THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF MILAN GROL AND THE DEMOCRATS OF MACEDONIA AND THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION IN THE PERIOD 1940 - 1945

Abstract

This text analyzes the political views and positions of Milan Grol, as president
of the Democratic Party, from 1940, when he assumed leadership of the party, to 1945,
when he resigned from the government of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia and withdrew
from political life. It also follows Grol’s initiatives and considerations as a minister in
the émigré governments in London, as well as those of his political allies and opponents,
concerning the postwar organization of Yugoslavia, Serbia’s position, and the status of
Macedonia within the future Serbian territorial unit. Entries in Grol’s diary, kept in
London from 1941 to 1945, clearly show his stance that Macedonia could only have a
certain degree of autonomy within Serbia. Grol consistently maintained this political
position from the 1930s until the end of his active political involvement in 1945.