The issue of national identity is taken seriously by Balkan people – including the least serious among them.
Candidates for the Skopje Mayoralty
By
far the highest prize in the local elections will be winning the post of mayor
of the capital, Skopje. The candidates representing the ruling VMRO DPMNE and
the main opposition Social Democrats are the frontrunners.
Koce
Trajanovski, VMRO-DPMNE, and the coalition led by this centre-right nationalist
party.
Tito Petkovski, New Social Democrats, NSDP, and the Social Democrats, SDSM.
Mirjana Najcevska, Liberal Democratic Party.
Sefket Vekoli, of the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI.
Janko Bacev, People’s Movement for Macedonia.
Straso Angelovski, VMRO-Democratic Party.
Lazar Elenovski, Social Democratic Union.
Dusko Popovski, Social Democratic Party.
Dragi Kolcakovski, VMRO-People’s Party.
Argetin Nagavci, New Democracy.
Trpe Gruevski, Social Democratic Party of Macedonia.
Tito Petkovski, New Social Democrats, NSDP, and the Social Democrats, SDSM.
Mirjana Najcevska, Liberal Democratic Party.
Sefket Vekoli, of the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI.
Janko Bacev, People’s Movement for Macedonia.
Straso Angelovski, VMRO-Democratic Party.
Lazar Elenovski, Social Democratic Union.
Dusko Popovski, Social Democratic Party.
Dragi Kolcakovski, VMRO-People’s Party.
Argetin Nagavci, New Democracy.
Trpe Gruevski, Social Democratic Party of Macedonia.
