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| After the resignation of ], Mickoski became the new leader of the ] party in December 2017,<ref></ref> and thus ] in the country. Mickoski has stated that he and his party are in favour of EU and NATO but not with ''capitulation''.<ref>. Meta. 13 June 2018.</ref> However the veracity of his pro-EU and pro-NATO orientation has been met with doubt by some political observers.<ref>Erol Rizaov, Mickoski's offer no longer stands. By Nezavisen Vesnik, 7 July 2019, .</ref><ref>Alice Taylor and Zeljko Trkanjec, War with Russia and what it means for the Western Balkans. .</ref> Mickoski has close ties with the Hungarian and Serbian presidents ] and ].<ref>Mickoski congratulates Orban and Vucic: Macedonia has friends. </ref> He and the party he leads became one of the main participants of the ] against the French proposal for the start of the negotiation process of North Macedonia and the EU.<ref>Debate Derailed In North Macedonian Parliament Amid Unrest Over Proposed Deal With EU, Bulgaria. .</ref> | After the resignation of ], Mickoski became the new leader of the ] party in December 2017,<ref></ref> and thus ] in the country. Mickoski has stated that he and his party are in favour of EU and NATO but not with ''capitulation''.<ref>. Meta. 13 June 2018.</ref> However the veracity of his pro-EU and pro-NATO orientation has been met with doubt by some political observers.<ref>Erol Rizaov, Mickoski's offer no longer stands. By Nezavisen Vesnik, 7 July 2019, .</ref><ref>Alice Taylor and Zeljko Trkanjec, War with Russia and what it means for the Western Balkans. .</ref> Mickoski has close ties with the Hungarian and Serbian presidents ] and ].<ref>Mickoski congratulates Orban and Vucic: Macedonia has friends. </ref> He and the party he leads became one of the main participants of the ] against the French proposal for the start of the negotiation process of North Macedonia and the EU.<ref>Debate Derailed In North Macedonian Parliament Amid Unrest Over Proposed Deal With EU, Bulgaria. .</ref> | ||
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| According to the Makfax news agency, Hristijan Mickoski as a student was a candidate of the ] for the presidency of SSUKM.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Димковиќ-Мишевска|first=Габриела|date=2017-12-05|title=Христијан Мицкоски иден лидер на ВМРО-ДПМНЕ?!|url=https://makfax.com.mk/daily-news/%d1%85%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8%d1%98%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%86%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b5%d1%80-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b2%d0%bc%d1%80%d0%be/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=МАКФАКС|language=mk-MK}}</ref> This information was provided by some dissatisfied party members when he was elected party secretary general in July 2017. Some members of VMRO-DPMNE accused that he was not a member of the party until 2010.<ref name=":0" /> In August 2022, Mickoski vowed to leave politics forever, if Bulgarians were included in the country's constitution, a mandatory requirement included in the negotiating framework with the EU.<ref>Лилия Чалева, Мицкоски се зарече да напусне политиката, ако българите бъдат вписани в Конституцията на РСМ. </ref> In September he initiated the holding of a referendum under which the friendship treaty between Bulgaria and North Macedonia would be denounced.<ref>ВМРО-ДПМНЕ обяви въпроса за референдума, свързан с Договора за приятелство с България. </ref> | |||
| === Personal life === | === Personal life === | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 26 January 2024
Opposition leader of North Macedonia
| Hristijan Mickoski | |
|---|---|
| Христијан Мицкоски | |
 Mickoski in 2018 | |
| Leader of the Opposition of North Macedonia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2017 | |
| President | Gjorge Ivanov Stevo Pendarovski |
| Preceded by | Nikola Gruevski |
| President of VMRO-DPMNE | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nikola Gruevski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-09-29) 29 September 1977 (age 47) Skopje, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Political party | VMRO-DPMNE |
| Spouse | Roza Mickoska |
| Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Hristijan Mickoski (Template:Lang-mk, pronounced ['xristijan 'mit͡skɔski]) is a Macedonian politician, university professor and president of VMRO-DPMNE. In 2016, he became the director of JSC "Power Plants of Macedonia", and in the period 2015—2017 he was energy advisor to the prime ministers Nikola Gruevski and Emil Dimitriev. As the sole candidate, he was elected leader of VMRO-DPMNE at the party's 16th congress in Valandovo.
Biography
Mickoski was born on 29 September 1977 in Skopje, then in Socialist Republic of Macedonia, part of SFR Yugoslavia. He was the president of ELEM, the state-owned electricity producing company. He became a PhD (his father was his supervisor) and an associate professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
Party leader
After the resignation of Nikola Gruevski, Mickoski became the new leader of the VMRO-DPMNE party in December 2017, and thus leader of the opposition in the country. Mickoski has stated that he and his party are in favour of EU and NATO but not with capitulation. However the veracity of his pro-EU and pro-NATO orientation has been met with doubt by some political observers. Mickoski has close ties with the Hungarian and Serbian presidents Orban and Vučić. He and the party he leads became one of the main participants of the 2022 North Macedonia protests against the French proposal for the start of the negotiation process of North Macedonia and the EU.
Personal life
Mickoski is married to Roza Mickoska, a Macedonian language teacher in a gymnasium.
References
- Христијан Мицкоски -лични податоци
- Универзитет „Св. Кирил и Методиј“, Машински факултет – Скопје.
- "Христијан Мицкоски е нов генерален секретар на ВМРО-ДПМНЕ". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- Христијан Мицковски – нов лидер на ВМРО-ДПМНЕ
- Mickoski: Zaev’s deal is capitulation, VMRO-DPMNE will not support it. Meta. 13 June 2018.
- Erol Rizaov, Mickoski's offer no longer stands. By Nezavisen Vesnik, 7 July 2019, IBNA — Independent Balkan News Agency.
- Alice Taylor and Zeljko Trkanjec, War with Russia and what it means for the Western Balkans. EURACTIV, Feb 25, 2022.
- Mickoski congratulates Orban and Vucic: Macedonia has friends. Republika.mk, 04.04.2022.
- Debate Derailed In North Macedonian Parliament Amid Unrest Over Proposed Deal With EU, Bulgaria. Radio Free Europe/Radio Libert, July 07, 2022.
- "За 15 години брак букет со бели рози од Мицкоски за сопругата". Republika (in Macedonian). 9 January 2021.