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02-05-2011, 01:39 PM
The political atmosphere in Macedonia has grown increasingly tense since the opposition began a boycott of parliament last week. Opposition MPs accuse centre-right Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski of totalitarian rule and curbing media freedom. They have stepped up calls for early elections.
"Boycotts in the past have ended by sitting down at the table and talking through a solution,” Ivanov said on Friday from Washington, where he is on an official visit.
His call for a joint meeting comes after top European officials expressed their concern over the recent developments in the EU candidate country.
“We call on all political leaders, in the government and the opposition, to re-engage in order to ensure the proper functioning of parliament,” Natasha Butler, the spokesperson for EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele, told Balkan insight.
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/macedonian-leaders-to-convene-amid-political-concern
"Boycotts in the past have ended by sitting down at the table and talking through a solution,” Ivanov said on Friday from Washington, where he is on an official visit.
His call for a joint meeting comes after top European officials expressed their concern over the recent developments in the EU candidate country.
“We call on all political leaders, in the government and the opposition, to re-engage in order to ensure the proper functioning of parliament,” Natasha Butler, the spokesperson for EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele, told Balkan insight.
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/macedonian-leaders-to-convene-amid-political-concern