North Macedonia's right-wing candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova will face President Stevo Pendarovskiy in next month's presidential run-off, according to the latest poll results released on Thursday.
According to the State Election Commission, the first round of voting for the presidential election ended on Wednesday, with 99% of the votes counted, with Silyanovska-Davkova in first place with 40% of the votes and Pendarovsky with 19%. Ta.
of…
North Macedonia's right-wing candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova will face President Stevo Pendarovskiy in next month's presidential run-off, according to the latest poll results released on Thursday.
The first round of voting for the presidential election ended on Wednesday, with 99% of the votes counted, and according to the State Election Commission, Silyanovska-Davkova won 40% of the vote, followed by Pendarovsky with 19%. It became the rank.
The two longtime political rivals led a field of seven candidates, with the top two advancing to the May 8 presidential runoff.
Parliamentary elections will also be held on the same day.
The election came amid a two-year conflict between the government and opposition groups over how to deal with neighboring Bulgaria blocking its path to EU membership.
Advertisement – SCROLL TO CONTINUE
Relations with Bulgaria have long been strained by disputes over the two countries' language and history.
Sofia has refused to support Skopje to start accession talks with the EU until North Macedonia recognizes its ethnic Bulgarian minority in its constitution.
Mr. Pendarovskiy and the SDSM are prepared to submit amendments, but they lack the numbers to win a parliamentary vote.
Advertisement – SCROLL TO CONTINUE
Siljanovska Davkova and the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party argue that constitutional changes can only be made after North Macedonia joins the EU, but the government says that position is unrealistic.
dd/ds/yad
