There is growing dissatisfaction in SDSM after the catastrophic outcome of Sunday’s elections. The dissatisfaction of the party membership in Butel is especially big after the defeat of the current mayor Velimir Smilevski, who is one of the rare mayors who enjoyed great trust among the residents. The dissatisfied members, according to our sources on the ground, blame solely the central SDSM run government.
The central government devastated us. Smilevski lost because of their massive incompetence, not because we did not finish our work here in Butel. The membership is dissatisfied, it demands the resignation of the vice presidents Mila Carovska and Venko Filipce, says a disgruntled member from the Butel branch of the SDSM.
Even the letter of Zoran Zaev sent to the party members failed to calm down the people in Butel. His “comrades” see only one way to save what is left, and that is Carovska and Filipce’s dismissal or resignation, at the very least, though some are calling for Zaev’s head.
The president of the party Zoran Zaev went to an emergency meeting in Butel tonight. Our sources say that the reason for Zaev’s sudden visit to Butel is the dissatisfaction of the membership with the outcome of the elections and the defeat of Smilevski in the first round, which could result in a boycott of the second round.
There is great dissatisfaction with Petre Shilegov. We will vote for him, because we have no choice, but those from the central headquarters forget the activists very quickly, says our source.
Zaev’s aim is to secure votes for Shilegov, whose chances to get re-elected are at this time is less than 10%. Shilegov lost in the first round by 8,000 votes, however if our math holds, Levica’s 20,000 votes will go to DPNE’s Danela Arsovska, further dwindling Shilegov chances.
