It’s been two days since Parliament voted the new date for its dissolution (April 7 2016), however it is still unclear what was exactly agreed.
- What is going on with the media, is it a condition for June 5 or not?
- Are there other conditions which need to be negotiated?
- Will the daily meetings continue at the MPs Clubhouse?
- Will Peter Vanhoutte stay, or will he go, and if so, when?
So far, the answers to these questions vary, depending on the stakeholders.
VMRO-DPMNE through their leader Nikola Gruevski, say that elections will be held at all costs, regardless of whether the opposition participates or not, while the SDSM yesterday through a press briefing left themselves the option to not participate in the June 5 elections although party officials did not explicitly confirm this.
At the press conference, Zoran Zaev never once mentioned the date June 5, however his rival Nikola Gruevski, expressly replied that the date is “concrete” and has the blessing from the International Community.
