The presidential and local elections will be held on 22 March, Assembly Chairman Trajko Veljanoski informed. “These elections are very important for us, as citizens. Holding of fair and democratic elections, as the highest European standard, is most important for Macedonia’s further integration in the European Union,” Veljanoski stated.

He appealed to all political parties and independent candidates to commit themselves to holding maximally democratic elections, and he called on all state institutions involved in the election process to carry out their tasks responsibly.