''Republika'' is a weekly newspaper from
North Macedonia. Publishing began in 2012.
In 2017, the print edition was shut down due to financial problems, but the publication has continued online.
The magazine is reported to be supportive of former Prime Minister
Nikola Gruevski of the
VMRO-DPMNE party and to be owned by a company linked to
Peter Schatz
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
, a
Hungarian media tycoon closely allied with Hungarian Prime Minister
Viktor Orbán, similar to TV station
Alfa TV.
It has been criticized by the civic fact-checking organization ''F2N2'' for unverified sensationalist articles that promoted conspiracies involving Gruevski's rival,
Zoran Zaev. As well as
George Soros who is disliked by the Viktor Orban regime.
Ownership
The newspaper was originally launched in 2012 by a company called Iresine Ltd. which was registered in the tax haven of
Belize, with ownership of the company being unknown. In 2016, ownership of the company was transferred to Done Donevski.
Since 2017, the holding company First republika Dooel Skopje which owns the Republika newspaper has been majority owned by a
Hungarian media company called Adinamic Media. Which according to some observers has links to
Viktor Orban
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to:
* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ...
.
Due to the owner of Adinmaic Media being Agnes Adamik (also known by her new name Agnes Kovacs), who was an employee of the Hungarian state broadcaster.
References
External links
Official page
Newspapers published in North Macedonia
Macedonian-language newspapers
Propaganda in North Macedonia
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