Mickoski: No majority for constitutional amendments, early elections a logical sequence of events
Skopje, 7 November 2022 (MIA) – What I can conclude is that the majority doesn’t have majority for constitutional amendments, and based on such conclusion, a logical sequence of events is to dissolve the Parliament, form a caretaker government and go to early parliamentary elections, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said after Monday’s leaders’ meeting in Parliament.
He criticized the government for what has been discussed at the leaders’ meeting, pointing out that instead of the real problems that the citizens are currently facing, the meeting discussed the opening of the Constitution and the constitutional amendments.
“First of all, we regret that the Government and the majority don’t listen enough to the real problems of the citizens, so at this meeting we didn’t discuss, for example, today's latest data of 20 percent inflation or 31 percent increased prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages. These are the real issues that should be discussed at such meetings, at which politicians are those responsible and those who should help the citizens and discuss these topics. Unfortunately, today the majority missed this opportunity and because they missed this opportunity, the only topic that was in their focus was their interest in defocusing on everything where they are unsuccessful, i.e. the so-called constitutional amendments under the guise of some kind of a European future that they themselves trampled over many times in the past,” Mickoski pointed out.
The VMRO-DPMNE leader pointed out this was a belated meeting, adding that consensus, and consultations with parliamentary political parties are done before decisions are made. Thus, Mickoski noted, post-festum consultations are unnecessary, frustrating, and only to avoid being declared as a coalition that is anti-state, non-constructive and contrary to the country’s future.
“That's why we decided to attend the meeting today, though aware that we may not discuss what troubles the citizens and that there will be no result from today's meeting. I must say that a document that was distributed at the end of the meeting seemed a bit comical, as it was supposed to be some kind of conclusions, which we rejected and we don't even want to comment on them at all, because that in itself is not a European step, it’s like saying here are the conclusions we need to agree on and adopt,” said Mickoski.
He added that he has backed the proposal presented at the meeting by MP and leader of the Democratic Union, Pavle Trajanov, to call on the Bulgarian Government to recognize the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria and, in doing so, to recognize the rights that are the result of the verdicts of the Human Rights Court in Strasbourg.
“I personally supported this conclusion and I regret that the others who are part of the ruling majority didn’t manage to go beyond themselves and support this conclusion so we can come out with a common conclusion and support our people on that part of the border. The coalition led by VMRO-DPMNE supported MP Pavle Trajanov who is also the leader of the Democratic Union, but apparently the ruling majority didn’t want to listen to such a thing,” Mickoski said.
