VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski speaking at the event for the Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle, Skopje, Oct. 23, 2023 (BTA Photo)
Oct 23,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Skopje.
In a speech on the occasion of the Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary
Struggle and the 130th anniversary of VMRO here on Monday, VMRO-DPMNE leader
Hristijan Mickoski said that no one has the right to present VMRO as theirs,
particularly one of the neighbouring countries.
"VMRO belongs to us as well as to every ‘Macedonian’," he noted, adding that he was disgusted by how "the ‘Macedonian’ historical drama from which almost every neighbour wants to grab a little, is so shyly marked by the official authorities" in North Macedonia.
Mickoski once again called on Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski to set a
date for parliamentary elections, which the opposition party insists should be
held together with the presidential runoffs next year. Mickoski proposes that
the elections be held between two major religious holidays next spring.
In his words, it is important for North Macedonia to join the EU but also
for the EU to understand that North Macedonia has been standing in front of the
EU's gates for too long, which rightfully creates a feeling of injustice among
the former's citizens.
"It is important that they respect us as we are: ‘Macedonians’ from
Macedonia. It is important to extend a hand to our fellow citizens Albanians,
Turks, Roma, Serbs, Vlachs, Bosnians, and all others and to overcome all our
differences," Mickoski said.
On Monday, delegations of the government and the President's cabinet laid
wreaths at the monument to Gotse Delchev in Skopje City Park, and VMRO-DPMNE
organized an event at the quay near Kamen Most [Stone Bridge] and at Gotse
Delchev's other monument on Macedonia Square.
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