Organisers of "Razgovori za idninata vo 12:05" respond to Venko Filipche
They accuse Filipche of manipulating internal party debate, say the session "Razgovori #2" represented at least 150,000 votes and call him "president of fictitious voting cards."
Organisers of the platform "Razgovori za idninata vo 12:05" issued a written response after a press conference held today by SDSM president Venko Filipche, sharply rejecting his claims and accusing him of manipulating the internal party debate.
Organisers contest Filipche's version of events and defend non‑political participants
In their statement the organisers said they understand the rising nerves inside the party but will not tolerate what they called manipulations, because they feel obliged to protect the integrity of participants in yesterday’s "Razgovori #2" session who are not politicians.
The organisers accused Filipche of representing only a small faction inside SDSM and described him in the statement as "president of fictitious voting cards," not of the membership. They added that at his press conference he gathered "half the leadership and about a hundred people in the audience," which they said amounts to "less than one percent of the votes" he allegedly won in the intra‑party elections.
They also singled out a member of his central board: "In his Central Board sits Rubin Zemon, the man who disputes the Macedonian giant Goce Delchev," the organisers wrote, using sharp language to question Filipche’s credibility.
Referring to their relationship with the leftist party Levica, the organisers said they have many disagreements but agreed on one aim: "we agree on one thing, the 'you‑give—give‑me' tandem Mickoski–Filipche must be defeated."
Describing the second session of "Razgovori za idninata vo 12:05" they said it produced an ideological, expert and democratic debate that has not occurred inside SDSM for years and claimed the platform’s table represented "at least 150,000 votes."
The statement ended with a strong accusation: they said Filipche, by creating hysteria, is diverting opposition votes away from SDSM because he is allegedly blackmailed and acting in favour of VMRO‑DPMNE, calling him "the executioner of the dirtiest deal in the recent political history of Macedonia."
Photo: press material from the event
