Polarised North Macedonia votes amid virus surge

North Macedonia heads to the polls Wednesday to elect a government in the midst of a resurgence of coronavirus cases, which has fuelled a bitter blame-game between rival camps.On one side are the Social Democrats led by former prime minister Zoran Zaev, who is touting his success in ushering the country into NATO and getting a green light to start EU membership talks.While such identity debates may have been at the forefront of politics several months ago, the pandemic has changed the game, with