Macedonia’s prime minister, Nikola Gruevski, is a dark horse. His life path, like that of most autocrats, is distinctly unimpressive. His only truly striking feature is the power he’s managed to acquire.
Last Sunday (17 May), as tens of thousands of protesters rallied to demand his resignation, he looked like an embattled tyrant whose days are numbered.
On Monday, he managed to pull a Putin on his foes. In a show of strength, he staged an even more massive pro-government counter-...
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