2022 North Macedonia: Country’s Future is Laid Out
2022 North Macedonia: Country’s Future is Laid Out
Author(s): Not Specified Author
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije IFIMES
Keywords: North Macedonia; 2022; future; predictions; politics;
Summary/Abstract: On 8 September 2022, North Macedonia marked the 31st anniversary of declaration of independence. Year 2017 was a milestone in the modern Macedonian history. The regime of Nikola Gruevski (VMRO-DPMNE), who remained in power from 2006 to 2017, collapsed. A new government headed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev (SDSM) was established. With the signing of the Prespa Agreement Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras defeated the doctrine pursued by Slobodan Milošević and Constantine Mitsotakis, with the assistance of some Macedonian political parties, which did not envisage existence of Macedonia as a state and Macedonians as a people. The full-fledged membership in NATO fulfilled century long dream of Macedonians and other citizens to have their own state whose territorial integrity and sovereignty would be guaranteed by the biggest and strongest politico-military alliance in the world- NATO. This provided for defeat of hegemonic projects that involved or included aspirations with respect to North Macedonia.
Series: IFIMES Research Papers
- Page Count: 7
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
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