Macedonia calls snap election for December 11

Macedonia on Tuesday officially called for a snap parliamentary election on December 11 to try to end a seething political crisis, after the vote was delayed twice this year. The Balkan state has been in deep crisis since February 2015, when leader of the main opposition Social Democrats Zoran Zaev began releasing tapes that appeared to reveal official and widespread wiretapping, including of journalists and politicians. The polls could pull Macedonia out of political crisis provided that "the campaign is fair and elections credible," EU delegation chief Samuel Zbogar said.

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