| Series Title | EurActiv |
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| Series Details | 14.04.16 |
| Publication Date | 14/04/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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Protesters ransacked the offices of FYR Macedonia’s presidency on 13 April 2016 and set fire to the furniture, as thousands took to the Skopje’s streets in a deepening political crisis. Sporadic clashes broke out in the capital city as demonstrators pelted buildings with eggs and stones, with one group smashing all the windows at president Gjorge Ivanov’s public offices before setting the furniture alight. The political crisis in the country was reignited by Mr Ivanov's decision to pardon all politicians facing crime investigations - undermining the work of the Special Prosecution, which was set up to investigate wire-tapping allegations and other alleged crimes. Protesters took to the streets of Skopje for the fourth night in a row on the 15 April 2016 after Macedonia confirmed that elections would take place on the 5 June 2016 despite pressure from the US and EU to postpone them. The European Union called on the 18 April 2016 for talks with Macedonian leaders to take place in Vienna on the 22 April 2016 to try to resolve the situation. |
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| Source Link | http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/protesters-ransack-macedonia-presidents-office-as-crisis-deepens/ |
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| Countries / Regions | North Macedonia |
