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Macedonia 02.05.24 | 22:43

Maksim Dimitrievski endorses Siljanovska, calls on his supporters to turn out in large numbers on Wednesday

Maksim Dimitrievski, the Mayor of Kumanovo who won respectable 80,000 votes in the first round of the presidential elections, urged his supporters to turn out in the second round and clearly stated that he will support the VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova. This is his response...

Macedonia 05.04.24 | 20:05

Dimitrievski: People should consider all that presidential candidates have to offer

Presidential candidate and leader of Za Nasha Makedonija (ZNAM), Maksim Dimitrievski, embarked on his “Maximum for Macedonia” caravan tour, reaching out to the residents of Berovo, Delchevo, and Makedonska Kamenica on Friday. During his visit, he engaged with representatives from various...

Macedonia 14.02.24 | 14:21

ZNAM proposes criminal charges against Oliver Spasovski over the passports disaster

The ZNAM movement, led by Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski, also proposed criminal charges against his political nemesis, former Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski. Spasovski is charged with gross incompetence and negligence, over the horribly mismanaged process of issuing passports and identity documents...

Macedonia 12.08.23 | 19:24

Kumanovo Mayor condemns the display of Albanian nationalism during Prime Minister Kurti’s visit

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski joined in the criticism of the nationalist Albanian iconography during the semi-official visit of Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti to Skopje and Tetovo, where he was welcomed with maps of Greater Albania. The lack of the official anthem and flag, the performance of...

Macedonia 06.07.23 | 14:01

Kumanovo Mayor Dimitrievski interrogated by the police, alleges that the Government is putting political pressure on him

Maksim Dimitrievski, the Mayor of Kumanovo, was summoned to a police station to be interrogated about alleged violations of the law during the payment of municipal employees. Dimitrievski informed the public about this and insists that this is an attempt by the Government to put pressure on him. The...

Macedonia 21.05.22 | 14:52

Attempt to reconcile the feuding SDSM factions in Kumanovo failed

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski was in talks with his former party SDSM to return to a high level position, in an attempt to heal the rift that developed last year, but the talks failed, Fokus reports. Dimitrievski took more than half of SDSM voters in their stronghold of Kumanovo with him, won the...

Macedonia 02.05.22 | 21:27

The UCK tower does not bring the country closer together, Kumanovo Mayor Dimitrievski says

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski said that the large monument to the Albanian UCK terrorist organization, inaugurated today in the village of Slupcane near Kumanovo, does not help to bring the country together. Dimitrievski is pushing to build a monument to the Macedonian special police officers who...

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 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 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 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 17.05.21 | 14:35

New leaks from the SDSM party congress show delegates stand up for disciplined party officials

More audio tapes from the online SDSM party congress were leaked today. In one of them, a delegate from Kumanovo, Boris Stankovski, protests the removal of Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski from the party’s Central Committee. Dimitrievski loudly criticized the handling of the coronavirus crisis...

Macedonia 16.12.20 | 12:37

Kumanovo Mayor says he will not remove WW2 plaques with the inscription “Bulgarian fascist occupier”

The Mayor of Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski announced that he will not follow the Government order to remove plaques signifying the sites of World War Two fights and arrests, when they carry the words “Bulgarian fascist occupier”. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev called on municipal authorities to remove...

Macedonia 16.04.20 | 12:06

Kumanovo Mayor Dimitrievski tests postive a day after meeting top Government officials

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski tested positive to the coronavirus. Yesterday Dimitrievski charied a meeting of the municipal crisis committee which was attended by Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and other top Government officials. I just received the results....