In North Macedonia, the right-wing nationalist party VMRO-DPMNE achieved victory in both the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Their candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, won the presidency with 65.1% of the vote, defeating incumbent Stevo Pendarovski in the second round of the election, who received 29.2%.
The VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition also secured 43.32% of the parliamentary votes, translating to 58 out of 120 seats. In an unexpected turn of event, the DUI-led “European Front” coalition defending Albanians’ interests in North Macedonia arrived second, securing 19 seats, just in front of the 18 seats of the SDSM-led coalition, marking an end to SDSM’s seven-year tenure in power.
VMRO-DPMNE leader and expected future Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski stated his intention to form a coalition government with the Albanian VLEN block, which obtained 13 seats.
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The State Election Commission declared the elections fair and democratic amid voter concerns over inflation and corruption. As expected, voters did not flock to the polling station, with a turnout in the presidential election of 46.38%, and the parliamentary turnout at 53.41%.
For more information on the parties and their orientation, check out our dedicated article.