Skopje, 17 April 2024 (MIA) — Worth It coalition presidential candidate Arben Taravari at a Lipkovo election rally pledged that, if elected President, he would restore the reputation of Kumanovo and Lipkovo as economically and agriculturally developed areas.

"We will connect Kumanovo with Gnjilane and Preshevo. We will invest more in farming, in grants for farmers and in economic development to restore the former agriculture and production reputation in the Lipkovo and Kumanovo region," Taravari said.

He said DUI was in power thanks to Lipkovo voters, but what they had given back to their supporters was "damage, injustice and bad governance."

"Instead of privileging and developing this region, which was once considered a crisis region, the poor governance of DUI plunged it into multiple crises: economic and agricultural crisis, unemployment and migration crisis, but also security crisis and framed up cases. No one has felt the consequences of DUI's bad governance more than this region's residents," Taravari said.

He said the Worth It coalition would bring about change. "We will bring more justice, first for the politically framed up cases. We will stand for justice and compensation for those Albanians who are unjustly kept in prison," Taravari said.

He also pledged that gambling would be outlawed, fast loan companies closed, and people's debts forgiven. mr/