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Macedonian Court Deems Parliament’s Dissolution Unconstitutional

© AP Photo / Boris GrdanoskiLawmakers gather on an urgent session, in the Parliament building in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Lawmakers gather on an urgent session, in the Parliament building in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The verdict follows a last week temporary decision of the Constitutional Court to halt all preparations for the early parliamentary elections.

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BELGRAD (Sputnik) – The Macedonian Constitutional Court recognized Wednesday the self-dissolution of the country’s parliament, local media reported.

The entire procedure to annul the parliament’s dissolution which would pave the way for early elections took 10 days, Telma TV-channel reported.

The verdict follows a last week temporary decision of the Constitutional Court to halt all preparations for the early parliamentary elections scheduled on June 5.

The judicial inquiry into the April parliament’s dissolution was initiated by the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), the largest Albanian party in Macedonia, which refused to participate in the coming elections.

Two other big Macedonian parties the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) and the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA) also decided to abstain from participation in the June elections leaving the ruling Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE) the only party that was going to take part in the elections.

The Macedonian political crisis erupted last year after the opposition accused the ruling party of intercepting phone calls of about 20,000 people, including police officers, judges, journalists and diplomats.

The crisis escalated on April 22 when country’s President Gjorge Ivanov pardoned 65 politicians and their associates, accused of various crimes. In return, Macedonian opposition launched protests aimed at withdrawing the pardon.

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