Scores of protesters in Macedonia have broken through a police cordon and entered parliament, attacking some lawmakers, to protest the election of a new speaker despite a months-long deadlock in talks to form a new government.
Protesters Attack Macedonia Lawmakers
![Police try to block protestors as they enter into the parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, April 27, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/22800810-95E0-4509-A955-517A1F672940_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police try to block protestors as they enter into the parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, April 27, 2017.
![Protesters enter into the parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, April 27, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92B5325A-B42B-4206-91F1-8580751C86BB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters enter into the parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, April 27, 2017.
![Protesters entered Macedonia's parliament after the governing Social Democrats and ethnic Albanian parties voted to elect an Albanian as parliament speaker in Skopje. Macedonia, April 27, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B650814A-0AA5-4FE9-9DF4-98FFF47A04FD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters entered Macedonia's parliament after the governing Social Democrats and ethnic Albanian parties voted to elect an Albanian as parliament speaker in Skopje. Macedonia, April 27, 2017.