The Parliament did not accept the interpellation about the work of the Minister of Internal Affairs Panče Toškovski, submitted by Left Party, after the completed investigation, 77 MPs voted, of which 58 were against, and 19 were in favor.
The Member of Parliament of the Left, Amar Mecinovic, summarizing the interpellation, assessed that “the Republic of North Macedonia is an unsafe country because of its Ministry of Internal Affairs” and that “the apparatus for securing citizens does not function as it should”.
– The truth is that the general situation in Macedonia is not where it should be. Macedonia is an unsafe country because of its Ministry of Internal Affairs, which does not make structural changes to ensure that security. Macedonia is a country in which normal activities can have greater consequences because the apparatus for securing citizens does not function as it should, because it is seen as an apparatus for filling political cadres – he said.
In his reply, the Minister of Interior Pance Toškovski stressed that he will do his best to improve things.
– I will do my best while I am in this position to make at least one thing better in every segment, the Macedonian citizens see that and know it. I will never lie and I will try to give my best, time will tell if that will be enough – said the minister.
During the debate, the opposition claimed that there were “scandals, omissions and zero responsibility” and demanded his resignation, while Toshkovski and the deputies from VMRO-DPMNE responded with “concrete results, increased efficiency and suppressed criminal groups”, assessing that there should be no need to demand a replacement for a minister who “works hard and gets results”.
According to the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, the Interpellation is conducted according to a clearly established procedure of submission and voting. The hearing on interpellation takes place in a plenary session, lasts one working day and must end no later than 24:00 on the same day, when voting also takes place, reported MIA.
