Early parliamentary elections were held in Macedonia on 1 June 2008, after the Assembly voted to dissolve itself on 12 April 2008.

[6] The tense elections involved episodes of violence, mostly between rival ethnic Albanian parties, the DUI and DPA.

[7] A gunman opened fire on a Macedonian police unit patrolling the village of Aračinovo, north of the capital Skopje.

[10] There were also reports of ballot stuffing and allegations of fraud in villages around Skopje during the early hours of voting.

[15] The Party for Democratic Prosperity announced after the election on 3 June 2008 that it would merge with the DPA, effectively making the DPA the larger of the two main Albanian parties and increasing its chances in the repeated elections.