Karanfilova Panovska: North Macedonia blocked by Mickoski’s “false, profitable patriotism”

The deputy leader of SDSM, Fani Karanfilova Panovska, said last night that North Macedonia is “on the brink of collapse” and blocked by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and VMRO-DPMNE, as Press24 reports from her interview on Telma TV’s “Top Tema” programme.

She said the country is blocked by Mickoski’s “false, profitable patriotism”, referring to last week’s visit to Skopje by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, according to the same report.

VMRO-DPMNE’s response was swift: MP Antonio Miloshoski, also on Telma’s “Top Tema”, said Karanfilova Panovska is “once again on the same line as Bulgaria” and that the negotiating framework is the European position, according to Skopje1.

SDSM also issued a strongly worded statement: “Of Mickoski’s patriotism, only Bulgarian passports remain; North Macedonia outside the EU”, according to Racin.

Readers are reminded that the statements above are positions of the political parties in Skopje, reported by local media, and should not be read as established facts.