Gostivar, 22 August 2023 (MIA) – If the constitutional amendments aren’t adopted, many issues will be raised that the political parties haven’t raised so far, said the leader of the Alliance for Albanians, Arben Taravari, in answer to a journalist’s question Tuesday in Gostivar.

Taravari said that if the constitutional amendments don’t pass in Parliament, the party will build a new strategy.

“As a party we have a consistent position on this issue, and we will support them, but I think that if the constitutional amendments fail, Pandora’s box will open in Macedonia. In that case, I think many issues will be raised that might be smoldering among the people and the political parties that might not have been raised so far, but could be raised in the coming period. While for the Alliance for Albanians, if the amendments fail, naturally we will have our own strategy on how to proceed,” said Taravari.

Asked about contacts with VMRO-DPMNE and whether they are communicating with the opposition party, Taravari answered in the affirmative and stressed that VMRO-DPMNE has members who think differently from the party’s leadership.

“Officially, we haven’t talked, but I can’t hide that we have channels of communications with them, people who are members of VMRO-DPMNE. I know a few in the party who think differently from the current leadership, however, once again I will state that this is a decision of the party. I wouldn’t want to speculate whether some MPs would vote differently. But different opinions, contrary to their public position, definitely exist within VMRO-DPMNE, however, I think that there is a chance for the entire party to make a different decision in the coming period. I hope that VMRO-DPMNE will gather the strength so that the amendments can be adopted,” underlined Taravari.

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