In the situation when one third of the territory of Macedonia is simply out of reach of the authorities and when Macedonia is losing aspects of her statehood, the battle for power, in my opinion, is equivalent to political necrophilia. For us, the debate about who should be in the new government, whether there should be early elections, when will they take place, whether we should vote for the VMRO-DPMNE, SDSM or someone else, is morally unacceptable. Simply, that is now unimportant.
What does it matter who will be the minister for defense in the country that is defenseless? What does it matter who will be the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the country where foreigners treat both the president and ministers as if they did not exist? Who after all cares whether we shall have early elections or not, when for example, in the Tetovo region the international community will organize elections, just like in Bosnia or in Kosovo?
You say, fine, but what's to be done? Is there a way out? Does any of this make sense?
About four years ago, we in Macedonia for the first time confirmed the basic principle of democracy and peacefully and democratically changed the authorities. We knew that a few more electoral cycles would be needed to confirm that the meaning of that principle is that power should be in the hands of the most capable, smartest and most deserving among us. But, in order to live to see that, we first must survive. Macedonia is today facing a deep existential crisis. To be or not to be. Nations survive such crises if they manage to give their best in the most difficult moments.
This is such a moment. Let us not lie to ourselves, this is not peace. It is necessary to organize the defense of the country. It is necessary to prevent economic collapse. It is necessary to improve the international standing of Macedonia. Finally, it is time to hold just and democratic elections. Such important tasks should not be trusted to the people who have led us in the past. They showed their capabilities and how much they care. That is why we believe that at this time Macedonia does not need any political project more grandiose than a government with members capable and dedicated to the common good and national salvation.
Unfortunately, we predict that such a change will not take place in the forthcoming elections. The best that can happen is that it may turn out that those who agree with us are numerous, and that could one day lead to the articulation of a clear political view, which will result in essential changes in the political life - changes that will allow us to elect serious, proven, accomplished and satisfied people, prepared and ready to responsibly lead this country.
I have bad news for you, my dear readers. That day is still far away.