Macedonia Is in for a Hot Political Summer

Macedonia Is in for a Hot Political Summer
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BELGRADE, Serbia—Sixteen months after its rumbling political crisis erupted with allegations of government wire-tapping—which exposed abuses like corruption, voter fraud, the suppression of free media, and attempts to manipulate the judiciary—Macedonia remains in limbo. The country's predicament has raised concerns that it could pull its neighbors into a new Balkan conflagration. It has also revealed the shortcomings of the European Union's approach to the region at a time when Macedonia's path toward EU membership is looking as precarious as ever.

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