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Macedonia Braces for Anti-Government Protest

A major rally against Nikola Gruevski's government, organized by opposition parties, and backed by many non-government organizations, rights movements and different groups, was set to start at 2pm Sunday in front of the government building.

The main demand of the protesters is for the government to resign over the illegal surveillance scandal revealed by the opposition.

Serbian Daily Claims Kumanovo Shooting Staged by Former Security Chief

The former Director of Macedonia's Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) Saso Mijalkov was actively involved in the staging of the terrorist attack in Kumanovo.

This is claimed by the Serbian daily Blic, based on information of the Serbian security services, BGNES news agency reports.

Macedonian Party Leaders Start Meeting to Resolve Crisis

The leaders of the four biggest political parties in Macedonia have started a meeting in a bid to start a dialogue aimed at defusing the political tensions, MIA news agency reported on Thursday.

US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Baily and the head of the EU Delegation in Skopje Aivo Orav are attending the meeting as observers.

Macedonian Opposition Leader Refuses Participation at Reconciliation Meeting

The Macedonian opposition SDSM leader Zoran Zaev refused to participate at the reconciliation meeting between the four largest parties, which was reportedly scheduled to take place on Thursday.

According to media reports, Zaev would accept a meeting with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski only in the presence of international mediators and representatives of the international community.

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