Tag: elections
Macedonia 31.05.22 | 22:26

Besa Movement: Early parliamentary elections is the right option

The central leadership of the BESA Movement today held the first meeting at which the party bodies were elected. According to the party, Fatmir Limani, Blerim Sejdiu and Besa Kadriu have been elected vice presidents, Abdush Demiri has been elected secretary general, and Faruk Avdiu has been elected party...

Macedonia 31.05.22 | 09:30

Kasami: Elections this fall is the best option

The mayor of the municipality of Tetovo and leader of the Besa Movement, Bilal Kasami, said Monday evening on the “Click Plus” show on TV21 that elections this fall is the best option. According to him, this fall is the best option to have early parliamentary elections in order to end the...

Macedonia 24.05.22 | 11:02

DUI may be preparing for early elections

The DUI party announced a call for new members of its Presidency, as well as of local candidates in Tetovo, Gostivar, Tearce, Zelino and half a dozen other branches. The move prompted rumors that the party may be preparing for the possible early elections. DUI is currently declaring that it will remain...

Macedonia 19.05.22 | 23:23

“With their turnout on June 18th the people will show that they demand change”

The number of citizens that will turn out for the large rally on June 18th will show to the Government that the country demands change, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski in an interview with Makfax. The opposition party is currently blocking the work of the Parliament and is announcing...

Macedonia 18.05.22 | 11:16

Minister Tupancevski: It’s legitimate for the opposition to push for early elections, but it may obstruct changes to the election code

Justice Minister Nikola Tupancevski agreed that it is legitimate for the opposition to work to provoke early elections, and said that work will soon begin to prepare a new electoral code. The key demand here is to abolish the six electoral districts in favor of one single district. This will help small...

Macedonia 17.05.22 | 10:11

DUI considering early elections if Macedonia is not given green light to start its EU accession talks in June

Albanian language news site KD Politik reports that the DUI party could opt for early elections if Macedonia remains blocked by Bulgaria in the EU accession process after the European Council in June. The odds of Bulgaria lifting the veto next month appear slim at the moment. Between the opposition’s...

Macedonia 16.05.22 | 13:34

Mickoski: Kovacevski needs to muster courage and sit with me to determine the date for early elections

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski called on Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski to gather courage for a meeting in which they will decide on the date for early general elections. I call on them (SDSM) to encourage Kovacevski to sit with me on the table and to determine the date for elections. That...

Macedonia 13.05.22 | 10:50

Haziri: Half of all ethnic Albanian voters in Macedonia no longer live in the country

Elmi Haziri from the Alliance of Albanians warned that half of the ethnic Albanian voters in Macedonia actually live abroad. Haziri, whose party is from the opposition, said that Albanians make the bulk of the masses of people who are emigrating from Macedonia. Macedonians are leaving too, but mostly...

Macedonia 13.05.22 | 10:32

Pavle Trajanov again warns the Government that its smaller coalition partners could bring it down

DS party leader Pavle Trajanov again warned his larger coalition partners – SDSM and DUI – that he could bring down the Government if a key demands of the smaller coalition partners is not met. DS, DOM, LDP and other parties insist that the election model is changed and Macedonia has only...

Macedonia 12.05.22 | 17:26

SDSM won’t support election reform because of pressure from DUI

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that he is prepared to put the proposal for a single electoral district to a vote, which is an important request of the smaller partners in the SDSM – DUI coalition. It’s a strange situation. SDSM is in coalition with DOM, LDP, VMRO-NP, DS. They...

Macedonia 11.05.22 | 21:41

Mickoski offers an immediate vote to amend the electoral model

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski offered to the SDSM – DUI coalition to stage a joint vote on amending the election model, and to abolish the six electoral districts in exchange for one, single district. Mickoski said that VMRO-DPMNE will not block this proposal and supports a group of small...

Macedonia 06.05.22 | 23:21

Nikoloski: VMRO-DPMNE must take steps to ensure that we have early elections

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski announced additional steps, beyond the blockade of Parliament that starts next week, if the SDSM – DUI led Government doesn’t agree to a date for early elections. Nikoloski said that Macedonia is in a disastrous state and that the Government...

Macedonia 05.05.22 | 14:55

“We are not afraid of elections”

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that the plan to block the work of the Parliament, comes after the Government rejected many VMRO calls for unity and cooperation. We asked them to join us in dialogue, to discuss the problems we have, and to prepare for early general elections – and...

World 05.04.22 | 13:07

Orban expressed his gratitude to the Hungarians and sent a message to Brussels

After his large victory in the general elections, Viktor Orban expressd gratitude to the Hungarians, the voters and his supporters, and sent a message to Brussels. We won a great victory. So great, that it can be seen from the Moon, and certainly from Brussels, he said. EU officials have dogged Hungary...

World 03.04.22 | 18:50

Polls show Fidesz ahed in Hungarian general elections

As polling places close in the Hungarian general elections, polls showed that the conservative Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban stands to win solid majority over the coalition of left, right, far left and far right parties that challenged him. The Perspective agency poll showed that Fidesz...

World 03.04.22 | 11:10

Important elections in Hungary

Hungary today holds its general elections, with 8.3 million citizens eligible to vote. The conservative Fidesz party of Viktor Orban faces a coalition of opposition parties, ranging from the far left to the far right, which are supported by powerful international political and business circles. Fidesz...

World 02.04.22 | 16:58

V4: OSCE involved in Left’s electoral fraud in Hungary

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is not concerned about the coordinated hacker attack on Hungarian conservative news portals, and it has also turned a blind eye to the dubious database of the DatAdat phishing group, which is linked to a former leftist prime minister. The...

Macedonia 03.03.22 | 23:04

Nikoloski announces protests meant to secure early general elections

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski echoed the announcement from party leader Hristijan Mickoski, that a call will be made for street protests. Macedonia keeps wasting time with the DUI – SDSM Government. If we had elections on time, after the local elections, in the second half of December,...

Macedonia 21.02.22 | 15:12

Sooner or later, we will have early elections, Mickoski responds to Kovacevski

Sooner or later, we will have early elections, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski told Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, after Kovacevski said that he refuses to have a meeting of the two leaders if Mickoski insists that the only issue on the agenda are early elections. I don’t expect that...

Macedonia 07.02.22 | 17:01

Kovacevski rejects call for early elections

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski dismissed the opposition calls for early elections. Even though he was appointed without standing in elections, Kovacevski insists that his slim majority in Parliament is sufficient to carry the SDSM – DUI led coalition to the end of the term, in 2024. Elections...

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