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1<\/span>Here\u2019s the opportunity for the Government to make radical changes to the system. However, they shouldn\u2019t expect us to praise them simply for initiating inspections, which they describe as a \u201crobust action,\u201d meaning they are conducting a large-scale check of all licences, illegal buildings, extensions, unsecured construction sites, permits, and fire protection systems, and maybe they\u2019ll begin addressing excessive noise. That was their responsibility long before the unimaginable tragedy in Kochani on the night of March 15-16, where 59 young people died, 6 of whom were children. It\u2019s obvious they hadn\u2019t been doing their job.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s high time this government stopped blaming its predecessors. No one\u2019s denying that the SDSM-DUI coalition is to blame. But then again, VMRO-DPMNE and VLEN have held a stable governing majority for nine months. And VMRO-DPMNE has been in control of local government in 42 municipalities for three and a half years. Or, is that a subject we\u2019re not supposed to bring up? Were their mayors and councillors unaware of what was happening right under their noses? Who was the head of their inspectors? Were local bosses and thugs, the so-called investors, so invisible that they went unnoticed by the mayors, councillors, dozens other officials, heads of various municipal services, and even the local police and the local prosecutors? They didn\u2019t need to wait for a tip-off to act. Every day, on their way to work, they pass by illegal buildings springing up overnight, they sip coffee in unregistered buildings, and, until the \u201crobust action,\u201d their children were going out to unlicensed clubs.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly why the Government has an opportunity. Let it leave no stone unturned. Let it change all the laws, regulations, and bylaws that have been designed over the years to ignore the rights of citizens and help criminals, creating the illusion that everything was done according to the law. And \u2013 let it implement them in practice. They mustn\u2019t aim to wear us down like all previous governments have over the past 30 years, only for us to be writing two years from now that the trial was postponed, that the judge fell ill, that a translation wasn\u2019t provided, that a juror retired, or that the case is travelling from the Basic Court to the Appeals Court\u2026 In other words, they shouldn\u2019t make it appear as though everything\u2019s done according to the law, while we all know it\u2019s a sham.<\/p>\n

And so on, until another disaster strikes.<\/p>\n

2<\/span> Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski started his first press conference after the Kochani tragedy by speaking about how he personally feels. Given that, it\u2019s now completely inappropriate for the Government to tell us how we should feel, how we should grieve, whether we should protest, how to protest, what questions we\u2019re allowed to ask\u2026 For the love of God, just few days before the fire, Mickoski himself was rallying people for a protest march against five members of the Judicial Council, whose names we don\u2019t even know, and now they\u2019re implying that when it comes to 59 victims and over 200 injured, it\u2019s not the time for protests.<\/p>\n

We should all keep a close eye on the Government. And it should be grateful for that, if it wants to see this whole situation through. Not just the investigation, but the overhaul of the entire corrupt system.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d be happy if the government, which holds a super-stable parliamentary majority, used its power to make radical changes for good governance. However, I\u2019d be extremely unhappy if it used that power to suppress protests, differing opinions, and prevent people from being properly informed. It wasn\u2019t that long ago that journalists were labelled, photos of those with differing views were circled in red, the secret wiretapping, and the nails stuck on photos in TV shows of all those who criticised the VMRO-DPMNE government under Nikola Gruevski.<\/p>\n

If the current VMRO-DPMNE does that, it means they haven\u2019t learned the lesson from Kochani. And these 59 victims have died in vain.<\/p>\n

At the moment, the Government has a carte blanche if it truly wants to make a change. And it has the opportunity to set things right in one go, without having to justify itself to criminals for doing so. If it genuinely wants to free itself from the 30-year captivity of criminals, there will never be a better moment to say: Enough is enough!<\/p>\n

3<\/span> After all, someone has to keep the Government in check since the Assembly refuses to do so. MPs unanimously granted themselves two weeks off. It\u2019s one thing that they skipped the parliamentary questions session to avoid conflict, but it\u2019s another that the President of the Assembly, Afrim Gashi, didn\u2019t even call the MPs for a commemorative session. They could have gathered, claimed their travel expenses, and taken a moment of silence. Not just out of respect for the victims, but out of respect for the voters.<\/p>\n

However, the MPs have long, long lost respect for those who elect them. They only have respect for the party leaders who place them higher on the electoral lists. Instead of them being the bosses of the ministers, because they elect them, the Government has become their boss instead.<\/p>\n

Since MPs are just ordinary party followers, it\u2019s probably best for Parliament to meet only when the Government is to be elected. It merely formally votes on the laws proposed by the Government anyway, and doesn\u2019t accept laws proposed by the opposition. And even if the current government dislikes a previously passed law, MPs will simply vote for an authentic interpretation that suits the Government.<\/p>\n

The fact that the Assembly isn\u2019t working for two weeks isn\u2019t a great loss. They do more harm if they work.<\/p>\n

I remember, two or three years ago, we worked our fingers to the bone, writing about how the Constitutional Court wasn\u2019t complete. We thought it was a great shame that the country didn\u2019t have a Constitutional Court. And finally, when the court was completed, the first thing the constitutional judges did was increase their salaries and the salaries of other officials by 78 percent.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I don\u2019t see what the big deal is about MPs taking two weeks off. They don\u2019t work for the citizens\u2019 interests anyway. They work solely for their own interests. And they don\u2019t even have to show up to work.<\/p>\n

4<\/span>Reading the announcements from Parliament explaining the two-week holiday, I couldn\u2019t help but think: Is something wrong with us, or with them? First, they wasted time coming up with an excuse for not working, and then even more time trying to convince us that their excuse was reasonable.<\/p>\n

These are the actions of the Assembly regarding the country\u2019s biggest disaster:<\/p>\n

On March 17, we were told that \u201cthe President of the Assembly proposed, and the coordinators of all parliamentary groups present unanimously adopted the conclusion that all activities of the Assembly scheduled and planned for this week are cancelled.\u201d<\/p>\n

On March 24, we were told that \u201cthey unanimously agreed, taking into account the feelings of all citizens following the tragedy in Kochani, expressing respect for all those who died and hoping for the speedy recovery of the injured, that the Assembly cancel all activities planned for this working week, including a briefing with journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n

On March 25, they started scolding us \u2013 \u201cRegarding the inaccurate information and widespread accusations about the postponement of the Assembly\u2019s work last week and this week\u201d \u2013 and persistently explained that \u201cthe temporary postponement of the Assembly\u2019s activities was a gesture of respect for the tragedy in Kochani, where young people lost their lives, and an expression of solidarity with the families of the victims and all citizens affected by this catastrophe,\u201d and reiterated that \u201cthis decision is not the result of any individual or unilateral political decision-making, but rather a reflection of the common institutional will of all parliamentary groups to act with sensitivity during a time of national mourning.\u201d<\/p>\n

On March 26, they scolded us once again, saying that \u201cany statement suggesting that MPs are taking a break is a violation of the reputation of the Assembly and the people\u2019s representatives.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, the reputation of the Assembly is damaged if you ask why the MPs are taking time off, but it\u2019s not damaged if the MPs are not working.<\/p>\n

Credit where credit\u2019s due: there was one activity they successfully carried out without being at each other\u2019s throats. They opened a book of condolence in the Assembly.<\/p>\n

Translated by Nikola Gjelincheski<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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