United democratic opposition of Macedonia, opposition supporters and non-government organizations Supported by: Government of Macedonia(led by VMRO-DPMNE) Zoran Zaev (opposition leader) Radmila Šekerinska Stevo Pendarovski Tito Petkovski Oliver Spasovski Andrej Žernovski Nikola Gruevski (Prime Minister of Macedonia) Saso Mijalkov Gordana Jankulovska May 5:Around 5,000 protesters (in Skopje)[2] May 6: 15,000 Anti-government demonstrators (in Skopje) May 7: 10,000 Anti-government demonstrators (in Skopje) Unknown number of police officers May 18: In May 2015, protests occurred in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, against the incumbent Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and his government.

[1][2] Protests began following charges being brought up against Zoran Zaev, the Social Democratic opposition leader, who responded by alleging that Gruevski had 20,000 Macedonian officials and other figures wiretapped, and covered up the murder of a young man by a police officer in 2011.

On his return flight to Macedonia, Gruevski's plane made an emergency landing in Zürich after decompression in the air occurred.

[14][15] Events escalated after the April 2014 general election, in which Nikola Gruevski and his ruling party defeated Zoran Zaev and his Social Democratic Union of Macedonia.

[17] He responded by releasing information which alleged that Gruevski had 20,000 Macedonian citizens wiretapped[18] and covered up the murder of a young man after the election in 2011, amongst other claims.

[8] Protests continued across the country, and a skirmish occurred on May 9 in the town of Kumanovo, northwestern Macedonia, between Albanian militants and Macedonian police.

I’ll face down the attacks.”[11] Large crowds gathered to protest on May 17, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Gruevski, who refused and said a rally of supporters will occur on May 18.

[15] Gruevski (VMRO-DPMNE), Zaev (SDSM), Ahmeti (DUI) and Thaci (DPA) met on 2 June in Skopje mediated by the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.

I’ll face down the attacks.”[11] Gruevski appeared at the head of a large pro-government rally on May 18 in Skopje, with tens of thousands showing up in support of the government.

[26] The political crisis which began with the wiretapping incident continued into 2016, with Gruevski ultimately resigning and being replaced by Emil Dimitriev as the Prime Minister of Macedonia as a result of the EU-brokered Pržino Agreement.