On Monday, SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski said there would no pre-election coalition of his party and DUI.
As he explained, the end of the term of the government headed by him marked also the end of all mutual coalition obligations.
Regarding the presidential race, Monday saw Stevo Pendarovski, Stevco Jakimovski, and Maksim Dimitrievski officially submit their respective candidacies to the State Election Commission (SEC).
“I expect to enter the second round,” Jakimovski said, announcing a fair campaign. Arben Taravari, too, submitted the candidacy.