Skopje erupts in anti-government protests

Tens of thousands of people have been protesting in the capital of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, calling for the resignation of the country's conservative prime minister.

Skopje erupts in anti-government protestsSkopje erupts in anti-government protests

Skopje erupts in anti-government protests

Tens of thousands of people have been protesting in the capital of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, calling for the resignation of the country's conservative prime minister.

It comes after the opposition released recordings it says are of illegally surveilled conversations, wiretapped by the government intelligence agency.

25-year-old activist Viktor Mitevski is in Skopje, and he's told Kristina Kukolja, the events are unprecedented in Macedonia.

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