Macedonia to hold early vote after corruption allegations
SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonia is holding an early general election after a nearly two-year political crisis that has roiled the government and threatens the Balkan nation’s ambitions of joining NATO and the European Union.
Sunday’s vote was called as part of a deal to address the crisis, which was sparked by opposition reports that the government was behind a large-scale illegal wiretapping operation that targeted 20,000 people, including politicians, judges, journalists, police and religious leaders.