Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski rejected the speculation that new early parliamentary elections will be held. In an interview for Sitel TV, Prime Minister Gruevski negated the information that the recent government activities are an introduction to new elections. "No one in the Government is thinking about early elections. We are committed to realizing the priorities from our program. But we also implement other measures aimed at alleviating citizens' lives," Gruevski said.

Prime Minister Gruevski informed from China, where he is attending the World Economic Forum, that he did not accept Transport and Communications Minister Mile Janakieski's resignation, stressing that it is yet to be established who should be held accountable for the tragic boat accident in Ohrid last weekend. The VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary group also advised party leader Gruevski on Wednesday not to accept Janakieski's resignation.