The ruling coalition "Your Macedonia", led by VMRO-DPMNE, has grown larger in Parliament - after the joining of the Democratic Party of the Turks of Macedonia, the parliamentary majority has increased to 59 MPs.

By signing the agreement on political partnership, the Turkish party has officially entered the ruling bloc. Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced the expansion, and in doing so said he "wouldn't be happy if the opposition weakened" - a statement that says more about the calculations of power than about any concern.

The numbers in Parliament aren't just arithmetic - they're the foundation of any government. With 59 MPs, the majority gets a more comfortable basis for passing laws and a better position ahead of possible electoral reckonings. But behind every such expansion there is also a price: seats in a coalition are rarely given for free, and the question the citizen should ask is what the Turkish party got for its signature.

"The opposition is weakening" sounds like an observation, but in politics little is accidental. When one party gathers MPs and another loses them, that isn't a sign of a natural flow, but of a calculated game in which each side tries to secure its future ahead of the next elections. The question is whether the citizens get a better government out of all this, or just a more comfortable one for those already in it.