Macedonia: Massive electoral fraud uncovered in Ohrid, Strumica, Karposh, Veles…
Macedonia’s local elections are turning into a complete fiasco as every passing minute more fraud is discovered literally in every city. After Skopje and Bitola, massive electoral fraud is now uncovered in Ohrid, Veles, Karposh and Strumica. Kurir reports that the popular “Bulgarian train” tactic of ballot staffing was uncovered in both Ohrid and Strumica. Namely, voting ballots from Veles after being ‘counted’ there somehow found their way in Strumica and were ‘counted’ there as well. To be precise, Veles ballots with SDS candidates …
On October 15th - Macedonia the biggest loser
What happened on October 15 is a question with one answer – VMRO-DPMNE lost, but Macedonia is the biggest loser. Anyone who, for whatever reason, feels good about the defeat of VMRO-DPMNE, should keep this in mind in the forthcoming period. Anyone who has voted for the Social Democratic Union should also bear in mind that he has contributed to the course of the events that will follow. They think they voted for the better. I claim that they have voted for the worse! Much worse, and very soon they will realize it. Again the quest…
World Bank cuts Macedonia's 2017 GDP growth fcast due to political uncertainty
The World Bank said on Thursday it has lowered its forecast for Macedonia's 2017 economic growth to 1.5% from 2.8% projected previously. “Affected by the political uncertainty in the first half of the year, growth is expected to decline to 1.5 percent in 2017,” the World Bank said in its Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, October 2017: Migration and Mobility report. The main growth drivers are expected to be consumption, fueled by rising employment, and investments, both public and private, the lender said. The bank …
Series of earthquakes in Pehcevo-Berovo area
Series of minor earthquakes jolted the Pehcevo-Berovo area on Thursday morning. Several earthquake shook the region in the period between 10:00-11:00h, the strongest measured at a 3.1-magnitude on the Richter scale, said the Seismological Observatory within Skopje-based Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics.
Gjorchev: OSCE/ODIHR is turning a blind eye for all irregularities
OSCE/ODIHR’s report is unobjective and doesn’t reflect the actual situation of the election process, including the election day, said today at a press conference, Vlatko Gjorchev of VMRO-DPMNE. -OSCE/ODIHR’s report is more like turning a blind eye to all irregularities than revealing and precise naming all of the ones responsible for the obvious disruptions. At least, it is very irresponisble and uncredible to hide a murder of a participant in the election process in a fusnote, an act that casts a dark shadow over the elections – said Gj…
David Helbock Trio opens 36. Skopje Jazz Festival
A concert of Austrian David Helbock - recipient of the Austrian 'Outstanding Artist Award' - opened late Thursday the 36, Skopje Jazz Festival (SJF). Austrian pianist David Helbock belongs to the generation of jazz musicians who are heading off in their own individual directions, pushing the boundaries, radically re-configuring our understanding of what old and new music is, re-aligning composition and improvisation, and challenging common pre-conceptions about style and personality. The current trio of the pianist released th…
SDSM received 38 mayoral mandates in the first round, VMRO-DPMNE 3, DUI 2
The State Election Commission announced on its website the final results of the local elections which were held on Sunday, October 15th, and the mandates of the mayors who won the mayoral seats in the first round, out of 80 municipalities in Macedonia and the City of Skopje. According to the results, the mayoral candidates of the coalition led by SDSM in the first round won in 37 municipalities, and the party also won the mayor’s seat in the City of Skopje. Meanwhile, VMRO-DPMNE, won three mayoral seats, DUI won two mayoral seats in t…
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