Macedonian parliamentary election
Macedonian Parliament Stalled by VMRO DPMNE Filibuster
Observers say the VMRO DPMNE's stalling tactics, which involve the party's MPs making long speeches and holding discussions amongst themselves in order to prevent a vote on a new parliamentary speaker for as long as possible, are set to continue on Wednesday - and could drag out the process for weeks or possibly months.
Macedonia Parliament Reconvenes Amid Crisis
Parliament has two topics on its agenda: The election of a commission for appointments, which was agreed on last Thursday between the political parties, as well as the election of a new speaker.
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EU's Hahn Makes Crisis-Solving Dash to Macedonia
Amid heightened tensions in Macedonia, Commissioner Johannes Hahn who will be accompanied by MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein is expected to press for the formation of the new opposition-led coalition government in Macedonia as the only way out of the country's deep political crisis.
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Zaev ready to support Albanians' "genocide lawsuit"
A spokesperson for the ethnic Albanian DUI party in Macedonia says Zoran Zaev's SDSM is ready to vote in favor of a genocide lawsuit against Serbia.
According to Bujar Osmani, the lawsuit would concern "genocide committed against Albanians between two wars."
Albania, Kosovo Deny Stirring Crisis in Macedonia
Regional experts in Albania and Kosovo have dismissed claims that Tirana and Pristina have played a role in fomenting the crisis in Macedonia, following highly-charged accusations of interference made in Macedonia and the Serbian media.
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Macedonia Opposition Looks Closer to Forming Govt
After a meeting on Wednesday night, the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, confirmed that one key obstacle to backing a new opposition Social Democrat-led government - a new law extending the use of the Albanian language - had been removed.
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Macedonia Albanians Squabble Over Joint Platform
The ethnic Albanian parties involved in organizing a planned roundtable of Albanian leaders, which is designed to oversee fulfillment of the objectives of the parties' joint declaration, have traded blamed over its failure to take shape.
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Threats Target Macedonia Opposition Talks to Form Govt
As the opposition Social Democrats continued to discuss forming a government with ethnic Albanian parties, a mysterious group called Hardcore, which describes itself as a Macedonian patriotic organization, called on ethnic Macedonians to join a protest march in Skopje on Friday.
Another Snap Poll Won't Solve Macedonia's Crisis: Survey
Amid the ongoing delay in forming a new government after the December 11 elections, an opinion poll published on Monday suggested that if the polls were repeated, the ruling VMRO DPMNE party and its bitter rival, the opposition Social Democrats, SDSM, would win almost equal support, as they did two months ago.
Macedonia's DUI Ambiguous About Joining New Govt
The Democratic Union for Integration, DUI - the ethnic Albanian party with the most MPs in parlliament - has sent out conflicting signals about joining a new government coalition led by former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, the leader of the VMRO DPMNE.
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