DHAKA: Macedonia's June election has been postponed after the constitutional court moved to stop electoral activities, amid strong pressure at home and abroad.

Opposition parties have boycotted the election because of extended political confusion that has rocked the former Yugoslav republic, BBC reports on Thursday (May 19).

The court declared the termination of parliament unconstitutional.
Parliament then reconvened and agreed to cancel the vote.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said conditions for the June poll ‘were not there’ and all main political parties in the Balkan nation should now address the serious issues at the heart of the crisis.

In particular, she demanded the immediate rescinding of pardons handed down in April to 56 people implicated in a wiretapping scandal that sparked the turmoil in February 2015.

A US embassy statement echoed the appeal, warning against ‘selective justice’.

BDST: 1443 HRS, May 19, 2016
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