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.