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The following lists events from the year 2016 in the Republic of Macedonia.

Incumbents

• President: Gjorge Ivanov
• Prime Minister: Nikola Gruevski (until 18 January); Emil Dimitriev

Events

January

• 18 January – Emil Dimitriev took over as prime minister.

April

• 7 April - Opposition leader Zoran Zaev pledges to boycott the parliamentary elections due to a lack of government reform.^[1]
• 10 April - Macedonian police tear gas refugees near the border with Greece.^[2]
• 13 April - Several people are injured in clashes to police and thousands of protesters in Skopje as some storm President Gjorge Ivanov's office.
• 15 April - Protests intensify after lawmakers agree to call for snap elections on June 5. Opposition leader Zaev vowed to boycott the election.^[3]
• 17 April - Protests continue after Ivanov suspends an investigation into alleged corruption of a number of politicians.^[4]
• 18 April - Macedonia enters its second week of protests after Ivanov pardons politicians involved in wiretapping scandals.^[5]
• 20 April - As protests in Skopje grow, Zaev declares he will only take part in EU-brokered negotiations with the government if certain conditions are met namely the withdrawal of pardons President Ivanov gave to politicians involved in wiretapping.^[6]
• 21 April - After Zaev's decline to take part, the European Union cancels talks about the crisis in Macedonia.^[7] The EU is also considering sanctions against Macedonia for neglecting last year's agreement to investigate corruption and instead issuing amnesty to those involved.^[8]

August

• 10 August – The 2016 Macedonian floods killed at least 21 people.^[9]

Deaths

• 3 March – Tome Serafimovski, sculptor (b. 1935).^[10]
• 26 May – Esad Čolaković, footballer (b. 1970)
• 11 December – Esma Redžepova, Romani singer (b. 1943).^[11]
• 23 December – Meto Jovanovski, writer (b. 1928)