Changing the Constitution will not happen with the current rulers. They are afraid that if this happens, the Bulgarian state in Macedonia will get "wings".
Parliamentary elections in Macedonia were held on 8 April. The former opposition party (Anti)VMRO-DPMNE campaigned extremely aggressively - promising to annul the Prespa Treaty with Greece and the Friendship Treaty with Bulgaria when it takes power.
"The greatest lies are told BEFORE THE ELECTION, during the war and after the hunt", as Churchill said.
My expectation was that after the victory VMRO-DPMNE would back down and lead the country pragmatically. And that means the imperative to be progressive in the Euro-integrative processes. But my hopes burst like a soap bubble.
In fact, the new Prime Minister, Mr. Mickoski, has caved in to the Greeks, because at the swearing-in he used the official name - the Republic of North Macedonia.
With regard to Bulgaria, he reiterated the firm position that he does not accept changes to the Constitution 'under Bulgarian dictates'.
What will be the foreign policy orientation of the new government can be seen from the choice of the new ministers, many of whom are close to Nikola Gruevski. And his policy on European integration was "YES" in words and obstruction in deeds.
The "pearl" of the new ministers is Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Stoilkovic, a known apologist of Aleksandar Vucic.
From this composition of the new government, we can expect anything, just not to go on the road to Europe. A condition for this is a change of the Constitution, which must include the Bulgarian community. This change will not happen with the current rulers. They are afraid that if this happens, the Bulgarian state in Macedonia will get "wings".
Karl Popper, political philosopher, founder of the concept of conservatism, said:
"Life is a PROCESS, not an object".
We do not know how the cards will be dealt at the "political poker" table in the near future. Anything is possible in these turbulent times. And according to their logic, if the Bulgarians get into the Constitution, it could be a small snowball high in the mountains that triggers an avalanche down the slope. | BGNES
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Lyupcho Kurtelov, public figure and chairman of the Horizons association in Ohrid.
