The AKI coalition emphasizes that they are the winners of the local elections, citing the votes for the councilor lists.
The AKI says that if there were parliamentary elections that day, the AKI would have 20 mandates, compared to VLEN's 15.
"In less than a year and a half, in three elections: presidential, parliamentary and now local, the political legitimacy of the National Alliance for Integration has been strongly and unequivocally reconfirmed. Even in these local elections, held on Sunday, the AIA is the winner at the national level."
"If we refer to facts and figures that are stubborn, let me emphasize: In the municipal council elections, AKI has a lead of over 23.000 votes at the national level; For mayors, the difference is over 21.000 votes in favor of AKI; In the ratio of the number of municipal councilors, we have 160 versus 120, again in favor of our coalition; And, if the parliamentary elections were held on the same day, AKI would have 20 mandates, compared to 15 of the other political camp."
"So, these local elections also clearly confirmed that the AKI is the winner on the national level. The biggest innovation of this election cycle is the Municipality of Čaška, where the two Macedonian parties are today doing their best with complaints and objections to undo a historic victory of the National Alliance for Integration. Deep and convincing victories have been recorded in Gostivar, Vrapčishte, Lipkovo, Plasnica and Čaška."
"In Kicevo, Struga, Tetovo, Bogovinje and Studeničani, we have maintained the lead and the trust of the citizens, going to the runoff. While in Kumanovo, the National Alliance for Integration emerged as the absolute winner in both the mayoral and municipal council races. With only 58 votes, we failed to make history by going to the runoff, but this is also clear evidence of our political strength on the ground."
"Today, we are fully mobilized for the second round of the run-off elections and all measures have been taken to protect and deepen this victory of the citizens. We are proud that, despite institutional abuses and brutal misuse of the state apparatus during the campaign, through pressure, blackmail and coercion against voters, this campaign resulted in no success for our opponents."
"We all saw the electoral asphalt, the nighttime concrete paving, the infrastructure works without procedures, and often the investor was not even aware of it, just for electoral effect. But the citizens understood and resisted. Today, with over 23.000 votes ahead at the national level, the victory of the AKI is indisputable. This is your legitimacy, your vote, your trust that the National Alliance for Integration has earned with work, dedication and vision," they say from the AKI.
