Tag: sekerinska
Macedonia 10.02.24 | 13:50

Sekerinska and Taravari welcome Kurti to Skopje, as they try to save their coalition with DUI

The Friedrich Ebert foundation in Skopje organized a conference of social-democratic leaders from the region, which was seized by SDSM to again appeal to the Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti for help in the coming elections. Kurti wants to have his populist VV party join the European socialist organization,...

Macedonia 05.06.23 | 18:35

Sekerinska: We must understand those who oppose the amendments – they don’t fear EU, they fear perpetual new demands

The former Minister of Defense Radmila Secerinska thinks that everyone should try to understand those citizens who oppose the constitutional amendments because, according to her, they don’t oppose the EU, but fear that there will be more demands. Sekerinska, still a staunch supporter of the current...

Macedonia 15.10.22 | 16:12

Radmila Sekerinska elected as one of the new PES party Vice Presidents

The PES party of European socialists appointed Radmila Sekerinska as one of its Vice Presidents. Former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven was named President of the party, which unites socialist parties from across Europe, and which has recently been able to reverse its poor showing in national elections...

Macedonia 21.01.22 | 17:33

Two of the richest members of the Zaev cabinet are trying to stay on the public teat for as long as possible

Two of the richest members of the Zaev Government have submitted claims to receive severance payments after they were replaced. Radmila Sekerinska and Mila Carovska joined Nikola Dimitrov, who cited his relative poverty and lack of business interests as the reason why he wants to receive payments from...

Macedonia 17.12.21 | 15:01

Sekerinska says she will not be part of the next Government

Former SDSM party leader Radmila Sekerinska, who resigned as Zoran Zaev’s deputy party leader early this year but kept her position of Defense Minister, announced that she will not be part of the next Government. She blamed the party of “not learning the lessons”, after a candidate...

Macedonia 09.12.21 | 20:06

Minister Sekerinska welcomes the NATO air policing mission over Macedonia

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska welcomed the fly-over of NATO aircraft, including a US AWACS plane, over Macedonia today. According to Sekerinska, this form of air policing keeps Macedonia safe and better protected. Spanish General Fernando de la Cruz Caravaca, who commands the NATO Combined Air...

Macedonia 15.11.21 | 12:30

In a rare public comment, Defense Minister Sekerinska says that she considers the Zaev Government still functional

In a rare intervention in domestic politics since she resigned as deputy leader of SDSM, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska said that she considers the Zaev Government still functional, and that she believes “the public expects us to confirm our majority in Parliament”. Zaev lost a key coalition...

Macedonia 03.11.21 | 12:53

“Crvenkovski and Sekerinska brought down Zaev”

According to Pande Kolemisevski, the long serving head of the once powerful state run “Nova Makedonija” printing house, the political collapse of Zoran Zaev is due mostly to his infamous BGNES interview a year ago, in which he agreed to the main Bulgarian demands. The interview was a wake-up...

Macedonia 19.09.21 | 10:52

Zaev’s Government snubs Sekerinska’s visit to Washington

In an apparent snub, the website of the Zaev Government did not include any reference to Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska’s visit to the United States. While the website normally covers all sorts of mundane activities by Government ministers, Sekerinska’s meeting with US Defense Secretary...

Macedonia 24.08.21 | 09:52

Zaev officials hit out at Bulgaria’s veto during an event to commemorate the WW2 partisan movement

Government and city of Skopje officials gathered yesterday to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Skopje partisan company in 1941, the first local unit of the Communist led guerrillas during the Second World War. During the event, Mayor Petre Silegov, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and Karpos...

Macedonia 19.08.21 | 16:55

Greek officials react angrily after Macedonia signs defense cooperation treaty with Turkey

Greek Government reacted after Macedonian Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska signed an agreement of cooperation with the Turkish Defense Ministry. A Greek spokesman was quoted as saying that this agreement shows assurances given by the previous, SYRIZA led Government, as naive. SYRIZA leader Alexis...

Macedonia 01.06.21 | 13:51

Minister Sekerinska presents the new US made armored vehicles

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and top army officials presented the US made light armored vehicles. Macedonia is supposed to procure US made armored for over 200 million USD.

Macedonia 17.05.21 | 12:12

Leaked audio apparently shows Sekerinska’s final warning to the SDSM party

An audio tape of Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska, apparently made during the online congress of the SDSM party on Sunday, was leaked. In it, Sekerinska is heard giving veiled criticism of her party and warning about “falling in the usual traps”. Sekerinska withdrew herself from running...

Macedonia 16.05.21 | 17:49

Sekerinska’s replacement: SDSM delegates vote to appoint Sanja Lukarevska as new deputy leader

SDSM party delegates voted to appoint Sanja Lukarevska, the current head of the UJP tax authority, as the new party deputy leader. Lukarevska is replacing Radmila Sekerinska, who was Zoran Zaev’s co-leader since 2013, but refused to see another term. Lukarevska got 682 delegate votes, and only...

Macedonia 16.05.21 | 10:29

The SDSM party holds an online congress to prepare for its post-Sekerinska future

The ruling SDSM party will hold an online congress today to elect a new deputy leader, after Radmila Sekerinska announced she will not seek another term. Sekerinska and Zoran Zaev led the party together since 2013, and the Defense Minister did not give a sound explanation for her decision to withdraw. Zaev...

Macedonia 15.05.21 | 10:33

Defense Minister Sekerinska used three helicopters to transport journalists to a press briefing

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska used three helicopters to transport journalists and Ministry officials to the Krivolak army range for a briefing on the Defender Europe 21 maneuvers. The practice to use helicopters for a short car trip came under scrutiny after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Healthcare...

Macedonia 14.05.21 | 20:03

Faktor: Zaev has picked Radmila Sekerinska’s replacement

Zaev intends to promote the tax authority director Sonja Lukarevska to the position of SDSM party deputy leader currently held by Radmila Sekerinska. Sekerinska unexpectedly announced that she is not in the running for another term on the position that ensured the so-called “urban wing” of the party,...

Macedonia 22.04.21 | 15:55

VMRO-DPMNE calls on Sekerinska to reveal what she knows about the crimes and corruption of the Zaev regime before she leaves office

VMRO-DPMNE called on Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska to detail what she knows about the crimes and corruption of the Zaev regime before she leaves her top position in the SDSM party. Sekerinska caused a political earthquake after she announced that she will not run for another term as deputy leader...

Macedonia 22.04.21 | 15:09

Zaev directs journalists to ask Sekerinska about their split at the top of the SDSM party

Zoran Zaev refused to answer directly when asked today if his number two, Radmila Sekerinska, is distancing herself from the SDSM party. Sekerinska announced that she will not run for Vice President of the party at the coming congress, after providing Zaev with legitimacy in the eyes of the party’s...

Macedonia 13.03.21 | 10:20

Defense Minister Sekerinska fines outspoken officer Dragan Kovacki

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska fined colonel Dragan Kovacki in her latest move aimed against the outspoken critic of the way she runs the military. Kovacki recently protested the removal of all national symbols from the uniforms as the SDSM regime is pushing to redefine Macedonian national identity. Sekerinska...

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