LSDM Accuses Government: It Borrowed from M-NAV, the Lottery and MEPSO to Repay the Chinese Loan

The opposition LSDM claims that the Government borrowed funds from M-NAV, the Lottery and MEPSO in order to repay the loan owed to the Chinese bank.

According to the party, the executive has decided to take out a short-term loan of 7 million euros from Macedonian Navigation.

In its response, LSDM said this move was further clear evidence that there is no money in the budget. The party claims that this is precisely why Hristijan Mickoski has been seeking an alibi for early elections for days. According to LSDM, he was unable to back away from the Government reshuffle, as such a move would amount to a direct admission that the situation is falling apart, so he must now wait for a “favorable moment” to call elections. LSDM added that there have been no results and that the economy is collapsing.

The opposition party alleges that budget funds have been spent on criminal tenders, citing 161 tenders awarded to one company, 52 tenders to another company, 9 million euros for a company with only two employees, and 1.2 million euros allocated through the Post Office to a company close to ZNAM. LSDM said it had submitted reports to the KSHPK, while the Prosecutor’s Office, according to the party, continues to remain silent. The party claims that the Prosecutor’s Office acts in response to Mickoski’s calls, made from the parliamentary rostrum, through the media or directly by telephone.

“It depends on what should be looked into and what should not,” LSDM said, adding that threats against the opposition are broadcast on television, while the releases of Gruevski and Latas, as well as the return of property acquired through crime, including the White Palace, are arranged by telephone. According to the party, this situation can no longer be regarded merely as a liquidity crisis, but as a system in which state funds are used for tenders and public enterprises are then tapped for loans to repay Chinese loans.