Tag: kumanovo
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 18:01

SDSM branch in Kumanovo begins push to get Zaev to withdraw his resignation

The head of the SDSM branch in Kumanovo Martin Kostovski initiated a call to get Zaev to give up on his promise to resign as Prime Minister and SDSM party leader. Zaev made the announcement yesterday, as his party lost the local elections across Macedonia, including its once key stronghold of Kumanovo. We...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 21:37

SDSM candidate Ilievski admits defeat in Kumanovo

Oliver Ilievski, the SDSM party candidate for Mayor of Kumanovo, admitted defeat and congratulated to the incumbent Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski. I’m grateful to the 19,470 voters who supported me. I congratulate on Maksim Dimitrievski, the independent candidate backed by VMRO-DPMNE, on his 25,470...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 20:42

Maksim Dimitrievski declares victory over SDSM in Kumanovo

Maksim Dimitrievski, the Mayor of Kumanovo who broke with his SDSM party to run an independent re-election campaign, declared victory. DImitrievski narrowly won against SDSM candidate Oliver Ilievski in the first round, and is cruising to easy re-election with the help of the third ranked VMRO-DPMNE...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 19:15

Mayor Dimitrievski: Police agents are on the ground in Kumanovo, worked all day to help my opponent

Independent mayoral candidate in Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski accused the Interior Ministry, ran by his local SDSM party rival Oliver Spasovski, of brutally interfering in the crucial run-off elections. Dimitrievski left SDSM and ran a successful independent campaign, but faced police pressure as he...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 14:38

Election massacre in Ajducka Cesma also in the run-off: The security of an official goes around polling stations and intimidates

As in the first round, election irregularities were noticed in the Kumanovo settlement of Ajducka Cesma. The presence of a member of the personal security of a senior official, who goes around polling stations, intimidates and exerts pressure, has been noticed. He was filmed in front of the polling station...

Macedonia 30.10.21 | 17:55

Hunter killed in an accident near Kumanovo

A 67 year old hunter from the village of Lopate near Kumanovo was killed by his friend, 59-year old I.S. The incident happened yesterday morning near the village of Gabres. I.S. reported the death and said that he shot his friend. Paramedics found the hunter dead at the spot.

Macedonia 27.10.21 | 17:31

Kumanovo: Alliance of Albanians and Alternative will support Mayor Dimitrievski in the run-off

The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative parties announced that they will support the re-election of Maksim Dimitrievski in Kumanovo. Dimitrievski split with the SDSM party after a feud with Zoran Zaev and especially Zaev’ Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, and now faces an SDSM candidate in...

Macedonia 25.10.21 | 17:25

SDSM candidate in Kumanovo assaulted a female opposition candidate

A female candidate supporting Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski was attacked by an SDSM official, Dimitrievski’s office informed today. Dimitrievski split with his former SDSM party and ran a successful independent campaign, for which he now faces police intimidation and several incidents have...

Macedonia 23.10.21 | 11:17

Mayor Dimitrievski: The campaign against me in Kumanovo is directed from an office in the Interior Ministry

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski, who left the SDSM party and now faces an SDSM backed challenger in the second round of the vote, said that the campaign of his opponent is being led directly from a task force set up in the Interior Ministry. Dimitrievski’s challenger Oliver Ilievski received...

Macedonia Sport 22.10.21 | 21:25

Dimitrievski: We will continue with active support of sports clubs

We will continue with the active support of the sports clubs, pledged the independent candidate for mayor of the municipality of Kumanovo, Maksim Dimitrievski. We will provide more funds for the development of sports through the municipal sports union. We will organize more tournaments and competitions...

Macedonia 21.10.21 | 14:18

Maksim Dimitrievski comes out with strong criticism of Zaev’s concessions on national identity issues

The Mayor of Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski, who is running a successful challenge to his former SDSM party to keep his office, doubled down on his criticism of his former ally Zoran Zaev. In a TV interview, Dimitrievski blasted Zaev for making numerous concessions with the Macedonian national identity. We...

Macedonia 19.10.21 | 13:30

Zaev sicced the police on the defiant Mayor of Kumanovo

The Mayor of Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski, who challenged his own SDSM party and especially Zaev’s Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski with his independent run for re-election, informed that public that he is being arrested today. In a live Facebook stream, Dimitrievski said that he is ordered to follow...

Macedonia 18.10.21 | 15:27

SDSM rebel Maksim Dimitrievski beat the SDSM candidate Oliver Ilievski in Kumanovo by 22 votes

The State Electoral Commission processed all the votes in Kumanovo, and found that the incumbent Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski came on top by just 22 votes ahead of the SDSM candidate Oliver Ilievski. Dimitrievski, a former SDSM candidate, had a falling out with Zaev and ran a very successful independent...

Macedonia 17.10.21 | 21:48

SDSM expects to win Kumanovo in the second round against their renegade Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski

Out of the three way race in Kumanovo, SDSM expects that their candidate Oliver Ilievski will advance to the second round, likely behind the incumbent Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski. Dimitrievski was elected on the SDSM ticket in 2017, but his relations with Zoran Zaev and especially Zaev’s Interior...

Macedonia 17.10.21 | 15:43

Election massacre in Kumanovo – even the personal security of a minister brings “order” and checks lists

The election headquarters of one of the candidates for mayors of Kumanovo accuses that today on the election day in Kumanovo numerous irregularities were noticed during the election process. According to these accusations, a high government institution and other state institutions at the local level...

Macedonia 16.10.21 | 14:45

Elections irregularities registered in Ajducka Cesma, Kumanovo

Is this an attempt at election manipulation that should result in electoral fraud in Kumanovo? At the moment, the election process is being violated on the field. Election irregularities were registered in the settlement of Ajducka Cesma in Kumanovo. In the polling stations located opposite the headquarters...

Macedonia 13.10.21 | 17:31

Fight between the SDSM factions in Kumanovo gets ugly, as wiretaps are being deployed

The independent mayoral candidate in Kumanovo, incumbent Maksim Dimitrievski, accused his former SDSM party of pressuring him, after the ruling party aired secretly recorded tapes showing Dimitrievski apparently trying to buy votes. Using wiretaps and secretly made recordings is well established practice...

Macedonia 13.10.21 | 14:35

Dimitrievski pledges assistance to Kumanovo travel agencies

The independent candidate for mayor of the municipality of Kumanovo, Maksim Dimitrievski, met Wednesday with representatives of travel agencies. In the next term, we will continue to take care of every sector, including the development of tourism in Kumanovo. We will stimulate alternative tourism, spa...

Macedonia 09.10.21 | 12:07

Mihajlovski: Kumanovo doesn’t deserve to be such a black hole and its soul to be killed

Kumanovo does not deserve to be such a black hole and its soul to be killed, said Toni Mihajlovski, VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate for mayor of Kumanovo. Kumanovo is a city that is drowning in its own garbage. Kumanovo is a city without a river, and the river is a city landfill. Kumanovo is a city of ruins,...

Macedonia 30.09.21 | 15:45

VMRO-DPMNE to hold big rally in Kumanovo on Sunday

VMRO-DPMNE will hold a big rally on Sunday in Kumanovo, where it will present its program for the 17 October local elections. The party’s candidate for mayor of Kumanovo, Toni Mihajlovski, will also be presented at the rally.

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