Four years ago, the SDSM was soundly defeated by VMRO-DPMNE because of discontent with a controversial privatisation process, slow economic and political reforms and lower standards of living.
Pre četiri godine SDSM je poražena sa velikom razlikom od strane VMRO-DPMNE, zbog nezadovoljstva kontroverznim procesom privatizacije, sporim ekonomskim i političkim reformama i nižim životnim standardom.