Candidates in the Skopje mayoral race and in municipalities continued to present plans and programmes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, too.
In an interview with RFE Macedonian, VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate for the capital, Orce Gjorgjievski, said a park would have been built at the Vardariste location by the end of his term.
Regarding bus rapid transit (BRT), he stated that he would implement the system. When it comes to urbanism, Gjorgjievski stated that there were too many buildings in the centre of the capital. In that regard, he emphasised that that part of the city should be given room to breathe.
Also, at a meeting with citizens, the mayoral candidate underlined that he would introduce a zone for pedestrians in the centre of the capital, in addition to stressing he would be solving parking issues in Cair. Furthermore, during a visit to Gjorce Petrov, he presented plans for a new roundabout and solving the water pressure issue in that Municipality.
When it comes to SDSM’s candidate, Kaja Sukova, her party presented plans to build a new secondary school in Aerodrom. Sukova also said there would be a BRT system in the capital. According to her, the system will connect the southern and northern part of the city to the capital’s central area.
Levica’s mayoral candidate for Skopje, Amar Mecinovic, stated that he would stop the privatisation of PEs that other candidates were preparing. Levica also had activities in Veles, too, where leader Dimitar Apasiev stated that his party would win over 70,000 votes, that is, more than the number it had won in the 2024 elections.
In Karpos, VMRO-DPMNE mayoral candidate Sotir Lukrovski announced plans to modernise lifts and reconstruct facades, while in Kumanovo, ZNAM stated that local authorities would continue to invest in education.