Page 8 - aruba-today-20190506

A8 WORLD NEWS
Monday 6 May 2019

Let's make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition

By JILL LAWLESS riated pro-Brexit Conserva-
Associated Press tives, who are demanding
LONDON (AP) — Britain's May's resignation.
Conservative govern- "We have to make a
ment and opposition La- change," former Conser-
bour Party have a duty to vative leader Iain Duncan
strike a compromise Brexit Smith told LBC radio. "The
agreement to end months message was loud and
of political deadlock over clear that, since March 29,
Britain's exit from the Euro- people have decided they
pean Union, Prime Minister are absolutely furious with
Theresa May said Sunday. the political class."
Writing in the Mail on Sun- Labour Party politicians
day newspaper, May told are wary about making a
Labour leader Jeremy Cor- deal that could be seen as
byn: "Let's do a deal." helping the archrival Con-
The prospect of a cross- servatives deliver Brexit.
party compromise has Many party members and
alarmed many Conserva- lawmakers want Labour
tives, and May acknowl- to support a new, second
edged that it was "not what Prime Minister Theresa May addresses delegates during the Scottish Conservatives' annual party referendum on Britain's EU
I wanted, either." conference at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Friday May 3, 2019. membership that could re-
"But we have to find a way Associated Press verse voters' 2016 decision
to break the deadlock — to leave.
and I believe the results positions in last week's local the date and terms of Brexit her divorce deal with the They point to big gains in
of the local elections give authority elections. Labour remain uncertain. The U.K.'s EU. the local elections for the
fresh urgency to this," she also suffered losses as voters departure date has been But suggestions that May's anti-Brexit Liberal Demo-
wrote. punished both main parties postponed from March 29 government might make a crats and Green Party
The Conservatives are des- for the Brexit impasse. until Oct. 31 because May deal that accepts Labour's as evidence the public
perate to move forward Almost three years after Brit- has been unable to get Brit- demand for close econom- would welcome a second
after losing hundreds of ain voted to leave the EU, ish lawmakers to approve ic ties with the EU have infu- referendum.q

Government's candidate wins North Macedonia runoff

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES backed by North Mace- State election commission able results trickled in. gain democracy. ... I know
Associated Press donia's center-left govern- chief Oliver Derkorski an- "This is a victory for all who that the other candidate
SKOPJE, North Macedonia ment, won the presidency nounced late Sunday that are convinced that we has won, but I know that I
(AP) — Stevo Pendarovski, Sunday in a runoff election with nearly 99 percent of have to continue forward did not lose the battle."
the presidential candidate with a conservative rival. the votes counted, Penda- together and I promise The election was seen as
rovski, the candidate of the I'll serve all the people a test of the government's
ruling Social Democratic equally," Pendarovski said pro-West policies. Penda-
Union, had won with 51.8% from the Social Democrats' rovski backed the govern-
of the votes. Gordana Sil- headquarters. He also ment deal with Greece that
janovska Davkova, the thanked the people for renamed the country in ex-
candidate favored by the their "wise choice." change for NATO member-
conservative opposition "Our path is paved with ship, while Siljankovska criti-
VMRO-DPMNE party, got success. ... We all will con- cized it.
44.5%. The two politicians tinue to move forward to- A key question in the runoff
had each received about ward our common goal had been whether voter
42% in the first round of of progress and ... toward turnout would reach the
voting April 21, which had NATO and the European 40% threshold needed for
three candidates. Union," said Prime Minister the election to be valid.
Even before the official Zoran Zaev. The head of the election
announcement, Social Siljanovska accepted her commission said the final

Stevo Pendarovski, a presidential candidate of the ruling coali- Democrat supporters had defeat but took a rosy view. turnout figure was 46.4% of
tion led by the Social Democrats, talks to the media outside a gathered at the party's "The figures say defeat, but registered voters, in what
polling station after voting in the presidential election in Skopje, headquarters in downtown I've never felt more fulfilled he had earlier termed a
North Macedonia, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Skopje, the country's capi- .," she said. "I believed I "peaceful and dignified"
Associated Press tal, to celebrate as favor- could help Macedonia to election.q