Zaev: VMRO-DPMNE’s requests are absolutely unacceptable

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VMRO-DPMNE’s request for a technical government with a mandate of 100 days in accordance with the Przino Agreement, for a new Public prosecutor and an Inquiry Commission for the referendum, are absolutely unacceptable, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today in Ohrid, where he is taking part in a scientific conference about Macedonia’s future economic development organized by MANU.

-There is no reason nor necessity to be discussing subjects such as these. The institutions gave their comments. To request a Commission to check whether the referendum was legal, whether it was legally carried out and similar, in conditions when SEC’s president is a member of VMRO-DPMNE, including the Administrative Court, which still has the same personnel, reveals what are the intentions with requests such as these – said Zaev.

He announced that he still holds the opinion that in the forthcoming days there will be talks with the MPs at the Parliament in a calm, normal and responsible atmosphere.

-We believe that we shall have some results by the end of the week or at the start of next. Sometime around the 10th of October is a limit when we will have to announce the public about our future steps. I hope that we shall have an opportunity to announce that the necessary two third majority has been secured – said Zaev.

According to him it shall be for the benefit of the country because Macedonia will not lose more time, but stressed that the possibility of solving this situation at snap parliamentary elections still remains even though he doesn’t want the,

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