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Clashes Erupt at North Macedonia Protest Against Terror Verdict
Thousands of ethnic Albanians took to the streets of Skopje on Friday for a "protest for justice", demanding freedom for the five ethnic Albanians who were sentenced to prison on Tuesday for the 2012 murders of five ethnic Macedonians.
North Macedonia Sends Election-Riggers to Jail
Skopje Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Democratic Union for Integration, DUI party officials Ejup Alimi and Ismet Guri to three-and-a-half years in jail each for the "destruction of electoral materials" in Skopje's municipality of Cair during the 2013 local polls.
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Ruling Parties Seal Local Election Victory in Macedonia
Macedonia's SDSM, led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, confirmed its widespread support, winning 18 of the 35 municipalities in which voting took place Sunday. The first round already suggested widespread support on October 15 (SDSM won 39), which together with Sunday's vote means that in total the party now controls at least 57 out of Macedonia's 81 municipalities.
Macedonia's Ruling Parties Boost Ties for Local Polls
The main ruling party, the Social Democrats, SDSM and its ethnic Albanian junior ruling party, the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, have confirmed that they are on the verge of making official their deal to support each other's candidates for the local elections on October 15.
Macedonia's DUI Mayors Suspect 'Revenge' Inspections
An increase in official inspections in municipalities led by mayors from the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI has raised suspicions after the party on Sunday declined to support a renewed governing alliance with former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
Macedonia Albanians Rally Against Government
Chanting slogans against the heads of Macedonia's ruling parties, several thousand ethnic Albanians rallied on Friday in Skopje at a protest organized by Albanian associations and small political parties.
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Turkish Halkbank opens new branch in Macedonia
Halkbank, one of Turkey's biggest banks and a state-run lender, on June 17 opened its 33rd branch in the Cair municipality of the Macedonian capital Skopje.
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Macedonia Tense as Albanians Renew Protests
Macedonian police were maintaining a heavy presence on Friday in the capital, Skopje, where rival demonstrations had been announced in the city.
Ethnic Macedonians had been due to gather in front of the government building while ethnic Albanians were to rally in the city's mainly Albanian municipality of Cair.
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Macedonia Braces for Rival Ethnic Protests
Police spokesperson Ivo Kotevski said that officers were “closely monitoring social networks” ahead of the possible unauthorised protests on Friday and warned that “violent outbursts cannot be tolerated”.
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Macedonia Albanians Stage Terror Trial Protest
Police established a high-profile presence in the city centre on Friday ahead of the demonstration, which is being seen by the authorities as high-risk and a potential flashpoint for violent confrontation.
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