Even with a captive judiciary, the torrent of lies that are coming from SDSM and their public, semi-public and secretive partners were dispersed, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, after the Skopje court found in his favor in two instances of slander. One case covers allegations from the SDSM party, and the other from the populist Integra party, who accused Mickoski of corruption and of being blackmailed.

Their instant slanders and made up affairs won’t help them advance their position in politics. This means we are on the right path and advancing toward our final victory. The lower they hit, the higher we will go, Mickoski said in a Facebook comment following the sentencing.