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Image by MacedonianBoy Macedonia appears to have turned the corner on a political crisis which recently saw thugs storm parliament and beat up MPs. Gjorge Ivanov, its president, gave opposition leader Zoran Zaev the legal mandate to form a coalition government with two ethnic Albanian parties on Wednesday (17 May)….
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article The Albanian Opposition party and its ally’s protest, planned days ago through media and tv spots by the Democratic Party (DP), whose “new” offices now are settled in a tent in the middle of main boulevard for more than 80 days, was waged peacefully…
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article Image by David Liuzzo Today, the government in Kosovo fell, after the parliament approved the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the current government with 78 votes. The vote was a surprise, as the government did not expect its allies to vote in favor of the…
The violence that swept the Macedonian parliament on April 27 was owed to the fact that politics in the Former Yugoslavian Republic have been blocked since last December’s indeterminate elections. Violence broke out on the pretext that Talat Xhaferri, an Albanian, was elected as Assembly Chairman. Xhaferri was voted in…
Montenegro’s parliament has voted to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, to the consternation of Moscow. The tiny Balkan nations ascension was ratified by the U.S. Congress in March. As many as 46 out of 81 lawmakers voted in favor of the bill on confirming the North Atlantic…
“This Is A Coup”: Masked Men Storm Macedonia Parliament.
Kozeta Cika Also Contributed To This Article On April 18, during an interview for a European media outlet, Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, stated that, if Europe’s doors were closed for the Western Balkans, smaller unions would appear, such as the unification of Albania with Kosovo. This statement triggered numerous…
Serb Officials Warn Of Another War In The Balkans.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel Tells Albanian Opposition MPs-Stop The Boycott, Go Back To Parliament!