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06-09-2007, 07:31 PM
FYROM Government gets confidence from parliament
Source:FYROM
Government wins confidence vote in Parliament
FYROM Government, led by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, won the confidence vote in the Parliament late Thursday. The majority of MPs rejected the no-confidence vote, proposed by SDSM MP group.
A total of 65 MPs voted in favor of the Government's confidence, while 43 were against. There were no abstentions.
Prior to the voting, PM Gruevski addressed before the Parliament, pledging to resume his ongoing activities by accomplishing the given promises and without subjecting to blackmails.
He emphasised that the submission of the motion on vote of no-confidence to the Government was a legitimate and democratic step, however the timing wasn't suitable. Thursday's interpellation was estimated as illogical attempt to setback the democracy.
- SDSM leader Sekerinska's recent address, in which she said the objective wasn't to topple the Government, demonstrates that the sole objective is to obstruct the reforms, said Gruevski.
He said the Government was doing everything in its power to realise the necessary laws on EU-NATO accession and to enable economic development.
- We are not giving false promises and statements, like the previous government. We are implementing tangible projects for employment and economic development. We've promised and have realised major projects, said PM Gruevski.
Earlier, SDSM leader Radmila Sekerinska in her address before the MPs stressed that the no-confidence vote was not intended to topple the Government, but to show that its policy in the past nine months was toppling.
According to her, the interpellation was submitted at this moment, because VMRO-DPMNE had now decided to quarrel with its coalition partners and block judicial reforms by failing to elect the rest of the Judicial Council members. Sekerinska rejected Government's claims that the motion of no-confidence vote showed that SDSM had no feeling of state interest.
She noted that talks for EU accession were non-existent, although PM Gruevski stressed that Macedonia would get a date for such talks during the German EU Presidency.
"Despite its promises, the Government does not carry out an efficient fight against organized crime, but employs spectacular arrests of people who do not share its opinions", underlined Sekerinska.
The 24-hour parliament debate was started by SDSM vice president and MP Igor Ivanovski, elaborating that the reason for the SDSM motion on vote of no-confidence to the Government was the unstable political situation in Macedonia, the aggravated international image and the economic stagnation.
The opposition MPs, in the debates, presented remarks to the Government for set-backing Macedonia, jeopardizing the NATO-EU integration processes, practicing populism as means to keep the power, not creating conditions for better life and new jobs - not considering the employments obtained with party's membership, thus halting the reforms and worsening the internal and international position of Macedonia.
The ruling MPs defended the Government, emphasising that in the last nine months it accomplished more than the previous government in terms of improving the economic situation in Macedonia and its international image. They accused SDSM of working against the state interest by submitting the motion on no-confidence vote, given the fact that it took place in the wake of US President George Bush's tour in the region, when Macedonia was expected to be invited for NATO membership.
In accordance with the Macedonian Constitution and Parliament's Rules of Procedure, a motion of Government's confidence may not be submitted in a period of 90 days, unless requested differently by the majority of MPs.
June 8 2007
MIA
Source:FYROM
Government wins confidence vote in Parliament
FYROM Government, led by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, won the confidence vote in the Parliament late Thursday. The majority of MPs rejected the no-confidence vote, proposed by SDSM MP group.
A total of 65 MPs voted in favor of the Government's confidence, while 43 were against. There were no abstentions.
Prior to the voting, PM Gruevski addressed before the Parliament, pledging to resume his ongoing activities by accomplishing the given promises and without subjecting to blackmails.
He emphasised that the submission of the motion on vote of no-confidence to the Government was a legitimate and democratic step, however the timing wasn't suitable. Thursday's interpellation was estimated as illogical attempt to setback the democracy.
- SDSM leader Sekerinska's recent address, in which she said the objective wasn't to topple the Government, demonstrates that the sole objective is to obstruct the reforms, said Gruevski.
He said the Government was doing everything in its power to realise the necessary laws on EU-NATO accession and to enable economic development.
- We are not giving false promises and statements, like the previous government. We are implementing tangible projects for employment and economic development. We've promised and have realised major projects, said PM Gruevski.
Earlier, SDSM leader Radmila Sekerinska in her address before the MPs stressed that the no-confidence vote was not intended to topple the Government, but to show that its policy in the past nine months was toppling.
According to her, the interpellation was submitted at this moment, because VMRO-DPMNE had now decided to quarrel with its coalition partners and block judicial reforms by failing to elect the rest of the Judicial Council members. Sekerinska rejected Government's claims that the motion of no-confidence vote showed that SDSM had no feeling of state interest.
She noted that talks for EU accession were non-existent, although PM Gruevski stressed that Macedonia would get a date for such talks during the German EU Presidency.
"Despite its promises, the Government does not carry out an efficient fight against organized crime, but employs spectacular arrests of people who do not share its opinions", underlined Sekerinska.
The 24-hour parliament debate was started by SDSM vice president and MP Igor Ivanovski, elaborating that the reason for the SDSM motion on vote of no-confidence to the Government was the unstable political situation in Macedonia, the aggravated international image and the economic stagnation.
The opposition MPs, in the debates, presented remarks to the Government for set-backing Macedonia, jeopardizing the NATO-EU integration processes, practicing populism as means to keep the power, not creating conditions for better life and new jobs - not considering the employments obtained with party's membership, thus halting the reforms and worsening the internal and international position of Macedonia.
The ruling MPs defended the Government, emphasising that in the last nine months it accomplished more than the previous government in terms of improving the economic situation in Macedonia and its international image. They accused SDSM of working against the state interest by submitting the motion on no-confidence vote, given the fact that it took place in the wake of US President George Bush's tour in the region, when Macedonia was expected to be invited for NATO membership.
In accordance with the Macedonian Constitution and Parliament's Rules of Procedure, a motion of Government's confidence may not be submitted in a period of 90 days, unless requested differently by the majority of MPs.
June 8 2007
MIA