If the state decides to introduce online voting, then I expect that right to be available to me too, because I live in Macedonia and feel the consequences of political decisions every day.

I am not asking for anyone's right to vote to be taken away. But I do not accept a situation in which someone living abroad would be able to vote online, while I - who live, work and pay taxes in Macedonia - would not have the same access.

If online voting is secure and reliable enough for those living abroad, then it should be secure and reliable enough for all citizens. Equal rights mean equal opportunities. If such a system is introduced, it should apply under the same conditions to every voter, regardless of whether they live in Macedonia or abroad.

I am disappointed in SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE. For years I have heard the same promises, watched the same quarrels, and in the end I get the same results. Instead of real change, we get mutual accusations, while citizens' problems remain unsolved.

That is why I don't feel my vote can change anything in a system that has worked the same way for years. Instead of spending the whole day following election results and political sparring, I'm thinking of spending election day in Serbia, by the Sava, with a cocktail in hand and peace of mind. Democracy is not only the right to vote, but also the right to be disappointed, critical, and to demand something better. Until someone shows they truly deserve trust, my dilemma remains - the polling station or a cocktail by the Sava.

What disappoints me most is the feeling that my vote is worth no more than the vote of someone who hasn't lived in Macedonia for twenty years and doesn't feel the daily consequences of decisions taken here.

I live here. Here I pay bills, taxes, deal with healthcare, education, infrastructure and the economy. Every political decision directly affects my life and the life of my family.

Now, to every citizen who doesn't want to vote because they see no real political offer, the story about voters abroad will be sold.

Instead of the parties asking themselves why people in Macedonia are disappointed, why they don't believe in the system and why they see no way out, an alibi will again be sought. There will be talk of votes from abroad, while it will be kept quiet that a large share of citizens at home no longer see anyone to vote for.

I have nothing against those who live abroad. But I do have something against the disappointment of people who live here being covered up with new political maths. The problem isn't only who votes from Canada, Germany or Australia. The problem is that a person who lives in Macedonia, pays taxes here and faces the consequences of politics every day, no longer sees a real offer.