Nikola Gruevski

Macedonian PM Dismisses Early Election Reports

Prime Minister Gruevski on Saturday dismissed reports that his governing VMRO DPMNE party was considering early elections as a way of resolving the opposition boycott of parliament.

 "We are not thinking about early elections. We are thinking about elections in 2018," he said, referring to their due date.

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Macedonia’s Albanian Opposition Demands Ethnic Rights Boost

The Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA, said it will file amendments to the proposed constitutional changes in a bid to ensure greater use of the Albanian language and national symbols in the country.

The DPA said it would make its case at the start of the parliamentary session on government’s constitutional changes on Tuesday.

Parliament Gives Macedonia's New Govt the Nod

Macedonia's parliament was expected to endorse the PM's new cabinet since the ruling parties led by Nikola Gruevski's VMRO DPMNE won a solid majority in the assembly at the April general elections.

The vote was 77 in favour and 6 against. No one abstained.

The session passed without almost any opposition MPs present in the chamber.

Macedonia Leaders to Meet to Defuse Election Feud

Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats, SDSM, said their leader, Zoran Zaev, had accepted a proposal to meet Prime Minister and VMRO DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski in the coming days to discuss ending the crisis that could worsen Macedonia's EU and NATO membership hopes.

It remains to be seen whether Gruevski's proposed date of Friday is acceptable for the opposition.

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