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Macedonia 09.03.20 | 10:35

BESA will have nine out of 20 candidates on the joint list with SDSM in the 6th district

The BESA party, which concluded a pre-election coalition with the ruling SDSM party, revealed its candidates for members of Parliament. BESA has the most candidates in the 6th, majority ethnic Albanian district. There they will have nine candidates on the shared list of 20 candidates with SDSM, and BESA...
Macedonia 24.02.20 | 15:28

Xhaferi expects an Albanian to be Prime Minister or Speaker after the elections

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said that he expects an ethnic Albanian to hold a top position in either the Parliament or the Government following the elections on April 12. Xhaferi was installed as Speaker in a dubious procedure following the major incident in the Parliament on April 27 2017. The...
Macedonia 17.02.20 | 14:48

Xhaferi defends his conduct during the scandalous last session of this Parliament

Talat Xhaferi acknowledged that he made a mistake during the final session of the Parliament, when he declared an ancillary law on state prosecutors as accepted without putting it through two votes. Still, Xhaferi insisted before the press that the law can be considered valid because the Badinter rule...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 21:37

Elections officially set for April 12

A decision to hold the elections on April 12 was officially signed by Talat Xhaferi this evening, after the Parliament voted to dissolve. Due to pressure from the ruling SDSM party, the Parliament dissolved four days late, intruding into the 60 days deadline provided in the Constitution, which may affect...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 19:39

Pendarovski ignored the scandalous vote and signed the PPO law

Despite the glaring illegal manner in which in was adopted, President Stevo Pendarovski quickly signed the PPO law on state prosecutors today. Pendarovski ignored calls from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party not to sign the law, that was adopted without broad consensus and was voted on twice – the...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 17:27

Parliament dissolves, opens way for elections on April 12

The Parliament finally voted to dissolve itself, after the scandalous vote on the law on state prosecutors, and the vote to rename the Macedonian army. A total of 108 representatives voted in favor of dissolving the Parliament, which opens the way for early elections on April 12. The delays, imposed...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 17:18

Parliament rules state that the “do-over” vote was clearly illegal

The rules of Parliament clearly state that the events that transpired today are unlawful. The Parliament rejected the proposed PPO law on state prosecutors when only 74 representatives voted in favor. But, against the rules, Speaker Xhaferi put the law to a second vote when 80 representatives were in...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 16:53

Parliament finally prepares to vote to dissolve itself

After adopting several laws without the opposition present, the Parliament moved to discuss the motion to dissolve so that early elections can be held on April 12. The move comes after the scandalous double vote on the controversial law on state prosecutors. The vote was rejected by the Parliament, but...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 15:24

SDSM and DUI won’t talk dissolution until they pass more laws through Parliament

Following the scandalous vote on the PPO law, the Parliament moved on to discuss its own dissolution, but it was immediately cut short as the ruling SDSM and DUI parties demanded to put other items on the agenda. These include changes to the media law, to the law on personal information and on the use...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 14:45

Scandal in the Parliament: Zaev’s law on state prosecutors was rejected, but was later declared adopted

The Parliament failed to approve the PPO law on state prosecutors today when only 74 representatives voted in favor, but in violation of parliamentary procedures, Speaker Talat Xhaferi ordered a repeat of the vote. It was then declared that 80 representatives were in favor, still short of the 81 votes...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 11:01

Parliament set to begin its last session

Today at noon the Parliament is supposed to resume its final session, at the end of which it should vote to dissolve, at the last possible moment that would still allow holding elections on April 12. Before it dissolves, the ruling SDSM party demands a vote on its proposal for a new law on state prosecutors,...
Macedonia 15.02.20 | 09:13

Even with the “Gang of eight”, SDSM couldn’t push their law through – Parliament meets again today

The Macedonian Parliament failed to hold a vote yesterday evening on the proposed PPO law on state prosecutors. The law requires 81 votes, and around 9 in the evening it became apparent that the ruling SDSM party doesn’t have the votes. The session was postponed for today at 13h as the Parliament...
Macedonia 14.02.20 | 13:10

Deskoska refused to elaborate the PPO law before Parliament

Justice Minister Renata Deskoska refused the invitation to discuss the PPO law on state prosecutors she proposed before the Parliament. Her SDSM party is trying to speed the law through Parliament, and she said that debating it would allow the opposition to voice its objections and drag out the process. This...
Macedonia 14.02.20 | 12:42

Mickoski: If Parliament is not dissolved by Sunday, we’ll be in a deep political crisis

If the Parliament is not dissolved until Sunday, Macedonia will be in a deep political crisis, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, as the ruling SDSM party does all it can to cancel the elections. Mickoski said that the opposition party decided not to abandon the Parliament because that would...
Macedonia 13.02.20 | 15:10

Parliament may meet this afternoon

Members of Parliament were invited to assemble at 15h, even though a session of Parliament is not scheduled yet. The Parliament was supposed to dissolve yesterday, in order to begin the procedure for early elections on April 12, but under strong pressure from the ruling SDSM party the move was postponed....
Macedonia 13.02.20 | 11:14

VMRO: The leaked tape proves that Zaev is behind the Racket scandal

The Executive Committe of VMRO-DPMNE warns that the ruling SDSM party is pushing Macedonia into an even deeper political crisis and is endangering the EU perspective of the country, after SDSM refused to allow the dissolution of Parliament on Wednesday. This endangers the early elections planned for...
Macedonia 12.02.20 | 18:12

Xhaferi won’t allow a vote to dissolve the Parliament just yet

Even though the constitutionally provided period of 60 days ahead of the elections begins today, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi refused to put the proposal to dissolve the Parliament to a vote. The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party made the motion, insisting that the Parliament must dissolve today in order...
Macedonia 12.02.20 | 16:19

Spasovski demands that Mizrahi is removed from the Government – move seems meant to delay the dissolution of Parliament

Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski sent a request to the Parliament to remove the interim Labour and Welfare Minister Rasela Mizrahi from her office. The move seems designed to postpone the elections, as the Parliament is supposed to dissolve today. The excuse to demand Mizrahi’s removal is...
Macedonia 11.02.20 | 22:30

Nikoloski: The Parliament must be dissolved tomorrow

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the Parliament has to dissolve tomorrow to allow for early elections on April 12. This was agreed by all the major parties, but the ruling SDSM party is asking for a delay until it can push a law on state prosecutors through this Parliament. We...
Macedonia 11.02.20 | 17:00

Macedonian Parliament ratifies the NATO accession protocol

The Macedonian Parliament voted with 114 votes in favor to ratify the NATO accession protocol. Members of Parliament and high level guests were gathered for the ratification, that was approved by all political parties. Macedonia went ahead and ratified the protocol without waiting on Spain, which is...
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