Tag: pendarovski
Macedonia 01.05.19 | 17:53

DUI promises it will deliver 80.000 votes for Pendarovski

After the exceptionally low ethnic Albanian turnout in the first round of the presidential elections, DUI official Izet Mexhiti, who runs the presidential campaign for this party, promised that he will deliver 80.000 votes for SDSM candidate Stevo Pendarovski in the second round. This is the same number...

News 30.04.19 | 17:34

Pendarovski blames a TV station of lying, again

SDSM – DUI presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski lashed out against the conservative Alfa TV station, accusing them of lying, after Alfa reported that his camp ignored an invitation for a pre-election debate with opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova. In order to prevent the...

Macedonia 28.04.19 | 14:03

Used to adoring reports, a rare voice of criticism makes Pendarovski get testy against a German journalist

Michael Martens, Balkan correspondent for the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, responded with a tongue in cheek comment after SDSM – DUI presidential Stevo Pendarovski called him out for a critical article he published. Several days ago Martens wrote an article outlining claims by Greek politicians...

Macedonia 26.04.19 | 00:39

Siljanovska and Pendarovski debate over the broken promise of justice, Greek bribes and DUI crimes

Presidential candidates Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova and Stevo Pendarovski held their first debate between the two election rounds this evening, with the issue of judicial accountability for politicians being at the top of the agenda. The only European philosophy is that of the rule of law, of...

Macedonia 23.04.19 | 17:44

Siljanovska prepares to give Pendarovski a lesson on the EU

The first presidential debate ahead of the second round of the elections will be held tomorrow evening on Telma TV. Opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova said that it will be an opportunity for her to “give Pendarovski a lecture” on a topic the ruling majority candidate...

Macedonia 23.04.19 | 17:39

After the electoral fiasco, SDSM comes to the voters, begging

Pre-election boasts from Zoran Zaev and his party officials quickly gave way to apologies and pleas directed to the voters, who gave a stunning rebuke to the SDSM and DUI parties, reducing their 2017 electoral numbers by 200.000 votes. SDSM presidential candidate was telling his supporters in rallies...

Macedonia 22.04.19 | 15:45

Where did 200.000 SDSM votes go?

A year and a half ago, during the 2017 municipal elections, the electoral map of Macedonia was painted blue. VMRO-DPMNE won just a few municipalities, small red speck in a sea of SDSM blue. SDSM alone won 415.726 votes in these elections. Their then and current coalition partner DUI added 89.617 votes...

Macedonia 22.04.19 | 12:21

After winning Skopje for SDSM in 2016, Pendarovski now loses it to VMRO

Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova carried the Macedonian capital Skopje, with a narrow lead of 664 votes. The result represents a rebuke of ruling coalition candidate Stevo Pendarovski, who was the only SDSM candidate in the 2016 general elections to carry one of Macedonia’s regions – the...

Macedonia 22.04.19 | 10:10

VMRO takes the initiative after the first round of presidential elections in Macedonia

An exceptionally narrow result between the two leading candidates, turnout also on the verge of the elections being declared unsuccessful in the second round, and a candidate with 70.000 votes which could go either way. This is the outcome of the first round of Macedonian presidential elections elections...

Macedonia 21.04.19 | 20:03

Zaev expects that the elections will be successful

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said he expects that the elections will be successful and a new President will be elected. Zaev spoke after he voted, and the statement is being distributed after the electoral silence ended. Today I expect that our citizens will elect a President of the Republic of North Macedonia....

Macedonia 19.04.19 | 23:32

Siljanovska and Reka call Pendarovski out for his ugly and ethnically divisive campaign during the final presidential debate

During the final presidential debate between the three candidates, the ruling coalition candidate Stevo Pendarovski made a final attempt to solidify the Albanian vote by going after VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova. Siljanovska responded to the attempts to portray her as a nationalist...

Macedonia 19.04.19 | 21:43

Pendarovski presents himself as the pro – multicultural, pro – EU and NATO candidate

SDSM – DUI presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski finishes his pre-election campaign in Struga and Ohrid, where he again presented himself as the candidate who will accomplish EU and NATO membership and will best represent the minority ethnic communities in Macedonia. Struga has a long tradition...

Macedonia 17.04.19 | 14:33

Electoral Commission President expresses concern after Pendarovski supporter threatens him with armed attack

Oliver Derkovski, President of the State Electoral Commission (SEC), strongly condemned the statement of the ruling majority candidate Stevo Pendarovski, who encouraged one of his supporters to attack the SEC. The man from Gostivar was invited to speak by Pendarovski. He complained that he was left out...

Macedonia 17.04.19 | 10:24

Pendarovski supporter threatens to shoot up the State Electoral Commission

An SDSM supporter made a shocking threat to shoot up the State Electoral Commission (SEC), during a rally of their presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski in Gostivar. It was another bizarre SDSM rally moment, owed to the party’s decision to allow rally goers to speak directly to the candidate....

Macedonia 16.04.19 | 18:48

Leading Kumanovo criminal endorses Pendarovski

Bajrus Sejdiu, the notorious cigarette smuggler who once held the city of Kumanovo in his grip, was spotted standing prominently in the Kumanovo rally held for Stevo Pendarovski, the SDSM – DUI presidential candidate. Sejdiu was the owner of the Kumanovo tobacco factory, a local major flour mill...

Macedonia 16.04.19 | 16:43

Public sector manager takes his Stevo Pendarovski shirt to work, pressures his subordinates

Despite strict rules against political aggitation in the public service and against influencing subordinates, a sector manager in the Skopje public water utility company posed with a shirt campainging for the ruling SDSM – DUI coalition candidate Stevo Pendarovski. Lider.mk published the picture...

Macedonia 15.04.19 | 10:34

“Why so nervous?”, Milososki asks Pendarovski

VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki echoed the comments of many people across social media after the latest debate between the three presidential candidates, during which the ruling majority candidate Stevo Pendarovski seemed angry, anxious and disruptive. I’ve known Stevo Pendarovski since 2000....

Macedonia 12.04.19 | 11:31

Instead of tackling the measles outbreaks, Healthcare Minister Filipce is out campaigning for Pendarovski

While the number of measles cases is multiplying across the country among patients and hospital workers alike, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce is busy attending election rallies in favor of his SDSM party candidate Stevo Pendarovski. During the rallies, Filipce is politicizing the investments in the...

Macedonia 11.04.19 | 22:31

Zaev and Pendarovski trying real hard to say their campaign slogan in Albanian

In an attempt to gain the for them crucial ethnic Albanian vote, Zoran Zaev and Stevo Pendarovski have been trying to use a few words in Albanian when they campaign in majority Albanian districts. So far, the two have managed to master the slogan of Pendarovski’s campaign, which itself is a nod...

Macedonia 10.04.19 | 17:25

Pendarovski’s past statements about DUI and the referendum come back to haunt him

In his second presidential run, Stevo Pendarovski is the joint candidate of the ruling SDSM and DUI parties. But until not long ago, Pendarovski was extremely critical of Ali Ahmeti’s Albanian terrorist organization turned political party. A video with a series of his comments about DUI was posted...

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