Macedonia avoids clashes over local election

Macedonia held a trouble-free municipal election on the 24 March 2013 despite recent ethnic and political unrest, in a boost for the Balkan country's hopes to start European Union entry talks later in 2013.

ESO: Background Information: Press Release: Joint statement by the Heads of Mission of the European Union, the OSCE, and the United States in Skopje http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-joint-statement-by-the-heads-of-mission-of-the-european-union-the-osce-and-the-united-states-in-skopje/

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