Tag: DUI
Macedonia 01.03.23 | 20:56

Former top confidant warns Ali Ahmeti that his time is running out

Former Deputy Prime Minister and powerplayer in the DUI party Musa Xhaferi made a cryptic statement, that the “old boy is counting his last days”. The comment is seen as an open challenge to party leader Ali Ahmeti, who led the 2001 Albanian insurgency that killed hundreds in Macedonia and...

Macedonia 01.03.23 | 13:31

Large group of DUI supporters gathered to demand that Artan Grubi is ousted from the party

Thousands of DUI party members gathered yesterday in Skopje’s Cair to protest against the First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi. The rally was organized by the rebel faction in DUI led by former Cair Mayor Izet Mexhiti, who calls for Grubi’s ouster from his powerful position in the Government,...

Macedonia 27.02.23 | 10:02

Albanian parties call for a union of Albanian municipalities in Macedonia, redrawing of municipal borders

The DUI party came out against the proposal that a Community of Albanian Municipalities is created in Macedonia, similar to the proposal for an organization of Serbian municipalities in Kosovo. The proposal was put forward by the Alternative party, which was recently removed from the SDSM – DUI...

News 23.02.23 | 10:07

Media report indicates that opposition party leader Taravari was bribed by DUI to join their coalition

Fokus confirms reports that the house that Alliance of Albanians leader Arben Taravari bought in Skopje was previously owned by a powerful businessman close to the DUI party – strongly indicating that Taravari was bribed by DUI in order to change his party’s affiliation and support the SDSM...

Macedonia 18.02.23 | 14:38

VMRO: Artan Grubi used his office to benefit a company close to his brother

People close to the First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi are developing a lucrative business with the help of regulatory capture, warned the VMRO-DPMNE party. VMRO official Mile Lefkov held a press conference today to describe how a little known practice – safety inspections of gas stations...

Macedonia 18.02.23 | 09:47

Not just coalition partners but neighbors – Arben Taravari and his close associate bought houses next door to a powerful DUI businessman

Fokus reports on the curious property purchase made by Arben Taravari, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, which decided to join the ruling SDSM – DUI coalition and help prolong the life of Dimitar Kovacevski’s Government. Taravari was an outspoken critic of the Government, especially of...

Macedonia 17.02.23 | 12:18

VMRO: The ruling coalition overplayed its hand

The Government overplayed its hand in the attempt to expand the ruling coalition and lost two parties in exchange for gaining one, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, as the Government tries to maintain its slim majority in the Parliament. The SDSM – DUI coalition is about to bring the Alliance of...

Macedonia 12.02.23 | 10:24

The state is run by SDS and DUI criminals – 71% of citizens believe that corruption reigns in the state, only 6% trust the judiciary

VMRO-DPMNE says that the latest poll by “Eurotink” for 2022 and the results on corruption in Macedonia and trust in the judiciary have confirmed what they have been saying for several years – that the government led by SDS and DUI is the most corrupt, and the judiciary is under the...

Economy 18.01.23 | 09:45

Mexhiti: DUI brags about infrastructure all the time, and only two kilometers of the Skopje-Blace road have been built in five years

In a government where half of the ministers are Albanians and 80 percent of the economic departments are run by Albanians, should the capital investments in the Albanian areas be at two percent, Izet Mexhiti, leader of the dissatisfied group demanding changes in DUI, asked in an interview with TV Sitel. Leader...

Macedonia 17.01.23 | 20:38

Leader of the new DUI faction warns party leader Ahmeti that he is losing touch with reality

Izet Mexhiti, the former Mayor of Skopje’s Chair district who now leads the DUI party faction opposed to leader Ali Ahmeti, said that Ahmeti is on the verge of losing touch with reality. “Ali Ahmeti is our leader, and we supported him for 20 years. We are prepared to continue to support him....

Macedonia 17.01.23 | 16:11

DUI marks Skanderbeg’s 555th death anniversary, dissatisfied members and Mexhiti as the most deserving of the monument were not with leader Ahmeti

The Democratic Union for Integration organized an event on the occasion of the 555th anniversary of the death of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg at Skanderbeg Square, which was not attended by the dissatisfied members of the party close to Izet Mexhiti. DUI leader Ali Ahmeti accompanied by Parliament Speaker...

Macedonia 10.01.23 | 14:53

Besa: Grubi and Ahmeti don’t know which way to choose, so they ask Edi Rama for help

The line between being useful in a tight situation, on the one hand, and using such a situation to your advantage, on the other, is very thin, so be careful! Artan Grubi, but also Ali Ahmeti, whenever they find themselves at crossroads and do not know which way to choose, i.e. how to deal with the current...

Macedonia 08.01.23 | 20:21

Ahmeti refused to tell Kovacevski why the “Tirana Platform 2.0” meeting was convened?!

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski failed to find out why Albanian Prime Minister Rama convened a “Tirana Platform 2” meeting on Tuesday. As some media reported, referring to sources in the Albanian political bloc, Kovacevski and senior SDSM officials tried to find out the topic of the meeting...

Macedonia 29.12.22 | 10:51

Scandal: The SDS, DUI and Levica coalition at midnight, at an extraordinary session, awarded 630 million denars to Arsovska’s JSP

As smugglers who commit crimes, the councilors of SDS, DUI and Levica at midnight requested an extraordinary session in the council of the City of Skopje, the largest opposition party VMRO DPMNE reacts. According to the party, without any need for an emergency, they requested an emergency session to...

Macedonia 27.12.22 | 15:58

DUI included in fifth grade textbook

We demand that the Albanian language textbook for the fifth grade be immediately withdrawn from use, and along with it the “party emissary named minister”, said today the spokesperson of the Alliance for Albanians, Naim Bajrami. If you want to destroy a nation without war, destroy its education,...

Macedonia 21.12.22 | 14:35

Mickoski: I personally and VMRO-DPMNE are the only ones who publicly pointed out the corruption in the ranks of DUI

In the absence of reaction and criticism in the opposition ranks of the Albanian political bloc, I personally and VMRO-DPMNE as a political entity are the only ones who speak publicly and point out the corruption in the ranks of the Albanian ruling party Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) from the...

Macedonia 20.11.22 | 16:47

In talks with AA over joining government, vetting of all institutions required, says Ahmeti

Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) leader Ali Ahmeti said Saturday’s meeting at the party headquarters, which lasted 11 hours, has been one in a series of traditional party meetings, and there had been a constructive debate. At the meeting, remarks were heard on the report of the executive authority,...

Macedonia 30.10.22 | 10:17

Rift in DUI was not healed during the marathon meeting in Tetovo

Alsat TV reports that the meeting of the DUI party leadership held yesterday only deepened the rift between Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi and the large rival Skopje based faction which wants his dismissal. Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, who is also spokesman of the powerful Albanian party, acknowledged...

Macedonia 16.10.22 | 11:52

DUI to hold elections in all branches and the Youth Forum

At the 4th session of the General Council of the Democratic Union for Integration, leader Ali Ahmeti proposed that the General Council authorizes the Party Election Commission to conduct intra-party elections, the party informs. The General Council of the Democratic Union for Integration adopted the...

Macedonia 15.10.22 | 20:19

Talat Xhaferi angry with the new division of power in the DUI party

The division in DUI now includes Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, who stormed out of today’s meeting of the party leadership near Tetovo. Xhaferi was angry after Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi was removed from the position of Organizational Secretary of the party, as requested by the Skopje...

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