The election campaign has kicked
off in North Macedonia. The May 8 election represents the
confrontation between the two country's two most significant
political forces - the Social Democrats (SDSM) in power, led by
Prime Minister Dimitar
Kovacevski and the VMRO-DPNME, the largest opposition party
headed by its leader, Hristijan Mickovski.
Under the slogan 'You don't give up on the future,' Premier
Kovacevski launched the election campaign by insisting on the
need to pursue with the utmost strength and determination the
goal of full European integration of the country's Balkans.
The parties of the Albanian minority (about 25 percent of the
population), are divided over support for Kovacevski's
government.
The May 8 general elections will be preceded by the
presidential elections, scheduled for April 24, whose most
likely runoff will also be held on May 8, along with the general
elections.
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