Prilep, 6 April 2024 (MIA) - Meeting with the citizens of Prilep as part of her campaign activities on Saturday, Levica’s presidential candidate spoke about her positions on key issues – a new constitution, annulment of the Treaty with Bulgaria, revision of the Prespa Agreement, leaving NATO and leading a multivectoral foreign policy focused on the country’s economic interest.

“We aren’t discussing the issue of whether the Bulgarians will be added to the Constitution, instead we are talking about a completely new Constitution, since the existing one produces a non-functional political and legal system. We intend to annul the Treaty with Bulgaria, while the Prespa Agreement will also be subject to revision in the coming period. Many difficult and serious issues will be raised during the five-year term. What defines me as a candidate is the procedure to leave NATO, because, according to my assessment as a professor and as a person engaged in politics, the world is entering a new stage of redefining international relations, international security and I think that Macedonia doesn’t need to invest in foreign and imperial wars, and in no circumstances should our budget or our children be sent to foreign battlefields,” Vankovska said. 

Vankovska said she is committed to leading a “multivectoral foreign policy”, which, she said, would mainly focus on the country’s economic interest.

“The world is changing. Multivectoral policy is a matter of necessity. We won’t fall under the influence of a cold war, we won’t split into ours and theirs, but we will open doors, we will create friendships all over the world, especially on an economic basis. We are pushing politics aside in terms of the kind of constitution we adopt, what kind of agreements we sign, what kind of bilateral relations we have with our neighbors. This is all our business. But the multivectoral policy will focus on the economy, development and what we need most – investments,” Vankovska said. 

Levica’s presidential candidate also noted that the media outlets and her opponents are avoiding direct debates with all candidates. 

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