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Macedonia's long year: scandal, protest and revolution in the Balkans

One of the co-ordinators of the protests in Macedonia gives us a personal insight into the country's dysfunctional political and social life, how the protests started, and why he thinks Macedonia has changed - for the better.

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Macedonian band Foltin coming to support the student occupation, February 2015. Photo supplied by supplied by Student Plenum.

Alex Sakalis: David, please introduce yourself.

David Stefanoski: My name is David Stefanoski. I am 21 and from Prilep, Macedonia. I’m a third year student at the Institute for Security, Defence and Peace at the University of Skopje.