Levica councillors boo Skopje mayor Orce Gjorgjievski
Gjorgjievski called them "the choir 'Wind and Fog'" after Levica criticised a new grouped‑question format and the lack of recorded councillor questions.
Tensions flared at a City Council session in Skopje after councillors from the party Levica loudly booed Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski and left the chamber in protest over a newly introduced format for grouped questions and uninterrupted mayoral answers. ([slobodenpecat.mk](https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/video-sovetnicite-na-levica-so-svirezhi-go-prechekaa-gjorgjievski-toj-gi-nareche-hor-veter-i-magla/?utm_source=openai))
During the same meeting Gjorgjievski responded by labelling the Levica group "the choir 'Wind and Fog'"; the party later issued a public statement accusing the mayor of a new level of non‑transparency and of curtailing councillors' opportunity to be heard. ([slobodenpecat.mk](https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/video-sovetnicite-na-levica-so-svirezhi-go-prechekaa-gjorgjievski-toj-gi-nareche-hor-veter-i-magla/?utm_source=openai))
What Levica says
In its statement Levica pointed out that the live broadcast of the session reportedly omitted the councillors' questions and instead started with the mayor's replies, a change they say prevents democratic scrutiny. They told him: "It is easiest to pretend power when you have removed the possibility for someone to reply to you." ([slobodenpecat.mk](https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/video-sovetnicite-na-levica-so-svirezhi-go-prechekaa-gjorgjievski-toj-gi-nareche-hor-veter-i-magla/?utm_source=openai))
The dispute centres on a council practice now favouring grouped, uninterrupted questions and collective responses from the mayor—an approach the opposition says limits direct exchange and accountability. ([slobodenpecat.mk](https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/video-sovetnicite-na-levica-so-svirezhi-go-prechekaa-gjorgjievski-toj-gi-nareche-hor-veter-i-magla/?utm_source=openai))
Orce Gjorgjievski is the mayor of the City of Skopje; his office and the council are now facing renewed friction as the debate over meeting format and transparency continues. ([skopje.gov.mk](https://skopje.gov.mk/en_us/skopje/gradonacalnik/biografija/?utm_source=openai))
The incident follows earlier episodes of confrontation between the new council majority and opposition groups; unless the council agrees on clearer rules for public questioning and broadcasting, similar clashes are likely to resurface at future sessions.
Photo: press material from the event
