SDSM criticized the Mickoski government over rising food prices and the lack of measures to protect citizens' living standards.

"Every trip to the market is a new blow to the family budget. Bread is getting more expensive, prices of oil, milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables have already risen, and wages are not keeping up," SDSM stated.

The party warned that high oil prices on global exchanges signal that price increases will continue. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that global food prices have risen for a second consecutive month, with the cereal index up 5%.

SDSM noted that Macedonia is an import-dependent country that does not fully cover its needs through domestic production, meaning a new wave of price increases is inevitable.

The party demanded urgent and concrete measures to protect living standards and stabilize prices.