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Macedonia 15.05.20 | 23:04

VMRO: SDSM sends mixed messages – wants elections but calls for an extension of the state of emergency

The request from the SDSM led Government to extend the state of emergency for a month, and President Pendarovski’s decision to grant it for two weeks, are proof that the SDSM party is sending mixed messages, said the VMRO-DPMNE party. On one hand, SDSM is calling for early elections in June or...

Macedonia 14.05.20 | 10:59

VMRO-DPMNE: SDSM push for elections in June will cost lives

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party accused SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev of pushing for early elections that will cost voters their lives. Zaev demands that the elections take place in June or early July, counting that the low turnout, as well as reasons linked to the economy and the treaty with Bulgaria,...

Macedonia 13.05.20 | 11:36

VMRO: “Zaev misrepresented the positions of other party leaders, he is the only one pushing for elections before it’s safe to vote”

Following the meeting of party leaders yesterday, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev sought to leave an impression that all other leaders agreed to hold elections at one of his preferred dates – in mid June and no later than early July. Even as other leaders listed all the pre-conditions, such as having the...

Macedonia 10.05.20 | 21:10

VMRO-DPMNE proposes measures to help the hospitality industry

VMRO-DPMNE proposes allowing cafe and restaurant owners to use more of public spaces once they’re allowed to reopen. This should help them provide enough room for distancing, said VMRO official Vladimir Neloski. The hospitality industry has been devastated by the coronavirus lockdown, and Neloski...

Macedonia 10.05.20 | 13:24

Poll: VMRO leads ahead of SDSM

A poll conducted by Market Vision and the MKD.mk news site shows that the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party leads ahead of SDSM with 14,6 percent of votes against 13 percent. Among ethnic Macedonian voters the difference is even greater, with 21,5 percent opting for VMRO and just 14,2 percent supporting SDSM....

Macedonia 10.05.20 | 11:02

VMRO demands Zoran Zaev faces criminal charges for covering up the Racket scandal

VMRO-DPMNE called on public prosecutors to initiate criminal charges against SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev, after a bomb-shell testimony revealed that he tipped off the group of racketeers gathered around disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva that they’re being followed. The shocking...

Macedonia 09.05.20 | 10:45

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev gave the Racket gang 20 days to cover up their tracks

The latest testimony in the Racket trial makes it clear that as Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev gave the group of suspected extortionists 20 days notice that they’re being followed, allowing them to cover up their tracks, said VMRO-DPMNE in its press release issued today. The shocking testimony came...

Macedonia 07.05.20 | 12:42

VMRO will be led by public health considerations while discussing the election date

As party leaders are about to hold a meeting next week to discuss a way out of the latest political crisis, VMRO-DPMNE officials say that they will request that any solution protects public health. The ruling SDSM party is pushing for early elections to be held as soon as possible, even as Macedonia...

Macedonia 07.05.20 | 11:25

VMRO accuses SDSM of undertesting for Covid-19

VMRO-DPMNE has accused the SDSM led Government of deliberately reducing the number of coronavirus tests that are being conducted in order to create a public impression that the epidemic is receding. Numbers of newly infected citizens have dropped in the past few weeks, and the Government is placing an...

Macedonia 06.05.20 | 20:11

After public outrage, VMRO youth activists cleaned Goce Delcev’s monument

A group of VMRO-DPMNE activists from the party’s youth wing cleaned up the monument to legendary VMRO leader Goce Delcev in Skopje’s central park. The sight of the heavily graffiti covered monument during the honoring of Delcev’s death two days ago sparked public outrage. Many citizens...

Macedonia 05.05.20 | 10:24

VMRO-DPMNE calls out SDSM for purchasing luxury food items for its Government officials during a major economic crisis

VMRO-DPMNE called out the SDSM led Government about its procurement of luxury food items in the midst of the economic crisis. The contracts calls for offers to purchase 2 tons of wine, over 130 liters of bourbon and whiskey, 30 liters of champagne and vodka, on top of a previous call for seafood. The...

Macedonia 28.04.20 | 13:09

VMRO: Bulgaria is taking advantage of Zaev’s corruption to push positions that undermine the Macedonian nation

VMRO-DPMNE called for a meeting of party leaders to discuss the political crisis and the coronavirus response, but also the latest announcements from Bulgaria regarding Macedonia’s hoped for opening of EU accession talks. VMRO blames SDSM of concealing the statement Bulgaria appended to the conclusions...

Macedonia 26.04.20 | 13:42

Government orders tons of coffee and nuts at the height of the economic crisis

VMRO-DPMNE called out the SDSM led Government for placing orders for three tons of coffee and half a ton of nuts at a time of a serious economic crisis. VMRO has been calling on SDSM to use the executive power given to it during the epidemic to adopt serious stimulus measures for months, but the ruling...

News 25.04.20 | 16:08

SDSM rejects VMRO proposal for a meeting of party leaders, Pendarovski says he will convene one in early May

The ruling SDSM party rejected the request from opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski that the growing political crisis is resolved through a meeting of the leaders of the top parties. SDSM deputy leader Kosa Petrov said that there is no need for such a meeting right now. We don’t think it is time...

Economy 23.04.20 | 10:41

VMRO-DPMNE: People close to SDSM are profiteering from the increased gas tax

VMRO-DPMNE says that people close to the SDSM led Government are profiteering off of the oil trade, abusing the lower import duty for heating oil. The opposition party points to the fact that Macedonia normally spends about 5 million liters of household heating fuel, but imports 55 million liters of...

Macedonia 20.04.20 | 11:05

VMRO blames SDSM of mishandling the economic aspect of the crisis

VMRO-DPMNE warned that the economic stimulus measures proposed by the SDSM led Government are so small and bureaucratic that many companies are opting to shoulder the burden of the economic crisis alone, rather than jump through the hoops to get some assistance. Countries in the region have set aside...

Macedonia 16.04.20 | 14:34

Nikoloski calls on the Government: Declare a crisis situation in Kumanovo and Prilep right now

VMRO-DPMNE demands that a crisis situation is immediately declared in Kumanovo and Prilep, the two worst hit large cities in Macedonia. VMRO Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the delays in this move on the part of the Government have cost lives in both cities. Nikoloski especially blamed...

Macedonia 12.04.20 | 10:17

VMRO: 10 percent of all infected are doctors and nurses, left without the necessary protective gear

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party called out the Healthcare Ministry over the fact that 10 percent of the coronavirus patients are doctors and nurses. “This is due to the fact that they don’t have the necessary protective gear”, the party said in a press release. VMRO proposed the creation...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 13:23

Szijjarto: I’m here on invitation from Mickoski, who asked for our assistance

I’m here on invitation of VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, who asked for our assistance, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who delivered a significant package of medical assistance to Macedonia today. Szijjarto held a joint press conference with Mickoski, after delivering...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 10:33

VMRO blasts SDSM for giving money to Katica Janeva’s accomplices instead of helping doctors and nurses

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party warns that the situation in Macedonia has gotten out of control, and offered its own assistance to the SDSM led Government to protect the country from the coronavirus. VMRO-DPMNE said that so far, SDSM looks more interested in rewarding its partisan activists, such as...

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