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Macedonia 10.02.22 | 15:33

Parliament votes against abolishing the “Przino Government”, ending payments to former officials

The Parliament refused the VMRO-DPMNE proposal that the so-called Przino Government model is abolished. 32 representatives voted in favor and 55 were opposed the proposal. The model was introduced in 2016, on request from SDSM, and it provides that the Prime Minister and several top ministers resign...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 10:44

Key parties agree to abolish the technical Government rule, but SDSM and DUI don’t want it to lead to early elections

The key political parties agreed with the proposal from VMRO-DPMNE to alter the electoral code and to abolish the legal requirement that a technical Government is formed 100 days before general elections, with the opposition taking over several important departments. VMRO formally submitted the proposal...
Macedonia 24.01.22 | 15:20

VMRO proposal to end the technical Government rule submitted to Parliament

The VMRO-DPMNE group in Parliament submitted their proposal that will abolish the rule that a broad Government is formed 100 days ahead of general elections. Nikola Micevski, head of the party group in Parliament, said that this is being proposed to speed up the holding of early general elections, adding...
Macedonia 04.09.20 | 21:06

Pendarovski critical of Zaev for trying to unilaterally abolish the fair election guarantees

President Stevo Pendarovski came out against the proposal from his SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev that the ruling majority unilaterally abolishes the 100 days rule. Under it, the opposition party got to manage several important departments 100 days before the elections and the Prime Minister stepped down...
Macedonia 27.08.20 | 15:54

Spasovski insists that SDSM will unilaterally abolish key rule meant to prevent abuse of the public administration for political purposes

Outgoing Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski said that his SDSM party is determined to cancel the “100 days rule” under which the opposition got to govern several departments ahead of a general election and with that reduce the abuse of the public administration in election purposes. The agreement...
Macedonia 19.08.20 | 09:39

VMRO rejects Zaev’s attempt to cancel the internationally agreed “Przino model”

VMRO-DPMNE came out against the idea of abandoning the 100 days rule, or the “Przino government model”, under which the opposition party gets some say in the management of the Government 100 days before the elections. The model is meant to prevent abuse of institutions such as the police...
Macedonia 18.08.20 | 19:29

Without consulting other parties, SDSM and DUI want to abolish a key check on Government abuse

Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti announced today that they are unilaterally dismantling the 100 days rule, which provided key guarantees to the opposition party that it can prevent the worst abuses of Government by the ruling party. The rule was introduced in 2016, on request from Zaev and his SDSM party, under...
Macedonia 31.07.20 | 13:24

Zaev’s team photographed having lunch with ex US diplomat Stephenson

A photo taken at a lakeside restaurant in Ohrid shows top SDSM official Ljupco Nikolovski with former US diplomat David Stephenson, who was influential in putting together the so-called Przino agreement in 2015, that lead to the eventual take-over of the the Government by SDSM. The group that was pictured...
Macedonia 21.10.19 | 12:57

The 100 day Przino Government, explained

With the decision to hold early election, Macedonia is about to enter into a complicated power sharing agreement over a technical Government. The so-called Przino Government will be formed along the lines of the deal negotiated under pressure from the US and the EU in 2015, when Zoran Zaev and his SDSM...
Macedonia 24.06.19 | 17:13

Zaev will have the option to retreat to the Finance Ministry in case of early elections

Zoran Zaev’s unexpected decision to nominate himself as Finance Minister raised an interesting theory – that he is preparing a backup option in case of early elections. Under the so-called Przino treaty rules – rules which Zaev insisted on when he was leader of the opposition, the Prime...

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