Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski addressed the parliamentarians before the vote. He said that he would continue to work as he has done so far, by fulfilling the promises and not succumbing to blackmail and pressure. Gruevski stressed that the interpellation motion is a legitimate and democratic move, but that the timing is bad. He assessed yesterday's interpellation as a senseless attempt to slow down democracy. "Sekerinska's last exposition, in which she said that their aim is not to bring down the Government, indicates that their objective is to slow down the reforms," Gruevski said.