Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski's cabinet, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, trade unions and public opinion in general have opposed the legislation, and President Crvenkovski himself has sharply criticised it.
Vlada premijera Vlade Bučkovskog, oporbena stranka VMRO-DPMNE, sindikati i cjelokupno javno mnijenje usprotivili su se zakonu, a i sam predsjednik Branko Crvenkovski oštro ga je kritizirao.