Macedonia Press Review – January 4, 2013

DNEVNIK

The daily says that the opposition has stepped out with contradictory statements that confused the public over whether it will boycott the forthcoming local elections slated for March. This is a most unserious attitude by the opposition and is most likely due to opposing views inside the block led by the Social Democrats, observers comment for the daily. The newspaper says that while one vice-president of the party Gordan Georgiev said that they would boycott the elections as long as Nikola Gruevski is in power, another vice-president, Zoran Zaev, who is mayor of Strumica said he stays in the race and prepares for victory.

UTRINSKI VESNIK

Possible abstinence of the opposition from the March local elections is leading nowhere, the daily comments. This puts the opposition Social Democrats and the political development of the country in a delicate position. Yesterday the opposition announced it will boycott the elections fearing that the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski may rig the polls.
 
Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.