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EU commissioner Hahn (c), flanked by PM Gruevski (l) and opposition leaders Thaci and Zaev. (Photo: European Commission)

Macedonia PM to go as part of EU-brokered deal

Macedonia's four largest political parties have reached a deal that will see prime minister Nikola Gruevski resign and is hoped to ease tensions in the former Yugoslav republic.

The agreement was brokered by EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn, three MEPs, and the EU and US ambassadors to Skopje.

The EU commission announced the deal on Wednesday morning (15 July).

Under the deal, Gruevski's go...

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