Newly elected ethnic-Albanian mayors in Tetovo and Gostivar, both Albanian-populated towns, have begun to speak out.

ECONOMIST: Hope, and danger, for ethnic Albanians

The operation went smoothly enough in Tetovo but not in Gostivar, where several thousand demonstrators confronted hundreds of riot police.

ECONOMIST: Macedonia

In the latest sign of tension in Macedonia, two policemen were shot dead this week outside the Albanian-dominated town of Gostivar.

ECONOMIST: Cracking down on crime in Kosovo