We have been saying since 2014, and we have continued to repeat, that our state was created in times of crisis, both in 1991 and in 2001. Therefore, the asymmetry that exists between society and the state is a potential factor that could generate crises in the future. That’s why we have called for, in times of peace, without the smell of gunpowder, for citizens and politicians who love this country and want to see it developed with a European perspective, to sit down and discuss what needs to be done to make the state complementary to society. If Albanians are an intermediary community, between the majority and other minorities, the question arises: how should their ethnic rights be defined? Are they an ethnic community or a nation? How should the state be defined in relation to them, and how should this social inclusion take place to resolve all differences and make the state cohesive and inclusive? We will continue to insist on the principle of redefinition, convinced that this is for the good of the future of the Republic of North Macedonia.
(Afrim Gashi – Congress I, 15 maj 2022)
