Tag: taravari
Macedonia 31.01.23 | 22:57

Kovacevski says that he’s close to agreement that will bring the Alliance of Albanians in his coalition

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that he largely reached agreement on the inclusion of the Alliance of Albanians in the Government, following his meeting with AA leader Arben Taravari. Kovacevski insisted that the main focus of the negotiations held today was on the hoped for continuing of Macedonia’s...

Macedonia 24.01.23 | 22:19

Taravari will announce whether he will join the ruling coalition on Friday

Alliance of Albanians leader Arben Taravari announced that the party will decide whether to join the SDSM – DUI led coalition on Friday. The party is actively courted by SDSM and DUI, who face internal strife and are unsure how long they can maintain their slim ruling majority. AA officials have...

Macedonia 22.11.22 | 20:52

Reports that the Alliance of Albanians reached agreement to join the Government

Albanian language Klan TV reports that the Alliance of Albanians party has reached agreement with the other coalition partners to join the Government. According to this report, AA leader Arben Taravari negotiated to take over two key departments – healthcare and education, and also, possibly, the...

Macedonia 15.04.22 | 20:20

Alliance of Albanians supports the teachers’ strike

Arben Taravari from the Alliance of Albanians came out in support of the strike of the public sector teachers, which has been in effect for a week. We support the protesters and we will continue to support them. They are absolutely in the right. In Macedonia, a baker or a waiter takes more money than...

Macedonia 28.12.21 | 13:31

Mix-up: Sela congratulated the Easter holidays

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela mixed up the religious holidays and congratulated the Orthodox Christian faithful on the “Easter holidays”. The mix up prompted laughter from his deputy Arben Taravari. Sela immediately corrected himself and congratulated the Christmas holidays.

Macedonia 20.12.21 | 17:44

Taravari: I won’t apologize for pointing to DUI party links to drug smuggling

Gostivar Mayor Arben Taravari said that he will not apologize to Deputy Defense Minister and DUI party official Baskhim Hasani, who he accused of being involved with drug smuggling. Taravari said that Hasani was linked with the seizure of 100 kilograms of marijuana near the city last week, and Hasani...

Macedonia 09.11.21 | 18:18

Taravari expects that the opposition will have votes to spare as it brings down the Zaev Government

Alliance of Albanians deputy leader and Gostivar Mayor Arben Taravari predicts that the Zaev Government will fall of Thursday with at least one vote to spare over the necessary 61 votes. The opposition parties initiated a vote of no confidence in Zaev, after it became clear that he is dragging his feet...

Macedonia 03.11.21 | 09:22

Gostivar Mayor Arben Taravari says he was threatened by DUI thugs before the elections

In an interview, Gostivar Mayor Arben Taravari revealed that several months ago he was intimidated in his home by thugs from the DUI party. Taravari won re-election against the DUI candidate Nevzat Bejta, even after DUI abused its power at the central level to threaten him and his supporters. I had four...

Macedonia 01.11.21 | 23:15

Taravari: Early elections no later than a year from now

Gostivar Mayor doctor Arben Taravari, who is also the deputy leader of the Alliance of Albanians, expects that early elections will take place no later than a year from now. Taravari said that the opposition formally began negotiations to form a new majority in Parliament, after SDSM, which leads the...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 22:41

Taravari: We begin working on a new ruling majority tomorrow

Alliance of Albanians deputy leader Arben Taravari declared victory in the mayoral race in Gostivar by 5,000 votes against his DUI opponent, and said that work to form a new ruling majority in Parliament begins tomorrow. The statement comes as Zoran Zaev announced he is resigning as Prime Minister and...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 20:54

Gostivar: Taravari on course to beat his DUI challenger Bejta

Doctor Arben Taravari from the Alliance of Albanians, the incumbent Mayor of Gostivar, is extending a solid lead ahead of his DUI challenger Nevzat Bejta. With over a quarter of the votes counted, Taravari leads by 1,500 votes. We are absolute favorites to win, it was seen in the first round and will...

Macedonia 29.10.21 | 23:32

Sela: After the vote on Sunday we flip the Parliament

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela announced that, after the local elections on Monday, the Zaev Government will fall and a new majority will be formed in Parliament. Zaev’s SDSM party lost badly in the first round of the local elections, and he staked his survival as Prime Minister on winning...

Macedonia 25.10.21 | 20:50

Taravari promises support for BESA in Tetovo, calls on the party to leave Zaev’s coalition

Alliance of Albanians deputy leader Arben Taravari said that the party will happily support BESA candidates across the country, but also called on the party to finally turn its back on Zoran Zaev. Immediately after the results were known, I said that we need to support all Albanian opposition candidates...

Macedonia 17.10.21 | 22:20

Arben Taravari declares he won re-election in Gostivar

Alliance of Albanians candidate doctor Arben Taravari announced that he won re-election in the first round of the elections. Taravari again faced off against Nevzat Bejta from DUI. He won the support of VMRO-DPMNE in the majority Albanian city, a part of the broader coalition agreement between the opposition...

Macedonia 03.10.21 | 11:22

VMRO-DPMNE rallies to support Arben Taravari’s re-election in Gostivar

Arben Taravari will be re-elected as Mayor of Gostivar, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski who held a large rally in Taravari’s support yesterday. VMRO is not nominating its own candidate for Mayor of this Albanian majority city, as part of its coalition agreement with the Alliance of Albanians...

Macedonia 15.09.21 | 00:15

“Filipce’s resignation is a done deal”

Gostivar Mayor and former Healthcare Minister Arben Taravari said that the resignation of Minister Venko Filipce and the other officials responsible for the Tetovo hospital fire is a done deal. We are no longer talking about the fire, but about the moral act of resigning. That is a done deal. It should...

Macedonia 25.02.21 | 16:00

Taravari: Ridiculous theater from the Zaev – Mijalkov duo

Arben Taravari from the Alliance of Albanians dismissed the events of the past few days as ridiculous theater show put on by Zoran Zaev and Saso Mijalkov. The former security chief briefly fled the country as he faces sentencing tomorrow, only to return two days later. Zaev insisted that he did not signal...

Macedonia 12.02.21 | 09:54

Taravari predicts an opposition landslide at the coming municipal elections

Gostivar Mayor Arben Taravari, who is deputy leader of the Alliance of Albanians, predicted that an inter-ethnic coalition of opposition parties would sweep in the October municipal elections. If we have a coalition of VMRO-DPMNE, the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative, out of 80 municipalities in...

Macedonia 29.01.21 | 15:11

Taravari: I doubt the census will actually take place

Gostivar Mayor and top official of the Alliance of Albanians Arben Taravari says that he doesn’t believe a census will actually take place this year, despite all the pressure coming from the ruling SDSM – DUI coalition. According to Taravari, there are serious issues with the plans put in...

Macedonia 11.11.20 | 23:40

Taravari: Zaev will push for early general elections in 2021

Arben Taravari from the Alliance of Albanians expects Zoran Zaev to call for early general elections in the fall of 2021, along with the scheduled municipal elections. They have 62 votes, we have 58 in Parliament. It makes it very difficult for them to function. As opposition, we helped them out several...

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