On Tuesday, VMRO-DPMNE’s Skopje mayoral candidate, Orce Gjorgjievski, stated his programme included a measure for low-income pensioners in the capital would each get 2,500 denars. He also announced financial support for persons with disabilities, as well as other social measures.
“Skopje mustn’t be a city of inequality. I want Skopje to be a city that cares about all. A city that sees, listens to, and supports its citizens. A city that doesn’t forget humanness is the foundation of every true modernization”, Gjorgjievski pointed out.
ZNAM’s Centar mayoral candidate, Miroslav Labudovic, stated that his goal was for every classroom, yard, and corner in Centar to be a safe, warm, and inspiring area for every child.
“Safety of children is something that mustn’t be called into question. Therefore, schools and kindergartens will have physical security 24/7, safe pedestrian trails, clear signalisation, and protective fencing in order for every child to arrive and leave without fear and carelessly”, he underlined.
SDSM’s mayoral candidate in that Municipality, Goran Gerasimovski, who’s running for another term, stated that his vision included a strong focus on education, culture, sports, and social protection, as well as on continued care for youth, families, pensioners, and persons at social risk.
The opposition party’s Skopje mayoral candidate, Kaja Sukova, stated that though public transport was the heart of urban life, in Skopje, it was dysfunctional and outdated.
“Our solution is a clear and efficient system based on bus rapid transit and on 100 new eco-buses. We have a strategy integrating mobility: bus, bicycle, and pedestrian trails in a functional network. Financial sources have been secured through European funds, public investments, and partnerships with the private sector”, she stressed.
The Skopje mayoral candidate endorsed by the Experience for Success coalition, Aleksandar Trajanovski, presented a plan to build a modern expo centre at the location of the former barracks in Bardovci. According to his project, the 86,000-square area will be a location where there will be fairs, exhibitions, conferences, and business events at a regional and European level.
Levica’s mayoral candidate for the capital, Amar Mecinovic, born in the 1990s, said he’d spent his entire life in a city not fulfilling its obligations towards residents.
“If the same blocking people are allowed to again run Skopje, we can expect an even worse four years”, he stressed.
Mecinovic, who’s from Cair, stated that living conditions in that Municipality were disastrous. The DUI-led coalition’s Cair mayoral candidate, Bujar Osmani, stated he would resolve issues in the old part of the Municipality in relation to buildings that had lift problems. He also said he would draw up projects to install lifts in buildings where there weren’t any.
The VLEN mayoral candidate, Izet Mexhiti, on his part, regarding Strumicka Street, said the project to asphalt it was starting over, aiming at better conditions for residents.