At a rally in Rosoman on Monday, VMRO-DPMNE leader and PM Hristijan Mickoski stated he was confident the coalition led by his party would have a huge victory in the local elections.
He again stated that there were two options in the local polls, that is, “going back and supporting the coalition that’s informal at some places and semi-formal at others, and that’s united for two reasons”, as opposed to the coalition headed by him that represented development of the country.
In that regard, the VMRO-DPMNE leader emphasised that the aforementioned two reasons were thirst and impetuous desire to be in power, as well as pathological hatred towards VMRO-DPMNE.
“In this campaign, I’ve made no insult against anybody, unlike SDSM and [its leader,] Venko Filipce. I’ve just been saying that in the previous seven years, when they were part of the government, they had an opportunity to show how they fought for their home,” the VMRO-DPMNE leader noted, adding that citizens had nonetheless seen during the 2017-2024 period only a “robbery, humiliation, selling out, and disparaging” of the country and its people.
The same day, at a rally in Veles, Mickoski stated that his government had improved the negotiating positions on the EU path from many standpoints. He also criticised “everything SDSM managed to sell out” during its rule from 2017 to 2024.
Also on Monday, at a gathering in Kocani, regarding the March nightclub fire, SDSM leader Venko Filipce stated that no politician could go with their head held high to the people that had for months demanded justice. He said that there had been attempts at selective justice.
Filipce emphasised that his party had in the previous year fought for thorough reforms in the judiciary and institutions.
“I’ve fought for us to push this country forward towards the EU because, trust me, that’s the only way in which we can change things by the roots”, the opposition leader underlined.
The same day, in Vinica, he ironically asked how the government could talk about a dignified life considering Macedonia had the second-lowest minimum wage level in Europe.