Experts are divided over whether, who and why anyone is to blame for the (un)intentional dragging on of the lustration process, following the decision of the Constitutional Court to temporarily discontinue the lustration concerning former functionaries, journalists, priests and lawyers. Experts have conflicting views also over whether the extant lustration law is functional or should undergo modifications for the third time, as announced by governing VMRO-DPMNE, Nova Makedonija reports. As some believe there is nothing contentious in the law and that the problem is political, others trust the law is mature for modifications.

University Professor Zvonimir Jankulovski explains that the Macedonian lustration law is excellent for being drafted following the recommendations of the Council of Europe and for having incorporated experiences of a few countries that have already wound up their process of cutting ties with the former regimes.