Victory on April 2 would give Aleksandar Vucic and his party, which has a majority in parliament, control over the entire legislative and governing process, and some critics warn that could push the Balkan country back into the autocracy Slobodan Milosevic symbolized during his decade in power.
Protests continued in the Macedonian capital, Skopje, on March 22 over a proposed political deal that would boost the official use of the Albanian language.
Demonstrators in Macedonia opposed efforts by the European Union Enlargement Commissioner to break the country's political crisis.
Johannes Hahn, the European Union’s enlargement commissioner, has said during a visit to Skopje that Macedonia needs to rise above political bickering and form a government as soon as possible to unblock its European Union membership path.
Johannes Hahn, the European Union's enlargement commissioner, plans to visit Macedonia on March 21 in another attempt to help break a political deadlock that has left the country unable to form a government since December's election.
Macedonia's opposition party officially requested a session of parliament to secure its majority status, and called on the conservative government to allow a peaceful transfer of power.
Treason accusations were leveled at Social Democrat legislators who proposed a deal with ethnic Albanian parties, as protests against the agreement continued in Macedonia. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
As Macedonia finds itself mired in political crisis and ethnically charged finger-pointing, the appearance of mock warrants accusing lawmakers critical of the former government of treason has added fuel to the fire.
The prime ministers of six Western Balkan nations arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina amid growing concern in the European Union that Russia is trying to destabilize the region. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
The European Union's enlargement commissioner has urged Western Balkan leaders to fully embrace their European future and refrain from stoking regional tensions.
Italy's foreign minister is urging the European Union to strengthen its commitment to integrating western Balkan countries to help counter rising nationalist tensions in the region.
The political crisis in Macedonian entered a third week as protesters marched through the capital, Skopje, on March 13. The demonstrators were opposed to a political deal that ensures the wider official use of the Albanian language. (RFE/RL’s Balkan Service)
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