Tag: spasovski
Macedonia 03.01.20 | 12:11

Unlike Carovska, Spasovski uses his video message to assure Zaev he is not after his job

Following an embarrassing moment when the PR head of the SDSM party promoted the wrong candidate for interim Prime Minister, the party did a new promo, this time getting it right. A week ago Kosta Petrov, the recently appointed SDSM party Vice President and self-styled PR guru, published a video with...
Macedonia 02.01.20 | 11:03

The Interior Ministry is in a state of flux after Spasovski’s overnight appointments

Police officers who have been hastily reassigned in the final days of this outgoing Government are openly complaining against the orders. Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, who is supposed to be replaced with an opposition nominated candidate tomorrow and take over as interim Prime Minister from Zoran...
Macedonia 01.01.20 | 21:39

As the elections draw closer, SDSM officials begin to drop the adjective “North”

Over the past year officials from the SDSM party were using the imposed name “Republic of North Macedonia” like there is no tomorrow, but as the early elections are now a near certainty, both Zaev and his inner circle are dropping the name and are beginning to use just Macedonia. Outgoing...
Macedonia 31.12.19 | 14:40

With days until he leaves office, Spasovski is promoting party loyalists in the Interior Ministry

Overnight, the outgoing Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski signed about a hundred orders to redistribute police officers into new assignments, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party has warned. According to VMRO’s Orce Georgievski, this is being done to tie the hands of the incoming opposition nominated...
Macedonia 19.12.19 | 15:46

SDSM sources say that the party will appoint Oliver Spasovski as Interim Prime Minister

News sites are reporting that the leadership of the ruling SDSM party has decided to install Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski as Interim Prime Minister on January 3rd. Replacing Zaev with an interim Government leader is one of the main provisions of the 100 days rule, which is meant to stop abuse of...
Macedonia 18.12.19 | 10:45

SDSM decided to appoint Oliver Spasovski as Interim Prime Minister, is worried about who VMRO will nominate in his place, TV24 reports

TV24 reports that SDSM officials have largely agreed to have Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski named as Interim Prime Minister after Zoran Zaev resigns on January 3rd. Spasovski is also supposed to give up his position, and allow a VMRO-DPMNE representative become Interior Minister, which is one of...
Macedonia 16.12.19 | 15:55

Zaev says either Carovska or Spasovski will take over as interim Prime Minister once he resigns in early January

Outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev named Mila Carovska and Oliver Spasovski as the candidates for Interim Prime Minister after he resigns on January 3rd. Zaev also said that there is no need to postpone the elections set for April 12th, even as he and a number of other top SDSM party officials raised...
Macedonia 10.12.19 | 14:07

Ana Kamceva adds Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski to the list of Zaev’s ministers who were close to Boki 13

After her husband named Zaev, Sekerinska and Filipce and Government officials who were close with the racketeering group, now Ana Kamceva testified that Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski was also very close with the chief racketeering defendant Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13. Both Jordan Kamcev and...
Macedonia 24.11.19 | 22:10

Interior Minister Spasovski concedes that people are leaving “this country” because of crime and corruption

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, who is considered as one of Zaev’s most loyal lieutenants and his likely successor as interim Prime Minister if Zaev resigns as scheduled on January 3rd 2020, also expressed disappointment over the emigration levels and the failure of his party to tackle crime...
Macedonia 20.11.19 | 16:59

Oliver Spasovski will replace Zaev as interim Prime Minister in January

Sitel TV reports that Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski will be named interim Prime Minister, after Zoran Zaev steps down on January 3rd as part of the 100-days pre-election rule. Spasovski, who is one of the most loyal lieutenants Zaev has in the Government, is supposed to step down with him anyway,...
Macedonia 09.11.19 | 20:26

VMRO dismisses Interior Minister Spasovski’s attempt to distance his SDSM party from Katica Janeva

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski made an attempt to distance his SDSM party from disgraced prosecutor Katica Janeva yesterday, claiming that he had his reservations about her since early 2019. Orce Gorgievski from VMRO-DPMNE replied to Spasovski today, saying that SDSM relied on her in its power-grab...
Macedonia 08.11.19 | 22:46

Zaev’s Interior Minister also hints at postponing the elections

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski confirmed that the elections scheduled for April 12th could be postponed. This is the second such announcement coming from the Government, after the initial such comment from Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Like Zaev, Spasovski is citing the need to ratify the NATO accession...
Macedonia 04.11.19 | 14:44

Interior Minister Spasovski blames the courts after the brutal murderer in one of the most politicized cases flees Macedonia

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski blamed the court for the embarassing escape of murderer Igor Spasov, whose case was instrumental in the rise to power of the SDSM party. Spasov, a former policeman sentenced to 14 years in prison for the brutal 2011 murder of 20 year old Martin Neskovski, was allowed...
Macedonia 23.10.19 | 17:05

Both Sekerinska and Spasovski avoid the issue of who will take over from Zaev in the run up to the elections

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska denied that she is preparing to be the interim Prime Minister after January 3rd, when Zoran Zaev resigns his position. Her chief rival for this post, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, said that it is too early to discuss this issue. We’ll have that discussion...
Macedonia 12.10.19 | 13:59

Interior Minister Spasovski expects to see the case against fellow SDSM party official Remenski examined in full

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that it is important to resolve the racketeering scandal, after his party colleague Frosina Remenski became the first top SDSM official to be charged in the case. Spasovski sought to portray the growing corruption allegations against SDSM officials, and SDSM affiliated...
Macedonia 28.09.19 | 14:12

Reports of widespread abuse as the new ANB intelligence agency is being set up indicate that it may be even worse than the notorious UBK

The process of establishing a new intelligence agency named ANB (Agency for National Security), to replace the scandal ridden UBK agency, is off to a predictably politicized start. Republika has learnt that the selection process of the ANB officers is based on political allegiance of the UBK agents applying...
Macedonia 31.07.19 | 15:27

Interior Minister Spasovski promises action in the case of the lawless DUI party boss

Faced with several incidents involving DUI party officials, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that the police will act against the powerful DUI boss in Ohrid Nefi Useini, whose latest incident involves beating up a professor. This is a person who is acting irresponsibly and violently. He was called...
Macedonia 21.07.19 | 19:06

Interior Minister Spasovski says the police doesn’t know where Janeva is

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that the police is not following disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva and doesn’t know her current whereabouts. This prompted rumors that Janeva has already fled the country. Janeva hasn’t been seen in the public since Monday, when she tendered...
Macedonia 07.06.19 | 17:45

Interior Minister Spasovski blames the courts for his poor results in fighting crime

Pressed on the failure to deliver on the promise to fight crime and corruption, which is one of the sticking points as Macedonia asks to be allowed to open EU accession talks, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski blamed the courts for the poor results in his department. Spasovski spent most of his term...
Macedonia 27.05.19 | 13:37

Oliver Spasovski accepts Zaev’s decision to sack him

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that he accepts the decision to have him removed as SDSM party deputy leader, along with five other deputies. The move was made on Sunday evening, after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev called for a purge of the most corrupt and incompetent official which cost the party...
Повеќе
Next Page »

Macedonia News

.