Macedonia parties agree on election date in December

Political parties in FYR Macedonia agreed at a meeting brokered by the European Union on 31 August 2016 to hold a general election on 11 December 2016, following two cancellations of parliamentary elections throughout the year.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Macedonia postpones election under EU pressure http://www.europeansources.info/record/macedonia-postpones-election-under-eu-pressure/

EU: EEAS: Statement, 31.08.16: Joint Statement on today's developments in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia http://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/9161/joint-statement-on-todays-developments-in-the-former-yugoslav-republic-of-macedonia_en

EurActiv, 01.09.16: Macedonian political parties agree December election after spy scandal http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/macedonian-political-parties-agree-december-election-after-spy-scandal/

ESO: Background information: Macedonian parliamentary election, 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/macedonian-parliamentary-election-2016/

Balkan Insight, 01.09.16: Macedonian Election Set for December http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/macedonia-decides-to-hold-elections-on-december-11-08-31-2016

Politico, 01.09.16: Macedonia sets election date, again http://www.politico.eu/article/macedonia-sets-election-date-again-december-11-2016/

---