Tag: gjorce
Macedonia 03.11.24 | 10:48

Former Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov kicked and threatened at a Skopje market

Former Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov reported that he was attacked by a person in Skopje, while he was walking with his son. The reason was likely motivated by politics – Dimitrov was Foreign Minister in the Zaev regime who signed the Prespa Treaty, imposing a name change on Macedonia. This...

Macedonia 02.05.22 | 10:09

Attackers fired on a house in Skopje

Unidentified attackers opened fire on a house in Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district. The home is owned by a 63 year old woman, who reported the attack to the police at 3 in the morning. There were no injuries.

Macedonia 07.02.22 | 17:46

Gjorce Petrov Mayor Stojkoski denies Telma TV report that he left an elementary school without heating

The Mayor of Gjorce Petrov Aleksandar Stojkoski denied reports by Telma TV that he allegedly ordered that heating is cut in the “Mirce Acev” elementary school after 15h. I have never ordered or instructed anyone on how to use the heating resources in any institution. The school principal,...

Macedonia 24.11.21 | 22:58

Mayor Stojkoski cleaned up the largest dump site in the west of Skopje in just ten days

Aleksandar Stojkoski, the newly elected Mayor of Gjorce Petrov, said that his men have cleaned up the largest illegal dump site in this western part of Skopje in just ten days. Stojkoski shared drone footage of the dump site, which frequently covered the neighboring houses with acrid smoke when fires...

Macedonia 17.10.21 | 21:09

Gjorce Petrov added to the list of major VMRO gains

Gjorce Petrov joined in the list of major municipalities where the VMRO-DPMNE candidate is expected to win over the SDSM incumbent. Doctor Aleksandar Stojkoski declared a victory in the first round of the elections on his Facebook page. Anecdotal initial results show that his opponent Aleksandar Naumovski,...

Macedonia 07.10.21 | 15:43

Aleksandar Stojkoski pledges 20,000 square meters of new parks on Gjorce Petrov

Aleksandar Stojkoski, the VMRO-DPMNE candidate for Mayor of Gjorce Petrov, promised to build 20,000 square meters of new parks in the area, including a small park in every neighborhood. In a Facebook ad, doctor Stojkoski also said that he will pave every single street in the partly rural municipality...

Macedonia 01.10.21 | 23:03

Danela Arsovska promised that as Mayor of Skopje she will build critical infrastructure in the western parts of the city

Skopje mayoral candidate Danela Arsovska was campaigning in the western Gjorce Petrov district today, an area with a number of villages that are underserved with infrastructure. During her meetings, she promised that under her term, this area will receive badly needed funding in water supply and road...

Macedonia 04.09.21 | 08:02

Stojkoski: We’ll end the culture of bribery and patronage in Gjorce Petrov

Doctor Aleksandar Stojkoski, the VMRO-DPMNE candidate for Mayor of Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district, said that he will end the practice of bribery and patronage in town hall.  We want a municipality where the system will work. Where you won’t need connections to get your child admitted to a kindergarten...

Macedonia 03.09.21 | 22:08

Mickoski: Opposition win in the first round of the local elections will bring down the Zaev Government

If the opposition wins in the first round of the local elections on October 17th, a new parliamentary majority will be formed by the second round, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski. The Zaev regime clings on to just a few votes majority in the Parliament, and according to Mickoski, a defeat...

Macedonia 30.08.21 | 21:50

Arsovska: The fight to win in Skopje begins in Gjorce

Our victory in Skopje begins in Gjorce Petrov, mayoral candidate Danela Arsovska said today, during her visit to the western part of the capital. Arsovska, a noted businesswoman, received the endorsement from VMRO-DPMNE and this makes her the main candidate to beat, in direct competition with incumbent...

Macedonia 25.08.21 | 10:35

Stojkoski promises there will be no unpaved streets in Gjorce Petrov by the end of his term as Mayor

Doctor Aleksandar Stojkoski, who is running for Mayor of Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district on the VMRO-DPMNE ticket, promised that there will be no unpaved streets left at the end of his term. The municipality includes several rural areas, that Stojkoski said are in bad need of infrastructure investment. I’ve...

Macedonia 24.08.21 | 14:56

Stojkoski: Pre-election division in the SDSM branch in Gjorce Petrov

The SDSM party is divided over who to nominate in Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district, says Aleksandar Stojkoski, the VMRO-DPMNE candidate for mayor. SDSM holds the town hall through Aleksandar Naumovski, but is moving toward nominating another candidate, Kostadin Acevski. The ruling party has similar...

Macedonia 26.03.21 | 15:47

Killer in an 2014 ethnically charged murder sentenced to 13 years in prison

Naser Eshtrefi, who in 2014 killed the 18 year old Angel Petkovski after stealing his bike, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. The murder caused inter-ethnic tensions in Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district, as Eshtrefi is Albanian and Petkovski – a Macedonian. Nothing will make up for our loss....

News 05.03.21 | 21:45

Citizens protest plans for major new residential developments in the western districts of Skopje

Citizens from Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district met with Transportation Minister Blagoj Bocvarski to protest the huge planned development that could add up to 800 apartments and 3,000 citizens to the area. Representatives of citizens who protest the plan say that Mayor Aleksandar Naumoski refuses...

Macedonia 04.03.21 | 19:16

Family of Macedonian boy killed for protecting his bike forced to face the killer during a reenactment

Seven years after the murder of 18 year old Angel Petkovski, the family had to face off the killer, Naser Eshtrefi (20 at the time) for reconstruction of the murder. The case which heightened ethnic tensions in Skopje’ Gjorce district, since Angel was Macedonian and Naser – an Albanian, is...

Macedonia 04.03.21 | 18:51

Police forced to release the chief suspect in Monday’s assassination attempt against the son of the former head of the Islamic Community

The case against the chief suspect in the attempted assassination of police officer Zekljulj Rexhepi – son of the former head of the Islamic COmmunity in Macedonia Sulejman Rexhepi – is collapsing. Two men from Kosovo were detained after Zekljulj Rexhepi was fired on in Skopje on Monday,...

Macedonia 02.03.21 | 17:50

Two Kosovans detained over the assassination attempt on the son of the former head of the Islamic Community in Macedonia

Two Kosovan citizens were detained in Skopje yesterday afternoon and are suspected of carrying out the murder attempt against police officer Zekljulj Rexhepi – son of former head chief Reis of the Islamic Community of Macedonia Sulejman Rexhepi. Zekljulj Rexhepi was wounded in the leg in the attack...

Macedonia 01.03.21 | 18:23

Police officer – and son of the former head of the Islamic Community of Macedonia – shot and wounded in Skopje

A police officer was shot and injured this afternoon in Skopje’s western Gjorce Petrov distict. Albanian language outlets are reporting that the officer is Zekljulj Rexhepi, son of the former Reis of the Islamic Community Sulejman Rexhepi. Rexhepi is reportedly injured in the leg and is treated...

Macedonia 16.10.20 | 20:21

Gjorce Petrov: SDSM had a council member attend meetings to help with the quorum despite having Covid-19 symptoms

An SDSM party member of the Gjorce Petrov municipal council has been attending meetings to help the party maintain the quorum despite the fat that he has Covid-19 symptoms. VMRO-DPMNE member of the council Marija Andonovska raised alarm about her colleague Vlatko Cvetkovski from SDSM, saying that he...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 18:07

SDSM activist arrested while bribing voters in Skopje

An activist of the ruling SDSM party was arrested today for bribing voters. The incident occurred in a mainly Roma neighborhood in Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district. The person was not identified by the police, but some media outlets are identifying him, and publishing his pictures with top SDSM...

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