Dead heat between Pendarovski and Siljanovska


Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova enter the second half of the election contest for a new head of state. Pendarovski led by a narrow margin ahead Siljanovska during the Sundays’s vote, which practically showed convincing “victory” of the abstainers, since almost 60 percent of the total number of voters decided not to take part in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

IBNA Interview with opposition presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova


After interviews with presidential candidate, Stevo Pendarovski, who has been nominated by ruling party SDSM, and independent candidate, Blerim Reka, IBNA news agency has also held an interview with VMRO-DPMNE backed candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Kavkova. In this interview, she talks about her challenges as candidate in the presidential race, the fact that she’s against the Prespa […]

Presidential candidates hold rallies in Kriva Palanka, Valandovo and Bitola


 VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova addressed late Monday a rally in Valandovo, highlighting the importance of justice and rule of law in the country. “People are leaving the country. Unfortunately, the politics of the incumbent authorities leads to this. They have done nothing to keep people here but seem to chase them away. This […]

Presidential election campaign in North Macedonia enters its final week


The presidential election campaign has entered its final week. The campaign will end on April 19, while the election will take place on 21 April. There are three candidates who are running in the presidential race: Stevo Pendarovski nominated by the SDSM led governing coalition, Gordana Siljanovska nominated by VMRO-DPMNE and Blerim Reka who has […]

Siljanovska: I will be President for only one term


Parliament will vote on the entire prime minister’s team, not just ministers one by one. The Parliament and the government will come and go together, in the second round of presidential elections there will be no turnout census, the public offices remain open for (in) direct contact with the citizens, reporters will be invited to […]

Presidential candidate Pendarovski leads opinion polls in North Macedonia


Skopje based Institute for Political Studies has published an opinion poll ahead of presidential elections in North Macedonia. The survey has been conducted from 23 to 27 of March this year, while the number of respondents in the poll was 1110. According to the survey in question, the government backed presidential nominee, Stevo Pendarovski leads […]

Opinion polls in North Macedonia show mixed results


Two opinion polls have been carried out in North Macedonia ahead of the presidential elections scheduled to take place on April 21. An opinion poll carried out by Prospekt-M and TV Telma suggests that if elections were to be held tomorrow, over 25% of people would vote in favour of the governing coalition candidate, Stevo […]

Pendarovski and Siljanovska-Davkova submit presidential candidacies


Representatives of the main political parties SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE submitted the presidential candidacies of their candidates Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova to the State Election Commission today. Aleksandar Kiracovski, head of the SDSM election HQ, submitted the presidential candidacy of Stevo Pendarovski. “I assure you that the campaign will be peaceful and civil, reflecting our […]

VMRO-DPMNE presents Siljanovska in Brussels


VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and the party’s presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a meeting in Brussels yesterday with Eduard Kukan, MEP and European Parliament Rapporteur, and MEP Marijana Petir. At the meeting, Mickoski pointed out that the law-abiding state and the rule of law in North Macedonia is under threat, and that the country is […]

Siljanovska and Pendarovski send their best via Zaev and Gruevski for the time being


Goran Adamovski “They talk about democracy and procedures, and yet they chose their candidate in a hotel, after which they only confirmed his nomination at a party congress. They previously published the public call to which people, who did not have a chance of being elected, have offered their bid,” Professor Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova […]

Ethnic issues and foreign policy on the focus of the presidential campaign


The candidates who will run for the April 21 presidential elections have now been confirmed. They’re Stevo Pendarovski, proposed by ruling party SDSM; Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova proposed by the largest opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE and the independent candidate, Blerim Reka, who has the backing of the Albanian opposition. The three candidates have launched their first messages focusing on […]

Siljanovska wins VMRO-DPMNE’s confidence for presidential candidate


Professor Gordana Siljanovska is the VMRO-DPMNE candidate for president of Macedonia. 408 out of 519 delegates voted for her at the convention in Struga. Her opponets congratulated her on her victory. Professor Gordana Siljanovska in her first speech as Macedonia’s presidential candidate from the ranks of VMRO-DPMNE, said that the time has come for her to […]

Gjorcev in the White House, Siljanovska in the White Palace


The director of the Skopje landfill Drisla, Goran Angelov, is among the nine candidates for president of the state from the VMRO-DPMNE. He is a former mayor of Vinica in two terms, and due to his success and efficiency he was appointed president of the Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS). He directly participated in […]