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North Macedonia's opposition rightist leads ahead of May 8 presidential poll runoff
North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from 99.03% of polling stations on Thursday, but both were short of the 50% backing needed to win outright.
North Macedonia to hold presidential runoff with center-right candidate in the lead
North Macedonia will hold a presidential runoff on May 8 after no candidate secured enough support from voters to win outright; voting will coincide with parliamentary elections.
Longtime EU hopeful North Macedonia holds presidential polls centered on bloc accession, rule of law
Voters in North Macedonia cast ballots Wednesday for a president they hope will oversee the country's long-anticipated entry into the European Union, The small Balkan country has orbited the EU for nearly two decades with little to show for its efforts to join the 27-nation bloc.
North Macedonian opposition candidate leads presidential poll but runoff looms
North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from almost 70% of polling stations on Wednesday, but both were well short of the 50% needed to win outright.
North Macedonia votes for president in test before parliamentary poll
Voters in North Macedonia went to the polls on Wednesday to elect the president in a litmus test for a parliamentary election next month in which a nationalist opposition is seeking to unseat the ruling centre-left Social Democrats.
N. Macedonia votes in crucial elections for stalled EU talks
North Macedonia heads to the polls Wednesday for the first in a series of elections that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will ever join the European Union.
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Starbucks Leads Business Opposition to Pro-Worker Labor Board
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Peter Dutton may face party upset if opposition supports government’s misinformation bill
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