The Prime Minister accepts leadership, but to be "his own way"
I do not rule out the possibility of a leadership meeting, but let's discuss ideas for the future, about common policies, we can also meet individually with presidents of parties if they have ideas to help the development of the country in a creative way, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski
The Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski it is available to presidents of parties for a leadership meeting or for individual meetings with some of them, but not to discuss the incidents of the Albanian Flag Day, but if they have creative ideas for the progress of the country. For the prime minister, the incidents on November 28 are a closed issue, he is an inspiration and a culprit DUI and he is glad that even the opposition SDSM isolates the integrationists and will not support the interpellations for four ministers submitted by them. From DUI they are not disturbed and worried about political isolation because, as they say, their strategic partner is the citizens. DUI also denies any connection to the incidents.
- I do not close questions, but at the moment I see no reason why there would be a leadership meeting. If we refer to what happened on November 28, the motive of the instigators of what happened then was clear, some of them are close to certain parties and politicians who are now in opposition. The operational information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a lot of evidence provides an answer to who is behind the organization, especially in Kumanovo and Skopje, what is the goal and who are the inspirers. The goal was to have a strong reaction of the Ministry of the Interior, God forbid that there were also dead people, and then a conflict and tension would occur - said Mickoski.
He again congratulates the Ministry of the Interior for the mature and measured reaction with which they isolated the group that is now under criminal or misdemeanor prosecution. The Prime Minister said that they must not allow the inspirers to win.
- It is clear who is the inspirer and what is the goal and why it happened. I do not rule out the possibility of a leadership meeting, but let's discuss ideas for the future, about common policies, we can also meet individually with presidents of parties if they have ideas to help the development of the country in a creative way. I am here, I am available, I never avoid those meetings - Mickoski said.
When asked how he commented on SDSM's decision not to support the interpellations submitted by DUI for the Minister of the Interior Pance Toshkovski, the vice prime ministers Izzet Mejetti и Ivan Stoilkovic and for the deputy in the Ministry of the Interior Astrite Iseni, the prime minister reiterated that all extremes that want instability and uncertainty in society should be isolated.
- I am glad that political parties, even though they are in opposition, are aware of this and that we will not allow these extremes to drag us into the political swamp, and I think that the citizens are slowly isolating them. In that role, DUI once presented itself as a pro-green party, and today it is the main generator of instability and uncertainty and tries to generate conflicts in Macedonia - Mickoski said.
Officials from DUI for "Sloboden Pechat" deny any connection with the incidents of November 28. They say that they celebrated the Day of the Albanian flag in Switzerland, and then went to Turkey, from where they returned on November 30.
- When we were in power, we celebrated November 28 with ceremonial academies and thus channeled the citizens' celebration. They did not organize anything and citizens happened to them on the streets. It is important that DUI has the support of the citizens and therefore always wins. Our strategic partner is the citizens. All parties of the Albanians who are now in power were in coalition with DUI when we were in power and then, for them, we were a state-building party - say DUI.
The new Executive Board of SDSM last night, in its first meeting, it decided not to support interpellations for ministers. According to the Executive Board of SDSM, a different approach was needed, i.e. holding a leadership meeting, to calm the tensions in society from the recent incidents in which the state flag, the Albanian national flag, and state symbols of the Republic of Serbia were desecrated in separate cases.
- For SDSM, the tendencies to worsen the safety and security of the citizens and the growing tensions in society with the threat of inter-ethnic relations are worrisome. The non-acceptance of the leadership meeting sends a bad signal and confirms the thesis that apparently parties in power and DUI have no interest in stabilization, which is very dangerous for the state - SDSM said.