Skopje, 10 October 2025 (MIA) - Campaigning for the October 19 local elections enters its final phase, with seven days to go before election silence begins. Political parties, coalitions and independent candidates resume their campaigns across the country on Friday. 

The VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition will hold rallies and meetings with citizens in Dojran, Valandovo, Bogdanci and Gevgelija, while the party's Skopje mayor candidate Orce Gjorgjievski will hold a press conference in Kisela Voda Municipality.  

Opposition SDSM will hold rallies in Skopje's municipalities of Sopishte, Gjorche Petrov and Gazi Baba, as well as Tetovo's municipality of Brvenica. The party's Skopje mayor candidate Kaja Shukova will give a media statement in Skopje's Old Bazaar.  

Levica will resume campaigning in Bitola on Friday, with party leader Dimitar Apasiev and Struga mayor candidate Jovana Mojsovska. 

Movement of the Free and Independent, as well as DUI Vice-President Arbr Ademi and Liokovo mayor candidate Erkan Arifi are set to hold press conferences today. 

Thursday's campaign saw partioes roll out new promises ragarding investments in infrastructure, local development and measures to encourage young people to remain in their hometowns. The leaders of the largest Macedonian parties, VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM, on Thursday also focused on the judiciary, vowing reforms and the rule of law and justice.

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski at a campaign rally in the Municipality of Ilinden said it was time for a system reset, noting that it had nothing to do with revanchism but with restoring trust in institutions and the rule of law. He also said justice would be swift and the reset would be ruthless to those who abused the nation.

"We will restore responsibility, dignity, and importantly for us, a system we will all proudly serve," he said. 

SDSM leader Venko Filipche at a campaign rally in Kavadarci said there was lack of justice in the country, adding that Mickoski does not want an independent judiciary but rather his own judiciary. 

"Why haven't you done anything? Why haven't you reformed the judiciary and the prosecution? Why are you afraid to do it, Mickoski? Is it because you know that, if the judiciary becomes truly independent, half of your government will have to answer before the law?" Filipche said.