Skopje is in turmoil after the Kumanovo clashes which cost the lives of 22 people. Political analysts express fears of a resurgence of violence in view of the 17th of May march which the opposition party has organized.

Nobody knows who caused the Kumanovo massacre, where Albanian-speakers clashed with government forces. Skopje  states that they were Albanians from Kosovo and Albania, while others estimate that they were Albanians living in the country.