Tag: ivanov
Macedonia 04.06.23 | 20:20

Supreme Court expected to decide in a case central to the campaign of political persecution

Within days the Supreme Court is supposed to reach a verdict on whether the pardons given by President Gjorge Ivanov to five dozen high profile defendants in 2015 are still applicable. Defendants in one of the dozens of politically motivated trials are pushing the case before the Supreme Court. President...
Macedonia 20.05.22 | 21:44

Ivanov: Radev thinks we are that stupid to accept their demands

Journalist Zoran Ivanov, who was fired from the board of the state MIA news agency after his insults aimed at former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, is at it again. This time the focus of his criticism is Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who is one of the most hard-line politicians on...
Macedonia 11.02.21 | 12:53

Ivanov testified in the April 2017 trial, said he was not preparing to declare a state of emergency at the time

Former President Gjorge Ivanov testified today in the trial over the April 2017 incident in the Parliament. Ivanov dismissed claims that he was preparing to declare a state of emergency in the run up to the storming of the Parliament, which was a frequent conspiracy theory spread at the time. It was...
Macedonia 30.01.21 | 18:07

Zoran Ivanov insults Bulgarian Foreign Minister Zaharieva again, this time over the teaching of Serbian in Macedonia

Journalist and outspoken SDSM party supporter Zoran Ivanov, who was recently fired by the Government as head of the Oversight Board of the MIA state run news agency for ugly insults aimed at the top diplomats of Bulgaria and Greece, is at it again. After Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva...
Macedonia 18.12.20 | 11:51

Former President Ivanov accuses the Anti-Corruption Commission of deliberately dragging out two investigations against him

Former President Gjorge Ivanov accused the DKSK Anti-Corruption Commission of ignoring court orders to close two cases the Commission initiated against him. In a statement, Ivanov said that one of the cases has been investigated for over 20 months, and the other for over a year, and despite no evidence...
Macedonia 26.11.20 | 16:24

Former President Ivanov strongly denounces Zaev, calls on him to resign

Former Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov addressed the public with a statement following the comments made by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in his BGNES interview in which Zaev accepted practically all positions held by Bulgaria towards Macedonia. As a two term President of the Republic of Macedonia, I’ve...
Macedonia Sport 12.11.20 | 23:30

President Ivanov joins football fans gathered at the Macedonia Square

Former Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and his son Ivan joined the crowd of football fans at the Macedonia Square in downtown Skopje, celebrating the win over Georgia and, more importantly, the historic first entry into a European Championship. It’s still unclear when the team will arrive in...
Macedonia 06.11.20 | 10:47

Divided Constitutional Court justices were unable to even begin debating President Ivanov’s 2016 pardons

The justices of the Constitutional Court quickly ended today’s session when they were expected to decide on the 2016 pardons given by President Gjorge Ivanov. The court, divided 4-4, could not decide on the agenda for the day. Judge Osman Kadriu wanted to remove the proposal to discuss the pardons...
Macedonia 07.07.20 | 21:22

Former President Ivanov campaigns with Igor Janusev in Veles

Former President Gjorge Ivanov campaigned in Veles today, along with the head of the regional list for VMRO-DPMNE Igor Janusev. Ivanov and Janusev met with bishop Agatangel of Vardar and visited the home of poet Kosta Racin. We are here to put an end to apathy, the humiliations and the policy of bending...
Macedonia 29.06.20 | 14:55

Nikoloski meets President Ivanov in his native Valandovo

VMRO-DPMNE candidate Aleksandar Nikoloski, who leads the opposition list in the 4th electoral district, met with former President Gjorge Ivanov in Valandovo.  Ivanov is a native of Valandovo. My professor who taught me a lot about politics was the most honest and patriotic President Macedonia ever head....
Macedonia 24.02.20 | 13:33

Speech by former President Ivanov in Melbourne interrupted by a fire alarm

A fire alarm went off during a speech by former President Gjorge Ivanov in Melbourne, which prompted an evacuation. Ivanov is on a tour of Australia, meeting with Macedonian expat organizations there. A video of the event shows him giving his speech as the alarm goes off, and then the aftermath of the...
Macedonia 05.07.19 | 17:11

After Tamara’s “gaffe”, one of SDSM’s leading journalists calls for a new national anthem

As the public is torn over the “mistaken” performance of the national anthem by singer Tamara Todevska, some on the left are pushing the proposal to actually delete VMRO leader Goce Delcev from the anthem. Tamara caused an uproar when she omitted the verse naming Delcev and three other VMRO...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 12:59

Former Presidents Ivanov and Crvenkovski investigated over their spending

The Anti-Corruption Commission decided to begin an investigation into the two living former presidents, Branko Crvenkovski and Gjorge Ivanov, over the way in which they are spending the public funds provided after their terms are up. Under law, the presidents have the right to request funding for an...
Macedonia 12.05.19 | 15:36

Pendarovski takes over the presidential office from Ivanov

President Gjorge Ivanov handed over the villa Vodno residence to Stevo Pendarovski in a brief ceremony today afternoon. Ivanov welcomed Pendarovski with military honors in the official residence and had na short meeting with him, after which they were joined by the official staff, some of whom may be...
Macedonia 12.05.19 | 13:05

Cento: Don’t blame Ivanov for refusing to give us pardons, we have no idea what kind of threats he is being subjected to

As President Gjorge Ivanov’s mandate expires, he decided not to award last minute pardons to the victims of Zoran Zaev’s campaign of political persecution. Some of those imprisoned, like the 16 men sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the April 2017 trial, publicly asked Ivanov for pardons....
Macedonia 09.05.19 | 12:06

President Ivanov’s time is running out

With two days to go before he leaves office, President Gjorge ivanov still hasn’t announced whether he intends to pardon the victims of Zoran Zaev’s persecution of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party. Some of those already sentenced to lengthy prison sentences, like the 16 VMRO officials and...
Macedonia 06.05.19 | 11:43

President Ivanov has a week to make his final decision on the pardons

As Zoran Zaev accumulates absolute power in Macedonia, outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov has a week to decide whether he will try to pardon some of the political prisoners of the Zoran Zaev regime. His second term in office expires on May 12th, after which the SDSM – DUI candidate Stevo Pendarovski...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 19:32

President Ivanov hopes his successor will have a calmer term in office

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov wished that the next President has a more peaceful term in office and to be able to handle all the challenges that rise up on the country. I hope that the next President will fulfill all the promises made to the citizens and will preserve the dignity of the office,...
Macedonia 28.04.19 | 16:15

Ivanov urges unity in the coming challenges

In his Easter remarks, given while attending service in Ohrid, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov urged unity in facing the coming challenges. I want to see the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia together in the coming year, and overcoming the challenges. Let’s think about what we leave for...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 15:43

President Ivanov’s Easter message

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov congratulated the faithful from the Catholic and Protestant churches on Good Friday and the coming Easter holiday. For millennia the message from the cross helped Christians in Macedonia endure the worst trials and persecution, to resist temptation and overcome all...
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