Skopje, 25 May 2024 (MIA) — The negotiations with the coalition partners for the future government are well under way but there is still no final agreement so VMRO-DPMNE will not share any details until the official announcement, party spokesman Naum Stoilkovski told a news conference Saturday.

The talks between the coalition partners were "based on principles, the European integration process, the fight against crime and corruption as well as the need for reforms to accelerate economic development," Stoilkovski said.

"What I can say is that the negotiations continue," he said.

Speaking in Struga's Kalishta village at a party gathering organized to mark Ss. Cyril and Methodius Day on Friday, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said the new government would promote unity and responsibility.

"The new chapter is based on responsibility, morality and values that are the binding credo we need to respect. We will form a new government soon. But forming the government is the easy step. The big steps are the results we have to deliver.

"Many of you here see themselves in different positions, offices and posts, but for me this never represented a ticket to the good life. It is a duty and great responsibility before those giving us this power, the people.

"Be aware that any of your failures will disappoint the people whose hands we shook in our many years of fighting to put an end to this rule," Mickoski said.

He told future officials to work relentlessly from their first day in office, to solve as many problems as possible, and to be the change that the people needed to immediately see. mr/