Members of the European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl, Knut Fleckenstein and Eduard Kukan, after today’s meetings in Skopje with political parties, NGOs and the Special Prosecutor’s Office, expressed satisfaction regarding preparations for the organization of the elections which are scheduled for the 11th of December, as well as the atmosphere.
“The meetings with the parties have shown that they are ready for fair and transparent elections which will be carried out in an atmosphere of trust and transparency”, said Vajgl and added that they are positive because there is a spirit of collaboration between the political parties.
He stressed out that the leaders Macedonia’s two largest political parties, VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM assured that the election campaign will take place without incidents and in a positive atmosphere.
“We have a reason to believe that the elections on the 11th of December will be fair and transparent and that they will mark a start of the new age for Macedonia. Also, after the elections, a time will come for the election results to be recognized and the reforms to be performed as was defined in the Przino Agreement, which was signed by all political parties”, said Vajgl.
He said that they had met with the Special Public Prosecutor, Katia Janeva, to whom they gave their support for her work.
“We stressed that it is important that the SPO should not to be looked upon as taking sides, or as an interested party in the elections, during the elections and after them”, said Vajgl.
MEP Fleckenstein expressed his satisfaction from the meetings with civil organizations as well as with the organizations that will monitor the elections. He pointed out that the elections are going to be monitored by them and the international community, and he expressed confidence that these elections really will be held by a secret voting process and as a result, many Macedonians will come out to vote. Fleckenstein announced that one week after the elections, he will come to Skopje again accompanied with Vajgl and Kukan.
MEP Kukan stressed that they are expecting fair elections that will help the country out of the political crisis and that the new government will start implement the priority reforms which will prove the country’s commitment to EU integration.
The MEPs have said that they are expecting the election results to be accepted by all political parties and stressed that they will continue to monitor the election preparations including election day, together with the EU parliament’s monitoring delegation.
