March, 2009

• 23 March

  New Romania Opposition Chief Vows Victory

  The new leader of Romania’s main opposition party, Crin Antonescu, has said his main task is to rally his centre-right Liberal Party (PNL) to take on Traian Basescu who is expected to run in the presidential election later this year. “My mission is to represent liberal values in the future …

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• 23 March

  Kosovo Minister: Time for UNMIK To Go

  The UN presence in Kosovo is viewed as unnecessary by Kosovar Albanians and their mandate meaningless in Kosovo’s working as a state, argues Kosovo’s deputy Prime Minister. Hajredin Kuci emphasised that Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence in 2008, the installment of the constitution, the passing of new legislation, and the deployment …

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• 23 March

  Bulgarian Diaspora Set Up Political Party

  Bulgarian migrants living abroad have set up their own political party called “The Other Bulgaria” vowing to tackle corruption and ‘restore the country’s credibility’ in the European Union. Named after a popular television show that tracks the lives of Bulgarian migrants in different parts of the world, the party sets …

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• 23 March

  Kosovo Independence Declaration To Go on Show

  The document enshrining last year’s Declaration of Independence by Kosovo is to go on show at a museum as Kosovo prepares for its Liberation Day. The Declaration of Independence is to be positioned in an exhibition entitled “Kosovo throughout the centuries.” The exhibition is to depict Kosovo’s history since the …

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• 23 March

  Montenegro’s Biggest Exporter Faces Closure

  Montenegro’s biggest exporter, the KAP aluminium plant faces closure, with its foreign bank accounts blocked and an energy company threatening to seize the produced aluminium to pay off debts, according to local media. KAP is the tiny Adriatic country’s biggest exporter, accounting for 40 percent of industrial production and generating …

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• 23 March

  Main Party Rivals Lead in Macedonia Election

  George Ivanov from the main ruling VMRO DPMNE party and Ljubomir Frckoski from the main opposition the Social Democrats are set to go into the second round of Macedonia’s presidential election according to early results. Out of 37 percent of the counted votes, Ivanov is the frontrunner with about 81,000 …

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• 23 March

  Voting Ends in ‘Peaceful’ Macedonia Election

  Voting has closed in Macedonia’s presidential and mayoral elections, with the country’s Election Commission announcing the poll went without major incident and met democratic norms. In what was widely seen as a curtail test for the country’s shaken democratic record only the heavy snow disrupted the election with ballot materials …

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• 23 March

  Heavy Snow Disrupts Macedonia Election

  Only heavy snowfall has been causing problems so far as voting in Macedonia’s presidential and mayoral elections – seen as a key test for the country’s democracy – are underway. Polls opened at 0700 CET (0600 GMT) and will close at 1900 CET (1800 GMT). But 103 out of the …

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• 23 March

  Voting Opens In Macedonia Election

  Voting has opened in Macedonia’s presidential and mayor elections in a poll seen as a test of the country’s democratic record. Polls opened at 0700 CET (0600 GMT) and will close at 1900 CET (1800 GMT). The vote is closely monitored by the European Union after last year’s June general …

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• 23 March

  Displaced, Prisoners Vote in Macedonia Poll

  Displaced people and prisoners ahead of Sunday’s presidential and mayoral elections in Macedonia. Ballot stations in prisons and community centres opened at 0700 CET (0600 GMT) and will close at 1900 CET (1800) on Saturday, one day before the nationwide poll on Sunday.

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