rare political initiative drew a bitter response from Petar Bogojeski, from the “reformist” wing of VMRO-DPMNE. According to Bogojeski, Crvenkovski’s regional EU integration initiative risks lumping Macedonia...
Macedonia 17.05.19 | 22:10

Zaev savior from corruption charges Branko Crvenkovski returns to the limelight for a region EU integration initiative

After years of self imposed obscurity, former President Branko Crvenkovski resurfaced today for a rare political initiative on his part. Crvenkovski met with his once protege Zoran Zaev to present the coming conference planned for June in Skopje, organized by the Podgorica club of ex regional presidents. The...

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