The intersection of past performances of the candidates for President of the Republic of Macedonia suggests two different concepts of running the political battle.
On one side is the performance of the candidate for the second term points to Ivanov’s sanity, mainly focusing on accountability for work done and promoting its program and projects arising from it for the citizens. Unlike him, the SDSM candidate Stevo Pendarovski instead Program in his speeches at the rallies mainly focus on attacks on his opponent, fierce reactions and anger and hatred.
Analysts believe Pendarovski showed his real personality that was conceal so far, and showed that he is man who copied Branko Crvenkovski.
- He is a man who is worst that could SDSM choose, even worse than what we previously had as offer. Stevo Pendarovski has moment in which he mirrors the behavior, character, and work of Branko Crvenkovski. You cannot avoid that point. These are obstacles that will further stay on his way, says in an interview for Kurir Professor Ivanka Dodovska.
Now in the political battle for the presidency function, seems Pendarovski shows his true face, confirmed by the attacks and speeches filled with anger and hatred.
Such hate speech and insults by Pendarovski are not surprising because he copied exactly people who have proposed him. SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, his deputy Radmila Shekerinska and mentor Branko Crvenkovski at their public rallies used anger and hatred and criticism without argument.
Pendarovski is the same as management of SDSM and successfully copied their behavior.
Contrary to the angry rhetoric of Pendarovski and dealing with an opponent instead of program at the rallies, Ivanov has never used in speeches neither insults nor addressed Pendarovski. His focuses in the public performances are the questions related to the program stability, coexistence, progress in the economy and creating new jobs.