Skopje, 29 April 2024 (MIA) - VMRO-DPMNE's announcement that the Worth It coalition is the desired partner in the next government prior to witnessing the people's will on May 8 is an attempt to belittle the dignity of Albanians and other communities, said Foreign Minister and DUI's presidential candidate Bujar Osmani on Monday.

"Over the past few days, Mickoski has brought back the memories among Albanians over the century-long slavery, belittling and submission, irritating a nerve we believed was deeply hidden. This is no longer an issue of choosing between the European Front and Worth It, because those results came out on April 24. We now have a situation of mobilization against attempts to trample on the dignity of people in this country when talking about a government even before the May 8 vote. I have never seen such mobilization before, and Mickoski has managed to achieve this in only a couple of days. The people's will cannot be trampled," Osmani told reporters.

Asked about a possible support to either of the presidential candidates in the runoff, Osmani said the European Front would decide on this upon analyzing the results from the first round and latest developments.

On the constitutional amendments, Osmani said no government can operate without the EU, noting that "the ball is in our court and it depends on us whether we use this, because the country lost 20 years with the name issue".

"You know the saying, 'Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me'. Irresponsible politicians fooled us for 20 years. If they fool us again and we lose another 20 years using the same recipe and formula, then I am afraid we will be the accomplices in this. Therefore, I do not think this is the time to talk about governments and coalitions, it is time to come out before the citizens and tell them they are facing a historic decision - will we isolate ourselves or integrate, will we impose ethnic supremacy or coexist and have an EU perspective. Citizens will make this decision on May 8," underlined Osmani.

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