2016 in the Republic of Macedonia
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The following lists events from the year 2016 in the Republic of Macedonia
Incumbents
- President: Gjorge Ivanov
- Prime Minister: Nikola Gruevski (until 18 January); Emil Dimitriev
Events
January
- 18 January – Emil Dimitriev took over as prime minister.
April
- 7 April - Opposition leader Zoran Zaev pledges to boycott the parliamentary elections due to a lack of government reform.[1]
- 10 April - Macedonian police tear gas refugees near the border with Greece.[2]
- 13 April - Several people are injured in clashes to police and thousands of protesters in Skopje as some storm President Gjorge Ivanov's office.[3]
- 15 April - Protests intensify after lawmakers agree to call for snap elections on June 5th. Opposition leader Zaev vowed to boycott the election.[4]
- 17 April - Protests continue after Ivanov suspends an investigation into alleged corruption of a number of politicians.[5]
- 18 April - Macedonia enters its second week of protests after Ivanov pardons politicians involved in wiretapping scandals.[6]
- 20 April - As protests in Skopje grow, Zaev declares he will only take part in EU-brokered negotiations with the government if certain conditions are met like the withdrawal of pardons President Ivanov gave to politicians involved in wiretapping.[7]
- 21 April - After Zaev's decline to take part, the European Union cancels talks about the crisis in Macedonia.[8] The EU is also considering sanctions against Macedonia for neglecting last year's agreement to investigate corruption and instead issuing amnesty to those involved.[9]
August
- 10 August – The 2016 Macedonian floods killed at least 21 people.[10]
Deaths
- 3 March – Tome Serafimovski, sculptor (b. 1935).[11]
- 26 May – Esad Čolaković, footballer (b. 1970)
- 11 December – Esma Redžepova, Romani singer (b. 1943).[12]
- 23 December – Meto Jovanovski, writer (b. 1928)
References
- ^ "Macedonia opposition says will boycott election".
- ^ "Refugees tear-gassed at Macedonia-Greece border".
- ^ "Protesters throw flares, clash with police, storm presidential HQ in Macedonian capital".
- ^ "Protests amid crisis after Macedonia calls snap elections for June".
- ^ "Protests in Macedonia against Ivanov continue".
- ^ "Macedonia enters second week of anti-government protests".
- ^ "EU's Macedonia crisis talks in doubt as protests grow".
- ^ "EU Cancels Macedonia Crisis Talks In Vienna".
- ^ "EU Considers Sanctioning Macedonia's Leaders Over Amnesty".
- ^ Casule, Kole (7 August 2016). "Macedonia declares state of emergency after 21 die in flash floods". Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Umro vajar Tome Serafimovski". novosti.rs (in Croatian). 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Queen of Romany music, Esma Redžepova, dies aged 73". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 February 2017.