Skopje, 10 May 2024 (MIA) - The former German Minister of State for Europe and current Chair of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael Roth, wrote Friday that VMRO-DPMNE's victory at the double elections is a heavy blow to the country’s EU ambitions, adding that the responsibility for this lies not only with the defeated social democratic government, but also with EU states “that Europeanized bilateral problems”. 

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Der Rechtsnationalismus hat in Nordmazedonien gesiegt. Ein schwerer Schlag für die EU-Ambitionen. Dafür trägt nicht allein die abgewählte sozialdemokratisch geführte Regierung die Verantwortung, sondern EU-Staaten, die bilaterale Probleme europäisiert und 🇲🇰 erpresst haben.

— Michael Roth - official 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@MiRo_SPD) May 10, 2024

“Right-wing nationalism has triumphed in North Macedonia. A heavy blow to its EU ambitions. The responsibility for this lies not only with the defeated social democratic government, but also with the EU states that Europeanized bilateral problems and blackmailed the country. If we continue the EU accession negotiations in such a technocratic manner, the young generation will depopulate the Western Balkans, and nationalism and EU scepticism will increase dramatically. Russia and China should be happy. We finally need a fresh start and no blockades,” Roth wrote in a post on social media platform X. 

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