SEC: Voter turnout 20.73% until 1 pm


Voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential runoff is 20.73% until 1 pm, State Election Commission Spokesperson Ljupka Guguchevska said at today’s second press conference. According to the data reviewed of 95.39% of polling stations, 359.042 voters have cast their vote by 1 pm. Guguchevska also said in the first six and a half hours that voting runs …

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Citizens vote in presidential runoff


North Macedonia votes Sunday in a runoff election to pick the country’s fifth president. The voters will choose between SDSM’s presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski, and his main rival of VMRO-DPMNE coalition Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. 1,808,131 voters are to vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff administered in 3,480 polling stations and in 32 diplomatic and consular offices abroad. …

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Presidential candidates in North Macedonia to wrap up election campaign


The two presidential candidates in North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova are expected to wrap up their election campaign ahead of Sunday’s runoff. The race between the two candidates is tight with only 4 thousand votes dividing them. Governing coalition candidate, Pendarovski said that  support for him means better perspective for everyone, European integration, …

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Second round of presidential elections to be observed by PACE delegation


A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Marie-Christine Dalloz, will travel to North Macedonia from 4 to 6 May to observe the second round of the presidential election, said PACE in a press release. The delegation will observe the election alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and …

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Nezavisen interview with Pendarovski: I am the only candidate for all citizens


Stevo Pendarovski, the presidential candidate of SDSM and the coalition, is not discouraged by the low turnout and the narrow advantage he scored in the first round of the sixth presidential elections in the country. He is convinced that this outcome will be a motivating factor for the citizens to come out on May 5 …

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Presidential candidates in North Macedonia appeal for large turnout


While there are only two days remaining in the campaign for presidential elections in North Macedonia, the two candidates Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova have called for a large turnout in the polls. Pendarovski said that a vote for him means a better perspective for everyone, it means a sure path towards European integration, reforms, …

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Presidential candidates enter final week of campaign before second round of elections


The candidates competing to become North Macedonia’s next head of state are heading into the final week of the campaign ahead of the run-off on May 5th. SDSM’s candidate Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova are expected to hold debates and rallies throughout the week. Both candidates during the Easter holidays put their …

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Pendarovski: Mass turnout in the runoff means support to the NATO and EU concept


SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski said that mass turnout in the runoff means support to the NATO and EU concept, while VMRO-DPMNE’s Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said she continued to vie for the votes of the undecided. “It is important to go out in masses on May 5, because what is important is the concept that the …

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Siljanovska will try to win over the abstainers from the right bloc


On election night, when the results of the vote showed a dead heat between the two candidates supported by the government and the opposition, Professor Biljana Vankovska, who is a vigorous supporter of her colleague Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, decided to confront the boycotts on the right-wing campus. According to her, the boycotters turned into …

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Presidential candidates looking to attract Albanian voters


Albanian voters in North Macedonia are considered to be decisive in the second round of presidential elections that will be held on 5 May. Social Democratic Union Party (SDSM) candidate, Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE’s MP, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova have launched a campaign which aims at attracting votes from the second biggest community in the country. Turnout …

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Voters punished the government, but did not reward the opposition


Aside from the “Scandinavian” atmosphere during the voting, there were not many reasons for celebrating Sunday night either at the “White Palace” in downtown Skopje, or at the Hilton Hotel on the Vardar quay. However, there were celebrations – both at the headquarters of Gordana Siljanovska, because of the narrow difference and advantage in several …

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Pendarovski and Siljanovska head to runoff – tight race


The results of Sunday’s presidential elections in North Macedonia suggest that governing coalition candidate, Stevo Pendarovski and opposition backed candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova will head to runoff. With 100% of votes countred, results suggest that Pendarovski has taken 323.846 votes or 42.84%. The opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova has taken 319.240 votes or 42.24%, while the …

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SEC: Pendarovski 42.67 percent, Siljanovska 42.18, Reka 10.84


Preliminary results at the State Election Commission website show that out of the 91.03 percent of processed votes, SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski is in the lead with 42.67 percent of votes. VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova has thus far garnered 42.18 percent of votes, while AA/Besa’s Blerim Reka has received 10.84 percent. According to …

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Latest results – Pendarovski 42.23 percent, Siljanovska 40.74, Reka 13.06


Preliminary results at the State Election Commission (SEC) website show that out of the 31.41 percent of processed votes, SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski is in the lead with 42.23 percent of votes. VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has thus far garnered 40.74 percent of votes, while AA/Besa’s Blerim Reka has received 13.06 percent.

Presidential candidates Slijanovska, Pendarovski and Reka give statements


Polling stations across the country closed at 7 p.m. as part of the first round of the six presidential elections. 1,808,131 people had the right to vote at 3,480 polling stations in the country and 32 abroad starting from 7 a.m. VMRO-DPMNE’s presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova voted Sunday at Kole Nedelkovski elementary school. “These are …

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Citizens of North Macedonia vote for the country’s fift President


The 6th presidential elections take place Sunday in the Republic of North Macedonia. The three candidates running for president include Stevo Pendarovski, who is the joint candidate of the ruling SDSM and DUI, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, who is the candidate chosen by the right-wing opposition VMRO DPMNE party and Blerim Reka, who is supported by the …

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