Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Macedonia to hold elections in 2016


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SOURCE EurActiv.com

BRUSSELS – Macedonia’s political leaders agreed on Tuesday (2 June) to hold elections in early 2016 in order to overcome a deep political crisis, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said, EurActiv.com reports.
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“It was agreed that by the end of April next year there should be early elections,” Hahn told reporters after a day-long meeting with key political actors in Macedonia, including Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and main opposition leader Zoran Zaev.
Details of the EU-brokered agreement are expected to be hammered out next week in Brussels, Hahn stated.
Macedonian politicians did not talk to reporters after the meeting also joined by US Ambassador Jess Baily.
Macedonia’s last elections were held in April 2014, with the next one’s normally due in April 2018.

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