Article: One month for Macedonia to avoid civil war

THE guns may have gone silent but the Macedonian government now has a period of one month to avert civil war.

Arben Xhaferi, leader of the main Albanian party and key partner in the coalition government, said he sought a political solution to Macedonia's current crisis but warned that extremists would pursue their cause with guns if the negotiations were unsuccessful.

"I will give the negotiations one month to succeed. If they fail I will withdraw from the government. My withdrawal would mean the complete polarisation of Macedonian politics along ethnic lines and it would be total war between Albanians and Macedonians."

His analysis is shared by the National Liberation Army, the ...

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