Pristina, 31 July 2023 (MIA) - First Deputy PM Artan Grubi says the decision for the resignation of the DUI-nominated ministers from the Government serves North Macedonia's EU integration, MIA reports from Pristina.

Deputy PM Grubi told Kosovo TV station T7 that the decision opens the path for the opposition to vote for the constitutional changes.

According to him, DUI is also giving up on the promise given at the last parliamentary elections regarding an ethnic Albanian PM in North Macedonia, "for the benefit of the citizens and the EU integration process".

"If we are to go into opposition so that VMRO-DPMNE votes for the constitutional amendments, which requires a two-thirds majority in Parliament, we are also prepared to give up on the caretaker government and an Albanian PM. We will give up on the political agreement of the coalition, under the condition that the Macedonian opposition votes for the constitutional changes," says Grubi.

He recalled that VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski had said the party would vote for inclusion of the Bulgarian minority in the Constitution as long as "DUI and Albanians exit the government and a mono-ethnic executive is formed between VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM".

"Therefore, the opposition does not mind the incorporation of Bulgarians in the Constitution but the involvement of Albanians in the Government and equality between Macedonians and Albanians," says Grubi.

He adds that the decision on the resignation of the ministers is not sudden, because "DUI has been committed to North Macedonia's full EU integration ever since its establishment."

Grubi notes that in case of early elections, DUI does not intend to run alone, urging all other parties of ethnic Albanians that share pro-European positions to unite in a pro-European political front.