NAI councillors: Opposition work must show proposals and concrete results
At a Skopje press conference coordinator Abdulsalam Selami listed approved initiatives and accused the party Vlen of failing to vote for amendments benefiting Albanian communities.
Members of the National Alliance for Integration (NAI) in the Skopje City Council said today that opposition work should be measured by concrete proposals, sustained institutional pressure and tangible results — not only by public declarations. The NAI group, led by DUI, presented a report on their activity at a press conference in Skopje.
NAI lists approved initiatives and outstanding demands
Coordinator Abdulsalam Selami highlighted several initiatives that the councillors say have been accepted following their interventions. He said the mayor, Orce Gjorgjievski, acknowledged the omission of the Albanian language on the sign at Skopje's eastern entrance and pledged to correct it.
Selami also said the council requested a solution for the pedestrian crossing near Bit Pazar and that it will be legalized and equipped with proper traffic signage and a traffic light.
He singled out the campaign to protect funding for Hasan Prishtina Boulevard and said, "The funds intended for construction of this boulevard remain in the budget and will not be reallocated to other projects."
Other measures the group cited as passed or advanced after their interventions include opening libraries in high schools in Chair and Saraj, planning an extension of the water-supply network in Gorno Nerezi, amendments for Chair, Saraj and Gorno Nerezi, measures for oncology patients, persons with special needs, schools damaged by the storm, and the modular parking facility in "Chairchana".
NAI directed criticism at the party Vlen, accusing it of not voting for amendments that benefit Albanian-majority municipalities. Selami said, "When it comes to declarations, Vlen is always present. When a concrete vote is needed for Chair and for the other surrounding municipalities, Vlen, as always, is not there. It is silent. It does not vote."
Selami also raised the issue of Albanian representation on the management and supervisory boards of the city's public enterprises and institutions, noting that of a total of 139 members, only 23 are Albanian — roughly 15 percent. He described this as a breach of the principle of fair representation and said NAI will seek an urgent correction.
Photo: press material from the event
