The North Macedonia government has issued a formal response regarding the call for a national referendum initiated by Venko Filipçe, the leader of the LSDM. The administration emphasized that its commitment to European Union integration is demonstrated through concrete governmental actions. According to the government’s statement, pursuing a referendum without established guarantees for a European future poses a risk to the nation’s established trajectory.
Conversely, Filipçe argued that a referendum would provide the electorate with the ultimate authority to determine the country’s direction, contrasting this with what he characterized as a period of stagnation. He asserted that the populace should not delay decisions regarding the nation’s future. Filipçe highlighted several recent developments as evidence supporting the current administration’s European orientation.
Specifically, he pointed to the EU Council’s decision to remove the evaluation mission and the subsequent opening of funds through the Reform Agenda for Macedonia as clear indicators of progress toward EU alignment. The core of the dispute centers on the mechanism for determining the country’s political path. The government maintains that its actions already confirm its EU orientation, while the LSDM continues to advocate for a binding referendum to allow citizens to directly weigh their options regarding the nation’s future trajectory.
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It seems the political debate over a referendum is overshadowing the concrete steps needed for EU integration.