Tag: zekiri
Macedonia 22.04.19 | 10:59

Disappointing result exposes old rift between SDSM and DUI

Recriminations erupted in the ruling SDSM party after the disappointing showing of its candidate Stevo Pendarovski in the first round of the presidential elections. The first fissure line to appear was a familiar one – SDSM’s own ethnic Albanian wing opposed to its Albanian coalition partner...

Macedonia 25.02.19 | 15:14

Xhaferi blames Muhamed Zekiri from SDSM for yesterday’s chaos in the Parliament

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi blamed SDSM member of Parliament Muhamed Zekiri for the chaotic end of the Parliament session on Sunday evening, when Xhaferi adjourned before putting to vote the proposal to strip yet another opposition member of Parliament of his immunity. The target this time was Trajko...

Macedonia 25.01.19 | 12:40

Zekiri mocks DUI nominees for joint presidential candidate with SDSM

SDSM party deputy leader Muhamed Zekiri, who is one of the few ethnic Albanian SDSM officials, lambasted his DUI coalition partner for the candidates the party has proposed in the presidential elections. DUI insists that a joint SDSM – DUI candidate will have to be nominated, and that DUI will...

Macedonia 15.01.19 | 11:14

SDSM and DUI argue over who is more “deserving” for the Albanian language law

SDSM deputy leader and rumored presidential candidate Muhamed Zekiri opened a fight with the ethnic Albanian DUI party over which party deserves more praise for pushing through the law on the use of languages, which would make the Albanian language official across Macedonia. The law was published by...