Returning Member of Parliament mandates is a process that is going to take long and waste precious time. Following the announcement of the opposition that they will renounce their 4-year mandates unless the government agrees to hold parliamentary elections together with the local, analysts say this would not be a solution to the political crisis.

Constitutional Law Professor Tanja Karakamiseva-Jovanovska explains that apart from the debate in Parliament, the procedure at the State Election Commission is also going to take quite a while and also there may not be additional elections to fill the vacant seats.

“The solution for getting out of this situation would then be sought in agreement with the provisions of the election law, whereupon Parliament would have qualified majority and legitimacy to decide all issues,” Karakamiseva-Jovanovska explains.