Mickoski: I am not aiming for the presidency, but for another major victory over SDSM in the parliamentary elections

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister, Hristijan Mickoski, has said that he has no intention of running for president of the country, while emphasizing that, in his capacity as leader of VMRO-DPMNE, he will lead the party toward another major victory against SDSM in the next parliamentary elections.

“When I finish this stage of my life as Prime Minister, I will return to the faculty and to my students. I have never said when this will happen, whether after a year, five or ten. Those people who fear me, and whom I constantly see predicting some kind of end, will have to make a little more effort to make this last less, while I, for my part, will try even harder to make it last longer.

What does this mean? It means that I intend, as President of VMRO-DPMNE, to lead decisively toward another major parliamentary victory, and I would be pleased if we manage to improve the result of those elections compared to what we had more than two years ago. I still have many things to do for the citizens and for the state, because from this position I can clearly see what has been done wrong over the past decades.

The citizens deserve better conditions, I am motivated and I am working harder than ever before in my life. I try to help everyone I can, because I am not a miracle worker and I cannot come to everyone’s aid. I want to help and work miracles. However, within my means, I always try to provide help and, of course, to do what citizens expect from me, namely to deliver justice within the powers I have as Prime Minister. Therefore, I once again confirm that I have no ambition to be a candidate for president,” Mickoski said./Telegrafi/