One person was killed an seven wounded in clashes between Macedonian police and an armed group during snap parliamentary elections on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said, dpa reported.
The incident took place in the Albanian-dominated village of Aracinovo, near Skopje, after police encountered the group.
It was earlier reported that two men were wounded in shooting incidents which also involved police as major irregularities were reported in four villages in the north-western, Albanian-dominated section of Macedonia.
Lesser violations occurred elsewhere, reports said.