Skopje, 10 December 2025 (MIA) - An uncompromising champion of the law, a staunch fighter for the rule of law, someone who will be resilient to party and political influence and be the crown of the entire prosecutorial system, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova told reporters on Wednesday when asked to give a profile of a person she believes should hold the chief prosecutor's office in the country.

Commenting on the Government's latest decision on continuing the proceedings on the dismissal of Chief Prosecutor Ljupcho Kocevski and forwarding the proposal to the Parliament, Siljanovska Davkova noted that there is a clear separation of powers in the country and there are clear legal regulations on the election and dismissal of a prosecutor, adding that although she has a professorial background, she is currently acting and expressing her position as the head of state. 

"As regards a profile of a chief prosecutor, I would like to see an uncompromising champion of the law, because public prosecutors are responsible for prosecuting perpetrators of crimes, and I will tell you how important they are - in some countries like Britain, a public prosecutor, by function, is a member of the Government in a broader sense. I would like to see a staunch fighter for the rule of law, someone who will be resilient to party and political influence, someone who will be the crown of the entire prosecutorial system, because if there is no change in the prosecutorial system, there will be no successful judicial reforms. That is why I was very happy when the Minister of Justice, i.e. the Government, sent the entire package of bills, which has rarely happened in our country, to the Venice Commission. I was even present on the day when some bills were passed and received an opinion," the President said after Wednesday's opening of the Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) forum "Going Glocal 2.0: Sustainable Gender-Responsive Futures".  

She pointed out that such bills are not subject to harmonization, since there are no directives and regulations on this matter, i.e. the Venice Commission's strict test is sufficient for them to be in place.

"I encourage the Government and the Ministry of Justice to forward the bills to the Parliament so that we can truly create the first normative step forward towards a different way of recruiting both judges and staff in the Judicial Council," said Siljanovska Davkova, adding that the committees that worked on the laws included high-ranking experts, as well as EU representatives within the framework of the rule of law plan.

According to the President, there is a real guarantee that at least a major normative step should be taken to deal with the biggest issue - corruption and crime, which, she added, are not just an issue in our country. According to Eurobarometer, she noted, all European citizens perceive corruption and crime as the most difficult issue today.  

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