The opposition VMRO-DPMNE Party and Liberal Democrats said the date should be the one preferred by the initiators of the referendum. "The World Macedonian Congress … wants the plebiscite to take place on 21 November," said VMRO-DPMNE said, "so I think this date, which does not overlap the Muslim religious holiday of Ramadan, should be upheld."
Oporbeni VMRO-DPMNE i Liberalni demokrati izjavili su kako bi datum trebao odgovarati inicijatorima referenduma. “Svjetski sabor Makedonaca … želi održavanje plebiscita 21. studenog”, priopćio je VMRO-DPMNE, dodajući kako “misli da bi trebalo odobriti taj datum, koji se ne poklapa s muslimanskim vjerskim praznikom Ramazanom”.