Tag: elections
Macedonia 18.10.19 | 14:40

Mickoski calls for urgent elections

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski called for early elections to be held without delay and for an urgent meeting of political leaders to discuss the newfound situation after the European Union failed to allow the opening of accession talks for Macedonia. This decision is a defeat, but it is not...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 16:27

Zaev says no early elections if Macedonia doesn’t get an EU accession date

A day after he told US journalists that losing the EU accession date will bring down his Government, Zoran Zaev now says that he will not call for early elections if the decision this week is negative. Zaev says that another EU delay will completely collapse his Government We need regularity in our...
World 14.10.19 | 10:37

Ruling right wing party wins big in Polish elections

The Polish right wing PiS party won the general elections with 45 percent of the vote, far ahead of its nearest rival – the centrist – conservative Civic Coalition with 22.3 percent. With this result, PiS can expect a majority in the Seym of 239 seats out of 460, reprising its previous result. The...
Macedonia 12.10.19 | 20:11

Zaev believes he will get the EU accession date, won’t allow early elections even if he doesn’t

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said he is certain that the European Union member states will approve the opening of the EU accession talks with Macedonia next week despite French reservations. He assured the skeptical states that Macedonia will not become a member immediately, but only wants to be allowed...
Macedonia 12.10.19 | 12:32

Mickoski hopes the VMRO-DPMNE offer will be enough to break voter apathy

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski believes that the new election program, which the party is preparing during an on-going “listening tour” with the voters, will be enough of a lure to defeat the feeling of apathy and exhaustion after the years of political crisis and repression. According...
Macedonia 08.10.19 | 13:12

Zaev again insists on “early” elections in October 2020

Zoran Zaev again insisted that the 2020 elections will be held in October, close to the regular December date, but allowing Zaev to still claim that the elections are “early”. Zaev made the claim even as his party and Government officials are busily campaigning around Macedonia, given that...
Balkans 02.10.19 | 18:09

Rama: Parliamentary elections in 2021

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says he is open to dialogue with the opposition about the electoral reform. Rama said in a televised interview that he was ready to sit down at any moment and talk about electoral reform, because time is flying. The Prime Minister declared that “the elections will...
Macedonia 29.09.19 | 13:01

Zaev again rejects holding early elections as Mickoski wants a vote in March

In a second interview this week, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev rejected holding early general elections in 2020, opting for a date close to or at the regular, December 2020 date. His decision comes after a poll revealed his SDSM party lagging significantly behind VMRO-DPMNE, and VMRO leader Hristijan Mickoski...
Macedonia 27.09.19 | 15:48

A day after a dismal poll for his party, Zaev says he will not discuss having early elections before October 2020

A day after the MKD.mk poll showed that his SDSM party lags far behind VMRO-DPMNE, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced that he will not discuss holding early general elections. The poll showed SDSM lagging VMRO by more than 8 percent, which can translate into a difference of 10 seats in Parliament. Latest...
Macedonia 13.08.19 | 23:19

Zaev says he is not considering a resignation or holding early elections

Sidelined by the shocking homophobic and threatening statement Zoran Zaev made this afternoon were his political announcements. The Prime Minister said that he is not considering a resignation or early general elections, despite the major corruption scandal that is rocking his Government. Zaev uses...
Macedonia 13.08.19 | 16:42

The Alliance of Albanians calls for early elections to be held as soon as possible

The Alliance of Albanians urged that early general elections are held as soon as possible, in order to restore hope in the country after the spectacular collapse of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The SPO was the last hope that we will finally remove politics from the judiciary and we’ll...
Macedonia 04.08.19 | 15:05

Mickoski demands early elections in April/May

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that the oppositions offered early general election dates to the Zoran Zaev Government at the end of April or in early May. VMRO-DPMNE demands general elections after the major corruption scandal that erupted around the Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. Mickoski...
Macedonia 30.07.19 | 13:03

Zaev agrees to early elections, but only two months ahead of the regular date

Zoran Zaev agreed to holding early elections, but only in October 2020, two months ahead of the regular term. The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party demands early elections following the major corruption scandal involving Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, which reportedly has ties to the top leadership of Zaev’s...
Macedonia 30.07.19 | 12:37

Nikoloski says Zaev will face protests if he doesn’t accept early elections

VMRO-DPMNE deputy leader Aleksandar Nikoloski says that, if Zoran Zaev wants the opposition to vote in favor of a law on state prosecutors, he will have to accept holding early elections. VMRO insists on this outcome following the major criminal scandal that forced the resignation of Special Prosecutor...
Macedonia 01.07.19 | 12:14

Sela: We will not join the Government without early parliamentary elections

Alliance for Albanians leader, Zijadin Sela, says that the government’s reshuffle came down to plain cosmetics and Prime Minister Zaev’s breaking his promise aimed at motivating Albanians to vote for his candidate. In an interview with Alsat, Sela rejects speculation that he is negotiating...
News 16.06.19 | 20:44

Zaev retreats from his pledge to allow early elections

Zoran Zaev retreated from his pledge to call for early elections after the loss of the promised June date to open accession talks. After the meeting of the Central Committee of his SDSM party, he announced that there will be no early elections. We decided to continue with the process of reconstruction...
Balkans 10.06.19 | 10:01

Tsipras officially begins the procedure for the early general elections in Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will officially ask President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to call for early general elections, to be held on July 7th. Tsipras announced the elections after the major defeat his leftist SYRIZA party suffered in the European and municipal elections, where the conservative...
Balkans 26.05.19 | 23:55

Tsipras admits defeat to critic of the Prespa treaty, will allow early elections

Tsipras promises early elections in Greece An ashen faced Alexis Tsipras announced that he will be calling for early elections to be held, after his SYRIZA party was badly defeated by the conservative New Democracy party in the European and municipal elections. The move brings Kyriakos Mistotakis, an...
World 26.05.19 | 18:44

European elections turnout higher compared to 2014, results begin to trickle in

Turnout in the on-going European elections seems to be overall higher than during the 2014 elections. Especially in some large migrant cities, such as Berlin and Brussels, long lines were reported in front of the embassies of Poland, Romania and other high emigration countries. Hungary, France, Estonia...
World 26.05.19 | 12:55

Europe chooses between the status quo and a new deal

European elections are set to end today, with the results of the vote to elect the new European Parliament expected in the evening. So far, some of the surprising results have included the rise of the social-democrats in the Netherlands, as the party that was nearly wiped out in the last general elections...
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