Prime Minister Zoran Zaev used an obscene gesture meant for opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski. Zaev held an SDSM rally in Prilep and was explaining away his defeat at the European Council, where France vetoed the opening of accession talks with Macedonia. Zaev then proceeded to make a familiar ugly gesture with his arm.

He won’t win, Zaev was saying while making the gesture, the switching to a Serbian phrase to tell Mickoski that he will never assume power in Macedonia.