A "disappointed and outraged" North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says he will propose an early election in the face of the European Union's decision not to start membership talks with his country.
Zaev said at a news conference Saturday that the date for the snap election will be discussed and, hopefully, agreed at a Sunday meeting with the country's president, his coalition partners and the opposition leader.
"Europe has not delivered what it has promised. A huge injustice has been done to us. ... I am disappointed and outraged," Zaev told reporters in Skopje.
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev talks to the media during a news conference at the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev say he is "disappointed and outraged" with European Union's Council decision not to start membership talks with his country. (AP PhotoBoris Grdanoski)
EU leaders failed to reach a consensus Friday on whether to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia, amid stiff opposition to the move from France.
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev talks to the media during a news conference at the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev say he is "disappointed and outraged" with European Union's Council decision not to start membership talks with his country. (AP PhotoBoris Grdanoski)
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev talks for the media at the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Zaev says he is "disappointed and outraged" with the European Union's Council decision not to start membership talks with his country. (AP PhotoBoris Grdanoski)