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Anti-riot police officers stand guard in front of the Ministry of Culture in Skopje on April 15, 2016, during a protest against the president's shock decision to halt probes into more than fifty public figures embroiled in a wire-tapping scandal. The country has been politically gridlocked for two years but the crisis rose a notch on April 12 when President Gjorge Ivanov halted a probe into more than 50 public figures suspected of involvement in corruption and a wire-tapping scandal. The move triggered street protests against Ivanov and the ruling party's leader, Nikola Gruevski. Fresh demonstrations on Monday drew several thousand, mostly young people who demanded Ivanov's resignation. (Photo by Robert Atanasovski/AFP Photo)
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