Macedonian Diaspora Candidates

[Dimko-piperkata]

Tuesday, 04 August 2009

Macedonian expatriates will be able to vote on the next parliamentary and presidential elections that will be held in Macedonia, announced the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on a gathering of Macedonian expatriates in the village of Trnovo.

This decision of the Parliament will enter into effect in September this year and the emigrants will be able to exercise their right to vote in the consular and diplomatic offices in the countries where they live.

Macedonians from Australia, America, Europe and the other continents will be able to have their own representatives in the Macedonian Parliament whom they will elect directly and who will convey their messages to the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, said Gruevski.

http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/7734/2/

[Risto the Great]

Yes, excellent news.
I wonder whether there will be any difference in sentiment coming from the Diaspora as compared to within Macedonia.

[Rogi]

What about this proposed 'referendum'?

[Soldier of Macedon]

This appears to be good news, let's see what the particulars are going to be.

[Pelister]

This appears to be good news, let's see what the particulars are going to be.

Me too. I'd like to see the detail. I just hope the Macedonian Republic does not sell itself short again.

It has an opportunity here to strengthen its institutions. Let's hope it doesn't fk it up.

[Jankovska]

I want to know if we gonna have a say if this referendum happens?

[King Makedon]

yeah finally,
Macedonia needs macedonians with experience from abroad to make sure the country is going the right direction. I want to volunteer as a candidate for Europe.
All candidates from the diaspora have to be loyal to a common diaspora organization and follow its orders which should act independent and contributing for the wealth and the prosperity of the country, aswell as the needs for the diaspora and its problems to be solved. we know how often politicians betrayed our demands and ideas for their selfish intersts to stay on power.

[vicsinad]

Diaspora Candidates

Here... I'll post my dad's ideas and goals. And then any other candidate or supporters can post. This way I won't miscommunicate.

From my dad's CV:

Dusan Sinadinoski

Biography
OBJECTIVE:
As the Macedonian Parliament Representative of North America, some of my goals and positions are as follows:
- No compromise on the name issue
- Unify and integrate Macedonian Diaspora
- Propose a creation of a non-partisan fact-finding committee to investigate the reasons of a poor interest of investing in Macedonia
- Propose to create strong governmental and Diaspora organizations, which will be integrating and coordinating lobbying efforts in North America
- "The Cry of the Forgotten" (Povik na Zaboravenite) a world wide cry to all Macedonian immigrants to pay homage to their home towns and villages in Macedonia

MACEDONIAN DIASPORA AFFAIRS:
- Initiated and organized the establishment of St. Nativity of the Virgin Mary Church in Detroit, MI
- Signatory of the Articles of Incorporation of St. Nativity of the Virgin Mary Church
- President of the church committee of St. Nativity of the Virgin Mary Church
- Established the first Macedonian library at the University of Michigan
- Initiated and coordinated the efforts to include the Macedonian language in bilingual education at the Detroit Public Schools
- Invited to the White House and participated in a Briefing on Inflation and Energy Policy with President Carter
- Invited by President Bush to the NATO ceremonies at the White House celebrating NATO's enlargement to Eastern Europe
- Led a Good Will Macedonian Delegation to Republic of Macedonia in 2005
- Organized and coordinated World Medical Relief efforts to Macedonia
- Received a letter from Ambassador Butler regarding decentralization developments and discussions
- Received a letter from NATO regarding the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria

- Received a letter from Congresswoman Miller expressing her gratitude to me of my continuous support and assistance

Awards
- "Achievement Medal for Civilian Service", US Department of the Army
- "Volunteer of the Year", Michigan Americans Bicentennial

Written works:
Has written numerous publications of research papers relating to ethnic communities along with historical documentary articles on immigrants.
A list of a few:
- "Macedonian Yankees in WWII"
- "Megale Macedonian Implications"
- "Greece Asked us to Help Cover up Macedonian Minority"
- "UN Commission Established the Existence of the Macedonian Minority in Greece"
- "Macedonians in the US Census"
- "A Snapshot to Early Macedonian Immigration to USA"
- "Macedonian Style Coup d'Etat"
- "Macedonian Secret Sixteen"
- "Makedoncite vo izveshajot na komisijata za imigracija vo SAD vo 1907 godina"

[Makedonska_Kafana]

Q. Is he by any chance a member of the UMD? If so, he might have just won the Goce Delcev award for 2012

[Vangelovski]

vicsinad,

Are your father's works accessible online?

[vicsinad]

MK: haha...no he is not. I think he was weary of UMD's younger members affiliating with the MPO.

Vangelovski: Yes, though some of them not listed were published in a book and in Macedonian newspapers. I'll try to find some links.

[vicsinad]

Vangelovski:

Here's a link to many of them posted on American Chronicle.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/5876

[makalek]

I actually live in Michigan but Mr. Sinadinoski is the diaspora candidate for SDSM and there is no way I will vote for the party that is led by the biggest traitor in Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski. I'm sure he is a good guy but I can't vote for SDSM.

[lavce pelagonski]

is he handing our coffee and lokumi (joke) why does he support SDSm is the VMRO possition taken

[Pelister]

How many positions for Macedonian candidates world wide, and how many 'Albanian' ones?

I think that whoever ends up being the candidate needs to represent the diaspora. The government will probably want someone affiliated to a current political party. This would be a bad scenario for the Macedonians. What they need right now is someone who hasn't plunged head long in the current 'shite' without a second thought as to what they are doing. A candidate who demands we end the negotiations, and demand our rights, is what is needed.

My first choice for a candidate from Australia, would be George Vlahov, because his position on critical issues facing our existence, are clear. (The same can't be said of anyone in Macedonia).