‘Brussels-ordered COUP’ Thousands REVOLT over ‘EU meddling’ in another European country
THOUSANDS protested outside the EU delegation embassy in Macedonia, amid allegations that the Brussels bloc has ‘chosen their leaders’.
By OLI SMITH
Express.co.uk
Wed, May 10, 2017
Thousands of furious Macedonians took to the streets yesterday in anger over alleged EU interference in country’s elections.
Following weeks of pressure from the EU, the Macedonian Assembly announced that Talat Xhaferi had been elected as the speaker of its parliament.
In response, protesters in the country’s capital of Skopje said the European bloc had “issued an order to choose our leaders”.
The furious demonstration comes after months of political turmoil in the country, which has been without a government since December last year.
In captured footage, several protesters clashed with riot police in violent scenes.
The mass protests yesteday took place just two weeks after a group of nationalists stormed the country’s parliament over the the proposed election of Mr Xhaferi.
VMRO, the conservative, Russian-backed party, won elections last year but did not secure enough votes to govern outright.
In recent weeks, a coalition of social democratic, ethnic Albanian parties agreed a power-sharing deal – including the election of Talat Xhaferi, an ethnic Albanian.
The opposition-led coalition had the strong backing of diplomats in Brussels.
Federica Mogherini, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission, met with Talat Xhaferi last week to show her support.
Macedonia is in the midst of European Union accession talks and is widely expected to be the next country to join the bloc.
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