Macedonia's pro-Western candidate wins first round of presidential vote

Ruling Social Democratic Union of Macedonia's candidate Stevo Pendarovski talks to the media after casting his vote for the presidential elections in Skopje, North Macedonia April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - Copyright OGNEN TEOFILOVSKI(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 21/04/2019 - 23:02•Updated 27/04/2024 - 02:00

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SKOPJE (Reuters) - Early results of a presidential election in North Macedonia showed pro-Western candidate Stevo Pendarovski in first place, with 45 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission website showed on Sunday.

His main rival, opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, was in second place with 41 percent of the votes, preliminary results showed, based on 57 percent of ballots counted.