Over 30 SDSM members in Gjorce Petrov join ZNAM
ZNAM says departures were driven by problems inside SDSM, lack of clear vision and declining public trust.
More than 30 members of the SDSM municipal branch in Gjorce Petrov have left the party and joined the Movement ZNAM — For Our Macedonia, the movement announced.
ZNAM said the departures were prompted by "the conditions inside SDSM, the absence of a clear political vision and the loss of trust among citizens." The movement described the influx as confirmation of growing support for its platform and said it remains open to new members.
How ZNAM received the newcomers
According to ZNAM, the new members were welcomed by the party's general secretary, Goran Minchev, and by the head of ZNAM's municipal organization in Gjorce Petrov, Slavoljub Totić. The movement stressed the symbolic importance of the recruitments for its local presence.
“ZNAM continues to open its doors to all honest, sincere and principled people who want to contribute to a different, responsible and dignified politics,” the party said, framing the moves as part of a broader effort to attract civic-minded activists.
ZNAM also said it would continue to accept new members and that the additions reflect what it called a shift in local support away from established parties. SDSM has not been quoted in the movement's statement and no immediate reaction from the party was reported in the announcement.
Photo: press material from the event
