Polyparty-ism - Search for Common Ground

When the one way- ticket is the only way out
The politicians have
forgotten the young people
Goran Trpenovski
The young people should develop
a feeling that they belong to same
state, which is a precondition for
their mutual cooperation. It is important
to mitigate the
prejudices and
oppositions that
they feel between
each other. The
surveys have
shown that the current
situation that
concerns the ethnic
problems among
young people is
not good. The
politicians are the
ones to be blamed.
The young people
Instead of trying to change
the Balkan political mentality
of the old politicians
with their vanguard influence,
the political youth
wings rapidly melt into
their machiavellian, personal
and profitable logic
which has only one aim and
that is power, power and
nothing but power… by
any means.
should have proper education,
employment, sport, cultural and
other activities in order to spread the
common spirit among them.
Unfortunately, this, in many aspects,
is influenced by politics that is holding
the basic levers
of power.
PDP believes
that in this moment
the party is not in a
position to strongly
influence in the
overcoming of the
divisions and problems
among the
young people. "We
now hardly manages
to push the
most important
issues for the functioning
of the state, let alone to
direct out attention to the problems
that concern the young people. With
our possible future participation in
the Government we will try to solve
the numerous problems for the
youth. Achieving greater and better
results for bringing the young people
together mainly depends on the economic
development. For instance, to
start organizing events that are not
very expensive but are productive
for building trust among young people.
PDP will insist on developing a
program that will encompass its own
activities in this aspect", said Mr.
Mersel Bilali, PDP Member of
Parliament.
Inspired by the desire to access
and apply the European standards in
all spheres of the political and social
life, the Liberal Party will work
towards overcoming the differences
and solving the problems among the
young people by improving the civil
society.
"We are lead by the desire to give
our own contribution to the stability
and development of the Republic of
Macedonia as a modern, judicial and
democratic state with special
emphasis on the welfare of the individual
and development of the political
culture among the young people"
said Mr. Ivon Velichkovski,
Leader of the young liberals. Based
on the ideas for democracy and
invulnerability of the personality, the
freedom of the personal initiative,
creativity and personal responsibili-
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What is happening to us?, May 2002