Balgarianovinite.com Political parties in North Macedonia continued trading accusations on Friday through a series of statements linked to Bulgaria.
According to the ruling VMRO-DPMNE, former prime minister Zoran Zaev from the opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) “started by removing the term ‘Macedonian’ from all state institutions, and now his obedient follower and keeper of his seat in SDSM, Venko Filipce, is ready to fill in the blank with ‘North Macedonian'”.
VMRO-DPMNE said: “Only SDSM and Filipce have no problem when someone calls us ‘North Macedonians’, so for them this is a success and they are proud of it. Only Filipce, SDSM and their supreme leader Zaev have no problem pursuing anti-national and anti-state policies that are in the interest of the Bulgarian authorities. For them, there is nothing wrong with Bulgaria denying our existence before 1944, portraying our revolutionaries and activists as Bulgarians, and describing the Macedonian language as derived from, or a dialect of, Bulgarian. Only Filipce and SDSM are calling for constitutional amendments, which are the first step in a set of demands that Bulgaria itself, or rather its authorities, have clearly stated they will have.”
For its part, SDSM reiterated its position that the various communities in North Macedonia are also “Macedonian citizens” and that “the issue of minorities is not a Bulgarian issue, but a European one”.
“We are negotiating EU membership with the European Union, not with Bulgaria. Including minorities in the Constitution strengthens the unity and cohesion of society as a whole. This refutes the Bulgarian narrative that Macedonians do not exist. In [North] Macedonia, Bulgarians are a minority, while in Bulgaria, Macedonians are a minority. This is further confirmation of [our] national identity. We are a state of one Macedonian people and all the minorities living in it. The criminal organization VMRO[-DPMNE] is deliberately scaring the public with a ‘Bulgarian threat’ in order to block Macedonia’s European future and protect its own criminal network,” SDSM said. Political Parties in North Macedonia Trade Accusations over Bulgaria-Related Issues 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-15 16:37:18 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law