Tag: parliament
Macedonia 21.08.23 | 12:19

Will the MPs vote against their interests? The Trade Unions submitted a proposal for reducing the elected officials’ salaries

The Association of Trade Unions of Macedonia submitted a proposal to the Parliament for reducing the elected officials’ salaries, which suggests that, instead of the current 78% raise, the officials should be paid by the same General Collective Agreement, that is, an average salary in the country,...
Macedonia 18.08.23 | 14:54

The ruling coalition has only 70 MP votes for the constitutional amendments, Friday voting revealed

Only 70 MPs voted for Friday’s Parliamentary session agenda, which had only one item – the need to amend the Constitution. 47 MPs voted against it. The debate may last for days, but no more than 10, as it is stipulated in the Procedures Rules. At the end of the debate, the Speaker may call...
Macedonia 18.08.23 | 11:58

The voting on the daily agenda will reveal that the ruling coalition doesn’t have the 2/3 majority

The Macedonian parliament on Friday is scheduled to hold a plenary session with only one item on the agenda: voting on the need to open the Constitution. In a statement given to Republika, sources from VMRO-DPMNE say that it is more than clear that the ruling parties don’t have the necessary majority...
Macedonia 17.08.23 | 14:54

MoFA Osmani in a letter to the MPs begs them to include the Bulgars to the Constitution

Ahead of Friday’s session of Parliament on the constitutional amendments, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani addressed the MPs in an open letter Thursday, stating that their decision will determine whether the country will continue negotiations or bring them to a long-lasting standstill without...
Macedonia 12.08.23 | 14:19

Fresh start for the little watched Parliament TV channel

The Parliament is preparing changes to its little watched TV channel. Speaker Talat Xhaferi said that, with help from international organizations, the so called Parliament Channel will hire more staff, and begin broadcasting program from the European Parliament and educational materials. The channel...
Macedonia 30.07.23 | 08:47

The ruling majority admits they don’t have votes to amend the Constitution

The ruling majority is completely off key – it insisted that it has the votes to amend the Constitution, but today Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani admitted that they are eight votes short, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party in a statement. Osmani’s acknowledgement, made at a press briefing,...
Macedonia 29.07.23 | 20:10

Osmani admits that the Government is eight votes short

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani acknowledged that the DUI – SDSM regime is eight votes short from amending the Constitution in line with the Bulgarian demands. During a press briefing, Osmani welcomed the start of the process in the Parliament, but acknowledged that the votes are not there. This...
Macedonia 28.07.23 | 17:59

Xhaferi: If the opposition wants early elections, it should submit a request to the Parliament

The Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said on Friday that if the opposition wants early elections, it should submit a request to the Parliament, and he would convene a session immediately. “I won’t stand in the way should ass the parliamentary procedure”, Xhaferi said. of the MPs will,...
Macedonia 27.07.23 | 13:09

The parliament session on constitutional amendments will start on August 18 – no one knows when it will end

The plenary session of the Macedonian Parliament on the constitutional amendments will start on August 18 and should last for ten days. The voting is not linked to the last day of the session – that is according to Parliament Rule Book, Chairman Xhaferi claims. “The act of voting is not...
Macedonia 26.07.23 | 23:20

Marko Bislimovski won another mandate as the head of RKE

Lawmakers endorsed Marko Bislimoski to continue as chair of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Wednesday, with Aleksandar Chabotarev, Faton Ambari, and Merita Dema elected ERC members. MPs also elected Keti Petkova as a member of the Council of Public Prosecutors and Spase Gligorov as director...
Macedonia 25.07.23 | 10:53

The Parliamentary Commission adopted the need for constitutional amendments; VMRO-DPMNE MPs voted against

The Chairman of the Parliament, Talat Xhaferi, who also chairs the Parliamentary Commission on Constitutional Issues opened on Tuesday the session on constitutional amendments. Upon adopting the agenda, the proposer, PM Kovachevski, elaborated the proposal, and the debate started. VMRO-DPMNE MPs participated...
Macedonia 24.07.23 | 21:51

Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE position is clear: no support for the constitutional amendments

For more than a year I am repeating our position and I think that it is very clear and unaltered, so I don’t see any reason to alter it under this diktat. My position is supported by all party organs, the coalition partners, and by the MP group. We sincerely expect European behavior from our strategic...
Macedonia 21.07.23 | 17:27

VMRO-DPMNE will participate in the debate on the proposed constitutional amendments

VMRO-DPMNE will participate in the discussion planned for next week in Parliament, over the Bulgarian request that Macedonia amends its Constitution and includes the Bulgarian nation in the Preamble. VMRO strongly opposes the proposal, and denies the ruling DUI – SDSM majority the votes they need...
Macedonia 19.07.23 | 08:59

Government formally asks Parliament to include the Bulgarians and five other nations in the Constitution

The Government today adopted the draft proposal to amend the Constitution, and to meet the main Bulgarian demands. The proposal that will be sent to Parliament includes adding the Bulgarians, Croats, Montenegrins, Slovenians, Jews and Egyptians, in addition to the nations already mentioned in the Constitution. The...
Macedonia 13.07.23 | 14:24

The Government has only weeks left to prepare the constitutional amendments

Even though the Government acknowledged that it is facing short deadlines to amend the Constitution and meet the Bulgarian demands that would unlock the EU accession talks, the expected changes are still not sent before Parliament. Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that the proposal will be prepared...
Balkans 13.07.23 | 12:58

Fistfight broke out in the Parliament of Kosovo

A fist fight broke out in the Parliament of Kosovo, after Prime Minister Albin Kurti was splashed with water at the pulpit. Opposition members of Parliament provoked Kurti, but were met with fierce reaction from the representatives from his VV party and immediately fists began to fly. Speaker Glauk Konjufca...
Macedonia 12.07.23 | 17:22

Only issue on which VMRO will hold talks with the Government is holding early elections

Members of Parliament from VMRO-DPMNE will only communicate with Speaker Talat Xhaferi and the Government on the issue of organizing early elections. Any other topic, such as the demands from Bulgaria that Macedonia must amend its Constitution and include the Bulgarian nation in its Preamble, will not...
Macedonia 27.06.23 | 20:49

Xhaferi is prepared to start the procedure for constitutional amendments

The Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia is ready to start the procedure for constitutional amendments at any time, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi told a press briefing on Tuesday. It takes 30 days from the moment the motion is submitted to Parliament by the proposer to the moment when the need...
Macedonia 22.06.23 | 12:29

VMRO-DPMNE: The Judicial Council events are a consequence of DUI/SDS ruling

The criminal coalition SDS/DUI completely collapsed Macedonia’s judicial system , the level of public trust is barely 1%, the prosecution and the judicial council are completely politicized institutions, existing only to protect the ruling parties’ business interest, VMRO-DPMNE points out...
Macedonia 15.06.23 | 13:51

MP Eftimov: The Prosecutors’ Council will probably experience the same fate as the Judicial Council

The principle “first arrived – first served” applied by the current authorities in the judicial system is becoming ever more widespread, so ti is very probable that the Council of Public Prosecutors will probably experience the same destiny as the Judicial Council, Dejanco Eftimov,...
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