Tag: elections
Macedonia 20.05.20 | 22:06

Janusev: Legal norms are clear – it is not possible to hold elections in June as Zaev wants

The only strategy that VMRO-DPMNE has is the health of the citizens and we will not deviate from that. And it is clear that elections will not take place in June, and the law does not allow it. Legal norms do not allow it. They simply cannot meet all the deadlines for the preparation of June elections,...
Macedonia 20.05.20 | 15:24

Zaev has few reliable allies in his push for “corona elections” in June

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev’s call for quick elections that would be held as early as June, has so far been supported only by his two minor Albanian coalition partners. The BESA party, which is in an official pre-election coalition, and Menduh Thaci’s DPA party, which has also given up on...
Macedonia 20.05.20 | 14:30

Poll: By a huge margin, citizens say they have no intention of voting if the elections are held in June

A poll conducted by the Habeas Corpus institute found that the voters are not eager to go to the polls in June, as the ruling SDSM party demands. When asked whether they are in favor of elections in June, 74 percent of the polled voters said “no”. Only 14 percent said they are looking forward...
Macedonia 20.05.20 | 12:57

Milososki: We have children, elderly relatives, and we must consider public health while preparing the elections

VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki said that the opposition party will continue to push for a consensual agreement on when elections should take place, especially given the high level of deaths and newly infected Covid-19 patients. The ruling SDSM party demands elections on June 21, which other parties...
Macedonia 20.05.20 | 10:47

Taravari: Zaev would not back down from his request that we have elections in June

Arben Taravari from the Alliance of Albanians said that SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev was the only person who was completely unprepared to compromise during the meeting of party leaders earlier this week. Zaev demands that elections are held on June 21, even as other parties are warning that the still...
Macedonia 20.05.20 | 10:07

SDSM activists violate the curfew as they prepare for “corona elections”

Despite the evening curfew, which restricts the movement of citizens only to those who have essential business, the SDSM party is apparently holding elections preparations. Photographs from Radovis showed party activists gathered in the local branch headquarters in violation of the curfew put in place...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 22:09

Mickoski: VMRO will win in the elections, whenever they take place

VMRO-DPMNE will win the next elections whenever they take place, said opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski during his interview with Sitel TV. But, VMRO does not want to have the country pay a price in human lives just to hold elections. We will go to elections once the pandemic has died down and when...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 15:59

EU doesn’t say whether it will support elections without the participation of the opposition

The European Union does not comment on the possible elections in June, as announced by SDSM leader Zoran Zaev. “Republika” asked EC spokesperson Ana Pisonero if elections in which the opposition would not participate are acceptable. We received a brief response that they are closely following...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 14:18

Shehu: Elections can’t be organized in 20 days

SEC Vice President Ditmire Shehu said on TV21’s “Click Plus” show that the SEC could not prepare legitimate elections in 20 days. According to her, no date has yet been established for the elections, which could be acceptable to them as the State Election Commission, but stressed that...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 12:05

OSCE has not given confirmation that it will monitor the elections, waits for the election date to be established

Another lie of Zaev and SDSM that the OSCE/ODIHR mission was ready to monitor the elections even in June has failed. The OSCE Office in Warsaw claims the opposite. They say they are waiting for the election date to be established and that their redeployment depends on travel restrictions and health-related...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 10:49

What it was like in 2016: Zaev postponed the elections twice due to the voter list and the media

Nobody asked us when VMRO-DPMNE was calling elections. This was said by the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, after party leaders failed to agree on a date for the elections due to the coronavirus situation. Zaev is convinced that elections should be held on June 22 and that VMRO-DPMNE has no choice and the...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 10:20

Zaev wants elections in June to keep his position and avoid a convincing defeat

After Monday’s leaders’ meeting at which Zoran Zaev remained isolated in the view that elections must be held in June, it becomes clear that he is facing difficulties. But he is not worried about the health of the citizens because he did not even mention it. What is important for Zaev is...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 09:32

Spasovski: The date for holding elections has been determined since the adoption of the Decree having the force of law to stop all election activities

The date for holding elections has been determined since the adoption of the Decree having the force of law to stop all election activities, which means that after the state of emergency the election deadlines continue, Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski said in an interview with TV Klan. It is not a matter...
Macedonia 18.05.20 | 21:10

Dastevski: Elections should be held in September because the Venice Commission recommends it as well

Aleksandar Dastevski spoke on the “Samo vistina” show about the holding of the parliamentary elections, where he emphasized that according to him, the elections should be held in September because the Venice Commission recommends it as well. 52 countries have postponed the elections because...
Macedonia 18.05.20 | 17:09

Ahmeti: Consensus must be reached over date for elections

Elections are important, but first you need to have a consensus on the date and above all to take into account the measures of health institutions. However, the health of the citizens is above all, said DUI leader Ali Ahmeti following the leaders’ meeting hosted by President Stevo Pedndarovski. It...
Macedonia 18.05.20 | 14:36

VMRO proposes elections in late summer

VMRO-DPMNE is proposing that early elections take place at the end of the summer. This is the safest date, according to the opposition party, that will allow citizens to be protected from the coronavirus, and to allow enough time for campaigning and organizing the elections. Party leaders are meeting...
Economy 18.05.20 | 14:23

SDSM voucher plan is thinly disguised pre-election vote buying

The latest set of economic measures from the Government, which it plans to adopt by decree, is seen in the public as an open attempt to bribe voters ahead of the elections that should take place by the end of the year. The measures would provide 355 million EUR in funds that would be distributed directly...
Macedonia 18.05.20 | 09:40

Party leaders will hold another meeting to look for a way out of the political crisis

Party leaders are set to meet today to discuss a way out of the political crisis. Macedonia has no Parliament, which was dissolved to make way for the now canceled election on April 12, and the Government rules by executive decrees under a state of emergency. President Stevo Pendarovski, who postponed...
Macedonia 17.05.20 | 17:37

Osmani: DUI in favor of holding elections only if conditions are met

DUI is perhaps the only party to which the date of the election does not affect the outcome of the election, so it is not discussing the date at all, but the party all the time refers to the health situation, monitoring, etc., said the Deputy Prime Minister for European affairs, Bujar Osmani. We are...
Macedonia 15.05.20 | 23:04

VMRO: SDSM sends mixed messages – wants elections but calls for an extension of the state of emergency

The request from the SDSM led Government to extend the state of emergency for a month, and President Pendarovski’s decision to grant it for two weeks, are proof that the SDSM party is sending mixed messages, said the VMRO-DPMNE party. On one hand, SDSM is calling for early elections in June or...
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