Venco Filipce accuses Macedonian PM of corruption and regional ties

SDSM President Venco Filipce held a press conference accusing Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski of maintaining a corrupt regime fueled by business, political, and media connections. Filipce claimed that Mickoski’s VMRO-DPMNE party follows a model similar to Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party, describing Vučić as a political mentor to the Macedonian Prime Minister.

Filipce alleged that the current administration is involved in a corrupt scheme within the energy sector, specifically regarding electricity trading, meters, and sales contracts. He cited connections involving the company Rudnap, Minister Sanja Bozhinovska, and Dushan Adamović as evidence of systemic corruption intended to enrich business interests at the expense of citizens.

In response, VMRO-DPMNE spokesperson Valentin Manasievski accused Filipce of being a “pathological liar.” Manasievski challenged Filipce’s transparency regarding his personal assets, alleging discrepancies between Filipce’s public statements about owning a 6,000 euro vehicle and his official asset declaration, which reportedly lists a Mercedes valued at 44,000 euros and a 25,000 euro motorcycle.