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Bilal Kasami
Bilal Kasami (born 31 July 1975) is a Macedonian politician. He is the president of the Besa Movement party in which he co-founded. He served in the Assembly of North Macedonia from 2016 to 2020. In 2021, he was elected mayor of Tetovo. Biography Kasami completed economic studies at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in 2000, and in the following four years he worked in the customs administration of North Macedonia. From 2004 to 2006, he was the state secretary in the Ministry of Economy as a member of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), but then he returned to the customs office where he stayed for two years. Kasami left DUI in 2008 and joined New Democracy, which became defunct in 2011 due to the poor performance in parliamentary election held that year. At the same time, he was a professor at the International Balkan University (2009–2011), and he returned to politics in 2014 with the founding of the Besa Movement The Besa Movement (; ) is a centre-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assembly Of North Macedonia
The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia is the unicameral legislature of North Macedonia. According to the Constitution, the Sobranie represents the people and is vested with legislative power. It can have between 120 and 140 MPs (currently 120), elected by proportional representation from 6 electoral districts, each contributing 20 MPs, and there are also 3 reserved seats elected from the Macedonian diaspora which are awarded only if the voter turnout was sufficient. MPs are elected for a term of four years and cannot be recalled during their term. The Sobranie is presided over by a President. Its organization and functioning are regulated by the Constitution and Rules of Procedure. The Assembly's seat is in the Sobranie Palace in country's capital Skopje. 2024 election result Presidents of the Assembly (1991–''present'') ; Parties (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (1) ; Status Notes See also * Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetovo
Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 63,176. The city of Tetovo is the seat of Tetovo Municipality. Tetovo was founded in the 14th century on the place of the ancient town of Oaeneon. In the 15th c. AD, Tetovo came under Ottoman rule for about five centuries. After its conquest by the Ottomans, most of city's population converted to Islam and many Ottoman-style structures were built, such as the Šarena Džamija and the Arabati Baba Teḱe, which still stand as two of North Macedonia's most significant landmarks of its Ottoman period. During this period, the town belonged to the Vilayet of Kosovo, became a firearm and cannon foundry, and was renamed Kalkandelen (meaning Shield Penetrator); as a result, the town attracted many workers and grew to a city. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teuta Arifi
Teuta Arifi (; born 19 October 1969) is a Macedonian politician of Albanian origin. In 2002, Arifi became the first Albanian woman elected to the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia. Her political career continued with re-elections as a Member of Parliament in 2006, 2008, and 2011. She also serves as the Vice-President of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), a significant political party representing the Albanian community in North Macedonia. In April 2013, she assumed the role of the Mayor of the Municipality of Tetovo. Education In 1991, Arifi graduated with a bachelor's degree in philology from the University of Prishtina. In 1992, she participated in a fellowship at the Women Leadership Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. She earned a master's degree in philosophy from Ss. Cyril & Methodius University of Skopje in 1995. Arifi served as a research fellow at the CORE Institute, specializing in OSCE studies at Hamburg University from 1999 to 2001. In 2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Republic Of Macedonia
The Socialist Republic of Macedonia (), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia, Yugoslav Macedonia or simply Macedonia, was one of the six constituent republics of the post-World War II Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and a nation state of the Macedonians. After the transition of the political system to parliamentary democracy in 1990, the Republic changed its official name to Republic of Macedonia in 1991,''On This Day'' – Macedonian Information Agency – MIA , see: 1991 and with the beginning of the , it declared itself an [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe. It was established in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, breakup of Yugoslavia, dissolving amid the onset of the Yugoslav Wars. Spanning an area of in the Balkans, Yugoslavia was bordered by the Adriatic Sea and Italy to the west, Austria and Hungarian People's Republic, Hungary to the north, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgaria and Socialist Republic of Romania, Romania to the east, and People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania and Greece to the south. It was a One-party state, one-party socialist state and federation governed by the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, and had six constituent republics: Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Union For Integration
The Democratic Union for Integration (, ) is the largest ethnic Albanian political party in North Macedonia and the third largest political party in the country. It was formed immediately after the country's 2001 armed conflict between the National Liberation Army and Macedonian security forces. NLA founder Ali Ahmeti has been the party's president ever since. History The party was founded on 5 June 2002 by former NLA leader Ali Ahmeti, who has been the party's president ever since. In the 2002 parliamentary election, the party won 12.1% of the popular vote (roughly 70% of the Albanian vote) and 16 of 120 seats,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1278 compared to 7 seats by Democratic Party of Albanians and 2 seats by Party for Democratic Prosperity. From 2002 to 2006, it was part of the ruling "Together for Macedonia" coalition along with the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) and the Liberal Democratic Party. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democracy (North Macedonia)
New Democracy (Albanian: Demokracia e Re, Macedonian: Нова Демократија, ''Nova Demokratija'') is a conservative political party of ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia. It was founded in 2008 by former members of the Democratic Party of Albanians, another ethnic Albanian party from North Macedonia. The president of the party is Imer Selmani Imer may refer to: People * Adam Imer (born 1989) is a Brazilian field hockey player * Teresa Imer, also known as Teresa Cornelys (1723–1797), Italian operatic soprano * Édouard-Auguste Imer (1820–1881), French painter Places * Imer, Trentino ..., who was one of seven candidates for the 2009 Macedonian presidential election and won 146.795 votes (14,99%) and ended up third. In the 2011 parliamentary election, New Democracy lost all of its seats, receiving only 1.76% of the popular vote. References External linksOfficial website Albanian political parties in North Macedonia {{RMacedonia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besa Movement
The Besa Movement (; ) is a centre-right ethnic Albanian political party in North Macedonia. It was formed in November 2014 by Bilal Kasami, Afrim Gashi Afrim Gashi (; born 9 November 1977) is a Macedonian politician and the speaker of the Assembly of North Macedonia. Biography Afrim Gashi was born on 9 November 1977, in Skopje, in SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia). He is an et ... and Adnan Azizi. References External linksOfficial web site Political parties established in 2014 Albanian political parties in North Macedonia 2014 establishments in the Republic of Macedonia Social conservative parties {{RMacedonia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Macedonian Parliamentary Election
Early parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Macedonia on 5 June 2011, a year earlier than necessary. All 123 parliamentary seats of the ''Sobranie'' were due for election, including the 3 seats provided for the first time for representatives of the Macedonian citizens living abroad: 1 from Europe, 1 from North America, and 1 from Asia and Australia. The decision of the ruling parties, the Christian Democratic VMRO-DPMNE and the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), to dissolve the Parliament and call for an early election was preceded by protests of the Social Democratic Union (SDSM), the major opposition party, and subsequent boycott of the Parliament by them, and by other smaller opposition parties. Background Parliamentary elections were due in mid-2012, after the ruling coalition of VMRO-DPMNE and DUI won over two-thirds of the seats in the 2008 elections. However, a bitter dispute between the ruling coalition and the opposition was triggere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Balkan University
International Balkan University (abbreviated IBU) is a private, foundation-owned, not-for-profit university with its campus located in Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n .... It was founded in 2006 by the Foundation for Education and Culture "ÜSKÜP". Bachelor, Master and PhD programs The university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and several PhD study programs at its nine academic units: * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences * Faculty of Communications * Faculty of Art and Design * Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Dental Medicine * Vocational Medical School References Education in Skopje Educational institutions established in 2006 Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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