The leaders of the four biggest political parties in the country – VMRO-DPMNE’s Nikola Gruevski, SDSM’s Zoran Zaev, BDI’s Ali Ahmeti, and PDSH’s Menduh Thaci – held a meeting on Sunday at which they confirmed that their main objective is holding of fair and democratic elections. Thaci left the meeting early, accusing the Government of not being serious.

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski called on all political parties, their activists, the state institutions, and citizens to contribute toward holding of fair and democratic elections. He stressed that the party leaders agreed that all measures should be taken to ensure that the elections are held in a fair atmosphere. “I am encouraged, as we made sufficient preparations at these meetings to ensure fair and democratic elections, which will be a victory for Macedonia and its citizens,” Gruevski said after the meeting.