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Macedonia 29.02.20 | 18:15

Factcheck: Lies Zaev said during the debate with Mickoski

Zoran Zaev is known for playing fast and loose with the truth and his Kanal 5 debate with opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski was no exception. Fact-checkers were kept busy throughout the debate, and even Mickoski joined in, when during one of the breaks he himself checked one of Zaev’s claims....
Macedonia 29.02.20 | 13:09

Mickoski won’t lead a list of candidates for Parliament, while Zaev still wants the parliamentary immunity

During the debate on Friday evening, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski announced he won’t lead a list for the Parliament, but will be a Spitzenkandidat – candidate for Prime Minister. Six other party officials will lead the six regional lists for VMRO-DPMNE and they will remain in the...
Macedonia 29.02.20 | 11:07

TV debate: Zaev viewed for the entertainment value, Mickoski judged on the merits

Most online polls that sprung up after the first televised debate between Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev show the opposition leader considered a winner of the exchange by a roughly two to one margin. VMRO-DPMNE issued a press release saying that the debate showed why Zaev sought to restrict his public...
Macedonia 29.02.20 | 10:54

You lie to the Macedonians, and now you lie to the Albanians, Mickoski tells Zaev

The first pre-election televised debate between Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev was notable by Zaev’s declaration that his SDSM party is no longer a Macedonian party, but a multi-ethnic movement that will include Albanian and other groups. This comes as SDSM is trailing badly behind VMRO among...
Macedonia 28.02.20 | 22:58

Mickoski gave Zaev a Louis Vuitton vallet

The televised duel between Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev concluded with an exchange of gifts – after Zaev gave Mickoski EU and NATO pins, Mickoski responded with a Louis Vuitton vallet. It’s a reference to the major Racket scandal in which Zaev’s friends and allies Bojan Jovanovski...
Macedonia 28.02.20 | 22:07

VMRO-DPMNE will be the only Macedonian party running in the April 12 elections

Zoran Zaev presented his SDSM party as a multi-ethnic movement – a move away from its previously declared Macedonian character. During the Kanal 5 TV debate with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, Zaev said that he expects to win more than 61 seats in Parliament with the help of ethnic Albanian...
Macedonia 28.02.20 | 21:58

Mickoski: Zaev insulted European leaders who may prove crucial for Macedonia’s future

While debating Macedonia’s foreign policy, Zoran Zaev insisted that he and his SDSM party have the undivided support of the Western countries for delivering on the imposed name change. VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski responded by reminding Zaev how he and his party would attack conservative...
Macedonia 28.02.20 | 21:45

Zaev won’t use even that little leverage Macedonia has towards its neighbors, Mickoski says

The foreign policy portion of this evening’s televised debate between Zoran Zaev and Hristijan Mickoski was dominated by the name change and the treaty with Bulgaria which Zaev signed, even after the former was rejected by the voters in the failed 2018 referendum. Zaev insisted that his move is...
Macedonia 28.02.20 | 20:02

Zaev still uses Government provided vehicles and escort

Even though he hasn’t been Prime Minister since January, Zoran Zaev used a Government provided vehicle and escort to arrive at the Kanal 5 TV duel with opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski. This was not unnoticed by Mickoski during the debate. He reminded Zaev that he launched criminal charges...
Macedonia 25.09.19 | 16:00

Kanal 5: Janeva’s prosecutors routinely took the wiretaps home

Kanal 5 TV reports on widespread abuse of protocols for accessing evidence in the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. The TV channel cites sources within the now disbanded SPO who say that prosecutors would routinelly access the wiretaps given to them as evidence without registering, and would...

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