Macedonian pundits expect no political upheavals prior to NATO summit.

Excerpt from report by Macedonian newspaper Nova Makedonija on 9 August

[Report by Suncica Stojanovska Zoksimovska: "[UN Name Mediator] Nimetz to Tailor the Political Autumn"]

If Macedonia and Greece reach a compromise on the name problem in the next two months, this will cause shifts on the state's political stage. If no agreement is reached, state policy will remain peaceful as usual, say analysts in relation what Macedonia can expect from September, when ministers, Assembly deputies, and party leaders return from the beaches.

A "hot autumn" is forecast every year. It is usually the opposition parties who spread these rumours. Last year the government began to receive announcements of strikes by the farmers, workers, and dissatisfied citizens as early as in summer. Crvenkovski [leader of the Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia - …