VMRO-DPMNE and BDI, the partners in office, are in talks over the possibility of supporting each other in the second election round on 7 April in the municipalities with mixed ethnic structure, sources from Ali Ahmeti’s party told Dnevnik. Tetovo, Gostivar, Kumanovo and Centar are some of the municipalities in which a deal may be struck between the political parties led by Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti. BDI officials say that in case cooperation is negotiated, it is going to apply to all municipalities where cooperation is necessary and will be with the governing partner. The paper was unable to obtain any information from VMRO-DPMNE Monday whether there would be an agreement on mutual support with BDI in those municipalities.

“If there is will, we are going to cooperate with VMRO-DPMNE in the second election round. The concept is to negotiate cooperation in all specific municipalities where BDI and VMRO-DPMNE are in the lead. In fact, it would be only normal for the governing partners to cooperate in these municipalities,” a high-ranking representative of BDI says.