The campaign of Gjorge Ivanov, the presidential candidate of governing VMRO-DPMNE began with a massively attended rally in Ohrid’s central square on Monday evening and continued with rallies in Struga and Resen, as well as with meetings with citizens in the villages of Vevcani, Labunista and Oktisi on Tuesday.

Ivanov stressed at the rally in Ohrid in front of dozens of thousands of people that Macedonia had to continue walking the path of European integration.

“Macedonia is an EU and NATO candidate member state and is ready for economic cooperation with the new fast-growing economic in the world. As a president, I will continue the effort of integrating Macedonia into the EU and NATO. Our readiness has been confirmed by the five positive reports from the European Commission and the five recommendations for opening membership negotiations with the Union. We want what we have deserved, nothing more and nothing less,” Ivanov said.