The foreign factor that tells us about European values every day is guided only by our own priorities, “writes Vladimir Kofchegarski, chairman of the Asia-Pacific Trade Council of Macedonia for the MCD portal.
The author refers to the appeals of the leaders of Macedonia, who consider it irresponsible to boycott the September 30 referendum on the country’s name, while recalling how the same political forces boycotted the referendum on territorial organization in 2004, demanding that party members remain at home. He describes this situation as a vivid example of double standards.
The analyst believes that the ruling party uses the referendum as a confrontation between the two largest political forces, SDSM and VMRO, ranking people as supporters of one or the other, depending on how they intend to vote in a referendum. This creates the false impression that the third is not given.
“You seem to still live at a time when there is only VMI and SDSM without a third option. And I can bring questionnaires that show that in the last 5-6 years, the largest parties have only 35-38% of the combined support, and they are unhappy with both 38-41%. People are waiting for years for changes in the political climate, “notes Kofchegarski.
“Irresponsibility – the statement of Prime Minister Zoran Zayev a few weeks ago that the referendum will be mandatory, after which he corrected – an advisory! Irresponsibility – to sign an agreement on behalf of the people, and only then to demand the consent of the people to their actions, instead of asking first and then doing it! Irresponsibility – to drag the three topics at once in one question. For example, I am for the EU, but against NATO and against the agreement on the name of the country. And how do I vote ?! (Question: “Are you for the EU and NATO with the application of the Treaty of Prespa?”) You offer people lemon, citrus and orange and demand that people vote as if they are one and the same fruit! But the glory of mother nature – it’s not like that! “
“Irresponsibility is when a foreign factor, supposedly” a friend “, talks daily about European values, but now it is silent when it is necessary to stop corruption and crime. Just a “friend” has only its own priorities and nothing more. This our “friend” appeared only in two key episodes: during the elections and allegedly abusing the State Election Commission and the Anti-Corruption Agency, as if the rest of the system is perfect and ready for the EU – oops, sorry, for NATO. And by paralyzing these two systems, we were made clear that there would be no election campaigns before NATO membership. True friends would condemn nepotism and corruption. “
At the end of the article, the author once again notes that the referendum on the name of Macedonia in practice – joining NATO and satisfying the interests of the so-called. “Friends” that block the alleged “Russian influence” in the Balkans.
“Some of the supporters of this group worry us daily and call, if we are against, to be democrats and to vote against. I use my democratic right to vote against, but boycott, so that my voice is protected from this democratic cuisine, “writes Kofchegarski.
Vladimir Kofchegarski, “MCD”.