Taneski and Ilievski are close friends and -- after greeting the runner-up -- the winner said "God willing, may he win next year." Taneski also expressed thanks to "all those that voted for me, my fans, the jury, and my team, which stood behind me".
Taneski and Ilijevski su bliski prijatelji i -- posle čestitke drugoplasiranom -- pobednik je rekao: "Uz božju volju, možda će on pobediti sledeće godine". Taneski se takođe zahvalio "svima onima koji su glasali za mene, mojim obožavaocima, žiriju i mom timu koji je stajao iza mene".