Authorities in Macedonia say 77 people have been injured in the clashes inside and outside the country's parliament building. The embassy statement said a majority of lawmakers elected Talat Xhaferi, a lawmaker from an ethnic Albanian party, as parliament speaker. One-fourth of Macedonia's population is ethnic Albanian, and coalition talks to form a new government broke down over ethnic Albanian demands that Albanian be recognized as an official second language. Coalition talks broke down over ethnic Albanian demands that Albanian be recognized as an official second language. Zaev secured the cooperation of another ethnic Albanian party, giving him 69 of parliament's 120 seats.

Source: ABC News April 27, 2017 15:32 UTC