Tag: parliament
Macedonia 29.07.19 | 20:13

Zaev’s coalition loses its majority in an important Parliament Committee

The ruling coalition was unable to reach the majority it needs in the Parliament Commission on Appointments today, as BESA member of Parliament Fadil Zendeli sided with VMRO-DPMNE. Zendeli would usually vote with Zaev – Ahmeti coalition, allowing it to move forward many of the appointments it wanted...
Macedonia 28.07.19 | 13:52

Xhaferi plans to have Parliament discuss the law on state prosecutors in late August

Despite Zoran Zaev’s urgency in pushing for a new law on state prosecutors in light of the spectacular corruption scandal involving the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi decided that the draft law Zaev proposed will be discussed on August 27th. It was initially...
Macedonia 16.05.19 | 19:35

Parliament re-adopts three laws which Ivanov refused to sign under the name “North Macedonia”

The Parliament re-adopted three laws which President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign because they were submitted to him under the name “Republic of North Macedonia”. It is expected that Stevo Pendarovski will sign them into law. The laws cover matters on the Judicial Council, access to public...
Macedonia 27.03.19 | 23:45

Parliament re-adopts several laws which President Ivanov refused to sign under the name “North Macedonia”

Members of the Macedonian Parliament voted today to re-approve several laws which President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign because they were adopted under the name “Republic of North Macedonia”. The laws include the one on the creation of the new wiretapping agency OTA. According to the Constitution,...
Macedonia 11.03.19 | 15:03

Milososki: Pendarovski confirmed he was lying, he is not being followed by foreign intelligence services

VMRO-DPMNE MP, Antonio Milososki replied Monday in Parliament to the remarks of Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski over two reports by presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski for illegal monitoring. Today in Parliament we cleared one thing. And that is that Stevo Pendarovski is not being followed by...
Macedonia 27.02.19 | 15:48

Parliament to enter election mode on April 1

Macedonia’s Parliament will put its activities on hold as of April 1, which coincides with the start of the presidential election campaign. Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi says that it is common practice for the Parliament to be on hold during that period, but leaves the opportunity to convene a session...
News 25.02.19 | 14:26

Ziadin Sela demands early elections after a chaotic Parliament session

Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, called for early general elections after the outcome of Sunday’s Parliament session which Speaker Talat Xhaferi closed after midnight without allowing a vote on whether the immunity of his ousted predecessor Trajko Veljanoski should be revoked....
Macedonia 25.02.19 | 09:48

After a tense debate, Parliament adjourns without revoking former Speaker Veljanoski’s immunity

Following a tense debate, the Macedonian Parliament failed on Sunday evening to hold the vote on whether to revoke the immunity of former Speaker Trajko Veljanoski. Veljanoski is the eight opposition member of Parliament who faces having his immunity revoked in an unprecedented assault on the opposition...
Macedonia 23.02.19 | 12:41

Ruling majority pushes to take away Veljanoski’s immunity making him the eight opposition member of Parliament to be targeted in this way

Members of Parliament from the ruling majority intend to continue working through the weekend in order to strip former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski of his immunity and send him to prison. He is the latest victim of the political purges going on in Macedonia, aimed against opposition officials. Eight...
Macedonia 21.02.19 | 12:37

Gruevski says terrorism charges against him are part of Zaev’s political persecution, demands that prosecutors reveal their evidence

Former Prime Minister and VMRO leader Nikola Gruevski responded to the arrest of former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski and ministers Mile Janakieski and Spiro Ristovski, and the latest round of charges against himself, this time for “terrorist endangerment of the constitutional order”....
Macedonia 21.02.19 | 10:12

Parliament will discuss vote of no confidence in Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski a day after the new round of politically motivated arrests

At the Macedonian Parliament, the representatives will discuss the proposal of no confidence in Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski. The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party demanded the vote due to Spasovski’s abuse of the police to arrest opposition officials and activists. The latest round of such arrests...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 11:13

Divided Bulgarian Parliament narrowly approves Macedonia’s NATO accession

The Bulgarian Parliament ratified Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol with 139 votes in favor, in the 240 seat Parliament. The large bloc of the Bulgarian Socialist Party was absent from the Parliament during the vote. Buglarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that this is a historic...
Macedonia 15.02.19 | 09:59

Parliament paid 900.000 EUR for its “Yes” media campaign during the failed “North Macedonia” referendum

The Macedonian Parliament distributed 900.000 EUR during the failed referendum campaign, and all of them went to support the “Yes” vote to rename Macedonia into North Macedonia and to join NATO and the European Union. There was no organized campaign to oppose the name change, so the full...
World 14.02.19 | 11:34

Sex and blood in Australia’s Parliament

Australian police are investigating a brawl between a senator and a top aide that left blood on the walls of the Australian parliament. Police and parliamentary authorities are looking into a Tuesday (Feb 14) night altercation between 70-year-old Senator Brian Burston and a staffer for populist Senator...
Balkans 21.01.19 | 14:57

Greece Parliament to vote on name deal ratification Thursday night

Greece’s Parliament will start debating the Prespa Agreement’s ratification on Wednesday at 10:00h local time ahead of a vote on the deal slated for Thursday evening, say sources of the Greek Parliament. This afternoon, the National Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee in the Greek Parliament...
World 16.01.19 | 21:11

May survives vote of no confidence

Shortly after the disastrous defeat for the negotiated deal with the EU, British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of no confidence with 325 votes to 306. Rebel Tory MPs and the DUP – who 24 hours ago rejected the PM’s Brexit plan – voted to keep her in Downing Street. Labour...
Macedonia 09.01.19 | 21:35

Two detained after a scuffle with the police in front of the Parliament

Two persons were reportedly detained after an incident in front of the Macedonian Parliament, where protests were taking place today against the push to rename Macedonia into North Macedonia. According to eyewitnesses, two men tried to get over the fence separating protesters from the Parliament, and...
Macedonia 27.12.18 | 13:35

VMRO-DPMNE refuses to take part in the weakening of the laws against abuse of office

VMRO-DPMNE left the Parliament Committee on the political system after it began a discussion on the proposal from the ruling majority to significantly reduce mandatory sentences and open the door to throw out charges of abuse of office. The changes to the Criminal Code are being forced through Parliament...
Macedonia 26.12.18 | 13:03

Faced with danger of boycott, SDSM raises idea of electing the next President through Parliament

Pressed with the problem of getting the amendments used to rename Macedonia into North Macedonia through Parliament and sign them into law, the SDSM party is briefing its media outlets that it could propose further changes in the Constitution and get the President elected through Parliament and not directly,...
Macedonia 25.12.18 | 12:45

Xhaferi also wants benefits: We can’t have members of Parliament dumpster diving after their four years term

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi expressed strong support for the problematic proposal to give members of Parliament guaranteed public sector jobs after their term expires saying that “you can’t expect someone to be a member of Parliament for four years and then have him dumpster diving for...
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