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1<\/span> Whatever you write about Zoran Zaev in the week when he resigned as Prime Minister, you risk being accused of either defending him or attacking him. There is no third option. That’s the ugly truth about our public – either you love someone uncritically, or you hate them uncritically. That\u2019s why it\u2018s difficult to have an objective opinion on his last act \u2013 his resignation. He said he was going to leave and he just did. Even though he could rule for another two years and be laid-back about it, especially now that he\u2019s secured a parliamentary majority once again.<\/p>\n

Zaev made loads of mistakes and made controversial statements. However, as a politician, he marked a key period in the history of the Macedonian state. With his personal effort, he resolved the thirty-year dispute with Greece and brought the country into NATO. As Macedonians, with Macedonian language. And with Macedonia in the name of the state. It wasn’t easy. Because, not only his political career, but his life too was put on the line.<\/p>\n

Still, he accomplished one of the main goals – NATO.
\nThe second goal – the date for the start of the EU accession talks, wasn\u2019t accomplished, not through fault of his own. The one to be blamed for that is the European Union.<\/p>\n

2<\/span> In the meantime, he brought home freedom, but he didn\u2019t bring justice. Although, he had come to power with the slogan “No justice, no peace.” The counter at Porta Makedonija which was supposed to display the returned stolen money and which he personally donated, didn\u2019t tick even once.<\/p>\n

The worst part of his term is that the state remained trapped by the party. And he didn\u2019t even try to change that. He shouted, “Let us never allow this evil to happen ever again.” But, he didn\u2019t make a system effective enough to prevent that evil from happening ever again. And he failed to tackle corruption. For example, he allowed a showman of Boki 13\u2019s caliber to become a factor in the country. A media mogul with a crown on his head, worshiped by the entire government, judges, prosecutors and special prosecutors.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if he chose to listen only to those who praised him, or he simply thought that “it will be easier at home than with Tsipras,” but it\u2019s still a mystery why he was willing to fall out with the well-intentioned and the selfless when he had to defend the incompetent and the punks leeching off him. How big was his debt that he had to protect their business interests? They kept eating away the loan he himself had given them. But, he had it coming. It was his choice – to carry them and their crimes on his shoulders.<\/p>\n

He left the post of Prime Minister along with their guilt. But he remained loyal to them until the end. Unlike the one who fled to Budapest, who didn\u2019t leave only his cousins and his most loyal close associates rot in prison for everything that crossed his mind, but also his own minor children.<\/p>\n

3<\/span> Because of how great our expectations were when Gruevski\u2019s regime was toppled, we forget that Zaev didn\u2019t come to power in ideal conditions. He formed a government with only 49 seats won after the country had been held captive for 11 years and after the storming of the Parliament, in which he almost died. He fought an opposition whose sole purpose was to save the criminals from their party along with their fleeing honorary president. He had to form a coalition with DUI, who don\u2019t approve of judicial reforms because there\u2019re dragging with them all the loose ends from their cooperation with the fugitive in Budapest. To complete the big picture \u2013 joining NATO and the EU accession talks, he had to make compromises such as amnesties and unnatural coalitions.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why justice wasn\u2019t on the top of the agenda. <\/p>\n

The fact the opposition was besmirching his reputation wasn\u2019t a problem for Zaev. Even the limited capacity of SDSM staff wasn\u2019t that big of a problem. But the perception of his public image was mostly shaped by party cliques, especially the quasi-elitist ones, who couldn\u2019t get over the fact that the party was led by a man from the provinces, who had made his fortune through agriculture. In his party they called him “the country cousin,” “the farmer,” “the fool from the peasant wing,” not noticing how many dimwits and “peasants” there are among the Skopje elites. Because they are one of their own. Because of such divisions, SDSM can\u2019t make an objective assessment of his political legacy as a leader who democratized the party by introducing direct elections for its president.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, I really don\u2019t care about SDSM and their courtly games. But the harm SDSM inflicts on the community with their behaviour is the thing that will restore VMRO\u2019s regime and bring back Gruevski worse than ever. They haven\u2019t learned their lesson, because they\u2019re still convinced that the voters are to blame for their defeat in the last election.<\/p>\n

4<\/span> The fire brigade in Rankovce was given a phone after residents had to go to the station to report a fire for four years.<\/p>\n

The Municipality of Centar installed bollards to divide the two lanes on the street in front of a bakery to prevent illegal stops for burek, because they kept blocking traffic.<\/p>\n

Also, the Municipality of Centar placed large planters on Boemska Street in Debar Maalo to prevent illegal parking in front of the pubs. Since, the police are forbidden to fine people. However, the drivers are resourceful and park between the planters.
\nAt the same time, the Macedonian fans of Zdravko Colic and Ceca are very disappointed because their New Year’s performances were canceled. In Montenegro.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s at least three achievements and one disappointment in the week when the Prime Minister resigned.
\nSo, how are we to objectively assess Zaev’s political legacy in such a reality in Macedonia in the third decade of the 21st century.<\/p>\n

Translated by Nikola Gjelincheski <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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