The 15,000-strong pro-government rally is being held near the building of the government, while some 5,000 people have gathered for an opposition protest, demanding resignation of the country's president, Gjorge Ivanov.
The RIA Novosti correspondent reported that the supporters of the opposition were trying to break through the police cordons.
Earlier in the day, the EU-brokered meeting of Macedonia's main political parties leaders, which was expected to take place in Vienna, to discuss the implementation of an agreement between country's political groups aimed to tackle the ongoing political crisis, was postponed.
On April 12, Ivanov halted all the legal proceedings against the politicians, violating the Przino agreement. This move was criticized by both opposition and ruling political forces.
