Peaceful Polling Day

Despite sporadic violence in the run up to the parliamentary elections on July 5, the day itself passed without major incident, with the centre-right VMRO-DPMNE well ahead in the exit polls. There were initial signs of optimism from international observers, but the period in which coalition building takes place will be just as important to Macedonia's democratic credentials. The report by international observers upon whether the country has held a 'free and fair' election will now be key to whether the country is fully assert itself as an EU accession country. Although Macedonia has formally been recognised as a candidate,

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