Reactions to US Blacklisting Merko Continue

PM Dimitar Kovacevski said that any state official who will face allegations by the US
Department of State of corruption should immediately resign from their position. “If I
were in the place of Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko, i.e. if the US Department of State found
proof that I am involved in corruptive activities, I would immediately resign. I expect a
similar action by any of the ministers or other state officials that could find themselves in
a similar situation,” Kovacevski said. VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said
that the decision of the US against Merko only reflects the general sentiments of the
citizens when it comes to the judiciary. “We need no foreign institutions to tell us that
there is corruption in the ruling circles in our country. We witness politicians and their
entire families how they enter politics and earn million in rather short period of time,”
Mickoski said.