The early elections were proposed by the Democratic Union for Integration ( DUI ) after Greece vetoed Macedonia 's bid to join NATO at the 2008 Bucharest summit over the Macedonia naming dispute . The DUI 's request was supported by the ruling coalition of VMRO – DPMNE and the Democratic Party of Albanians . Although the opposition Social Democratic Union and Liberal Democratic Party boycotted the vote , 70 of the 120 MPs voted in favour of the motion , with all others absent from the vote
2008 Bucharest summit
2008 Bucharest summit
2008 Macedonian parliamentary election