Tag: Freedom House
Macedonia 11.04.24 | 23:01

Freedom House ranks Macedonia as a hybrid regime, high level corruption is the main problem dragging the country down

Freedom House issued a damning report on Macedonia, as part of their annual overview of democracy in Europe. Macedonia is marked as a transitional or hybrid regime, with a reduction in its points from 3.25 to 3. The main reasons for the disappointing drop in Macedonia’s democracy rating is the...

Macedonia 26.05.23 | 09:15

Miteva: According to Freedom House, Macedonia is in a company of countries with hybrid regimes

The latest Freedom House report Countries in Transition 2023 ranks Macedonia among the countries with a hybrid regime, VMRO-DPMNE spokesperson Marija Miteva said on Thursday, adding that the report reveals that Macedonia has been stuck in one place for years. “The Government that was promising...

News Macedonia 25.05.23 | 08:00

Freedom House report: Macedonia went through political dysfunctionality in 2023

The Freedom House report “States in Transition 2023” states that Macedonia, along with Albania and Kosovo, marks a small improvement. The report points out that both, Macedonia and Montenegro went through acute political dysfunction in 2022, however, the results of their democratic processes...

Macedonia 09.03.23 | 15:58

Freedom House: Macedonia sees progress, but remains a “partly free” country

Macedonia’s freedom index score in the latest report by Freedom House, entitled “Freedom in the World 2023”, is 68 out of 100, which is a move up of one index point compared to last year. With a score of 68, Macedonia is ranked in the group of “partially free” countries....

Macedonia 20.04.22 | 16:32

Freedom House: Macedonia is ranked as a hybrid regime

Government spokesmen Dusko Arsovski and Muamet Hoxha at today’s press conference, informed about the decisions and conclusions of the 40th session of the Government and answered questions of interest to the public and the media. Regarding the media interest in the data presented in the report...

Macedonia 13.06.20 | 20:24

Freedom House on SDSM’s rule: Corruption and selective application of justice remain serious problem in Macedonia

While voters are largely free to make political decisions, reports of intimidation and vote buying remain common. Patronage networks remain influential in political life and can influence political outcomes. Human trafficking remains a problem, reads the latest report of Freedom House. The report says...

Macedonia 06.05.20 | 13:18

Macedonia continues to be considered a hybrid regime in transit, according to the latest Freedom House report

Despite little progress in the areas of independent media and the electoral process, the Macedonia remains considered a hybrid regime in transit, according to a recent Freedom House report entitled “Nations in Transit.”   The report notes that democracy has declined across the region,...

Macedonia 05.02.19 | 15:08

Freedom House: Macedonia is partially free

In its “Freedom in the world 2019” report by Freedom House, Macedonia has been listed among partially free countries. These countries also include other countries of the region such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. The report says that government in Skopje is attempting to...