Leadership meeting ends without agreement

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and SDSM leader said no compromise would be made on Macedonia's strategic goals, such as EU and NATO integration, and added that there would be no amnesty for anyone. Opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski reiterated that the issue of amnesty is not on the table -that the government must not manipulate the public. Mickovski claims the referendum question announced by the Prime Minister yesterday will be discussed by the party. He told the government that the question should not be manipulative. Ahmeti: Differences have to be settled in the interest of Macedonia's EU integration. Kasami: The country is at a critical point.

Mickoski, Zaev, Ahmeti and Kasami at leader's meeting, Skopje, Jul 2018 Source: AAP - Georgi Licoski, Besar Ademi - Anadoly Agency, Ilin Nikolovski Getty