MEDIA MIRROR: The Media Criticize Gruevski’s Personnel Appointments and Nepotism

on Oct 5, 06 • in Media Monitoring •

During the period covered by this analysis, in addition to the criticism of the former ruling parties, the relatively balanced but still far from neutral approach to the new Government has faltered. There is increasing criticism balancing out the previous overwhelming support for the new government. The media are increasingly hesitant to engage in direct positive evaluations of the Government and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. The dismissal of several hundred public office holders in the state administration was a move that met with a predominantly negative reaction in the media. Some new appointments were seen as