VMRO-DPMNE has accused the opposition parties - SDSM, Levica and DUI - of "with various excuses" blocking the adoption of the new Electoral Code, and the reason, they say, is the same for all: fear of electoral defeat.

According to the ruling party, behind the blockade are the opposition's low ratings and the fear that elections at this moment would bring them a bad result. The opposition, of course, throws the ball back - mutual accusations are already flying between SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE over who is actually stalling the process.

The Electoral Code isn't an ordinary law - it sets the rules of the game by which everyone fights for power. Precisely for that reason every side has an interest in shaping it to its own benefit, and every delay hides a calculation. When one party accuses another of being afraid of elections, it's worth asking: and why is it itself in such a hurry with a law that suits it?

In all of this the citizen sees a familiar picture - the parties trade blame over who is blocking whom, while the very essence (fair electoral rules everyone will trust) remains a hostage of the daily political calculation. Whether we'll ever get an Electoral Code agreed, rather than imposed by whoever currently has more MPs - that's the question neither side wants to pose out loud.