Tag: sela
Macedonia 16.04.21 | 17:02

Zaev reaches secret agreement with the Albanian opposition, Sela hints that Jus soli will apply in citizenship applications

Ziadin Sela from the Alliance of Albanians announced that an agreement was reached with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for the proposed citizenship laws, but that the details will be revealed next week. Sela and his coalition partner Afrim Gashi were blocking work in the Parliament until Zaev agrees to a...

Macedonia 11.04.21 | 23:28

Zaev will meet Sela and Gashi to ask them to unblock the Parliament

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet with the leaders of the Albanian opposition parties Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi tomorrow. Zaev’s intent is to get them to remove their filibuster veto on a number of legislative proposals. Sela and Gashi demand that a law that will grant citizenship to what they...

Macedonia 29.03.21 | 22:30

Albanian opposition leaders denounce decision to postpone the census

The Albanian opposition coalition of the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative condemned the meeting between the leaders of VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev today. Zaev and Mickoski made several decisions, mainly agreeing on the VMRO demand to postpone the census for September. But...

Macedonia 25.02.21 | 09:23

Sela: Somebody more powerful than Zaev instructed Mijalkov to return

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela believes that Prime Minister Zoran Zaev had an agreement with former security chief Saso Mijalkov and allowed him to flee Macedonia, but that the deal was obstructed by somebody higher up than Zaev. The dramatic escape and subsequent return of Mijalkov caused...

Macedonia 24.02.21 | 16:05

Sela: A Bollywood show directed by Zaev and Mijalkov, just like the April 2017 incident

Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, dismissed the crisis over the past few days with the escape and return of Saso Mijalkov, as “Bollywood drama” directed by Mijalkov and Zoran Zaev. This was theater. Ridiculous scenarios. The most shocking part is that he was eventually given...

Macedonia 30.01.21 | 16:16

Zaev is the biggest fraud in this country, Ziadin Sela says about Zaev’s manipulations with the Good Friday massacre

Both parties in the coalition are frauds and Zaev is the biggest fraud in the country, said Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, after the protests of Albanians in Skopje yesterday afternoon. Protesters demanded the release of a group of Albanian islamists charged with carrying out the 2012...

Macedonia 19.12.20 | 12:18

Sela: I suggested a grand coalition to Zaev, but he refused

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela said that he suggested to Zoran Zaev that the country would be best lead by a grand coalition, especially given how narrow the results of the July 15 elections were, but that Zaev refused.  “They insisted that their majority is sufficient”, Sela said. Zaev...

Macedonia 09.12.20 | 19:22

Albanian opposition leaders say only a broad Government can take on the dispute with Bulgaria

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela and his colleague from the Alternative party Afrim Gashi rebuked the Zaev regime for keeping the opposition uninformed and out of the loop as the dispute with Bulgaria deepens and threatens Macedonia’s EU accession prospects. This is a Government of liars and...

Macedonia 02.12.20 | 12:29

Sela: Bulgaria’s demands are from the early 20th century

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela said that the Bulgarian position on Macedonia is unacceptable in the 21st century, and that this country should accept that it has a Macedonian minority. Considering what Bulgaria is asking for, we need to consider that this is not becoming an EU member state....

Macedonia 29.11.20 | 21:54

Sela: Bulgarian demands indicate it has territorial claims on Macedonia

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela described the Bulgarian position of Macedonia as indicating that this country still has territorial claims on Macedonia. Sela was speaking with TV21 about the demands Bulgaria is putting forward and using to block Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Recently...

Macedonia 05.11.20 | 11:22

Opposition leaders Mickoski, Sela and Gashi will meet tomorrow

The leaders of the main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski will meet with the leaders of the Alliance of Albanians Ziadin Sela and Alternative Afrim Gashi tomorrow. The meeting will come at a conference organized by the German conservative Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, at the Skopje Hilton hotel....

Macedonia 29.08.20 | 09:27

Sela: Zaev faked his conflict with Ahmeti, he always wanted to renew their coalition

In an interview, Ziadin Sela from the Alliance of Albanians said that he never received a serious offer from SDSM to form a coalition, adding that from the start, Zoran Zaev seemed determined to reach a deal with DUI leader Ali Ahmeti. We allowed DUI to have a first shot at negotiating with SDSM to see...

Macedonia 24.08.20 | 12:28

Ziadin Sela meets with representatives from Kosovo’s VV party

Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, met with a delegation from the Kosovan populist VV movement. The two parties have a long standing cooperation agreement. The Vetevendosje delegation included Bekim Qoku, Glauk Konjufca and Mefail Bajqinovci. VV has announced that it will open its branch...

Macedonia 22.08.20 | 15:32

Ziadin Sela blames DUI of causing the exodus of Albanians from Macedonia

Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, accused the DUI party of perpetrating ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Macedonia with its continued corruption and failure to provide opportunities in the country. DUI has represented ethnic Albanians in the Macedonian Governments almost continuously...

News 19.08.20 | 18:10

Sela and Gashi predict that the SDSM – DUI coalition will be short lived

Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi, leaders of the Alliance of Albanians and the Alternative party, predicted that the next Government – expected to be made by SDSM and DUI – will be short lived. The future Government that will include DUI will not have its key pillar which is legitimacy. This Government...

Macedonia 14.08.20 | 14:42

Sela and Gashi will give Ahmeti time to secure an ethnic Albanian PM, but demand that he goes in opposition if he fails

The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative informed the public that they will not engage in coalition talks until the DUI party manages to achieve its key pre-election promise – that it will appoint an ethnic Albanian as Prime Minister. This coalition, led by Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi, has 12...

Macedonia 12.08.20 | 13:51

Sela and Gashi agree to discuss a new pan-Albanian platform with Ahmeti, but on their terms

Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi, leaders of the coalition between the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative, who won 12 seats from ethnic Albanian voters, said that they will accept the invitation from DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti for a meeting, but on their terms. Ahmeti wanted to gather all Albanian leaders...

Macedonia 05.08.20 | 16:51

Zaev met with the Alliance of Albanians to discuss possible coalition terms

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev met today with the top officials of the Alliance of Albanians, party leader Ziadin Sela and his deputy Arben Taravari. The meeting was reported by Alsat-M TV, who said that there is no word if Sela’s coalition partner Afrim Gashi from the party Alternative also joined the...

Macedonia 22.07.20 | 20:20

Court rejects allegations of ballot stuffing, Ziadin Sela responds with a call for a mass protest against DUI on Monday

The Administrative Court rejected all 75 charges submitted by the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative. The two ethnic Albanian parties claim that its rivals for the Albanian vote, primarily DUI, used intimidation and ballot stuffing to win 15 seats as opposed to AA’s 12. Before the decision was...

Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:34

Sela blames DUI for numerous election irregularities

Ziadin Sela, the leader of the Alliance of Albanians, accused the DUI party of numerous irregularities during the voting in Struga. The two parties, along with SDSM, are competing for the Albanian vote. The ruling political party from the Albanian bloc continually engaged in irregularities over the past...

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