North Macedonia votes for president in test before parliamentary poll


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  • Wednesday, 24 Apr 2024

A woman votes during the presidential election at a school, in Skopje, North Macedonia April 24, 2024.REUTERS/Marko Djurica

SKOPJE (Reuters) - 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.

Wednesday's vote pits President Stevo Pendarovski, a candidate of the pro-European Social Democrats, against Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova from the opposition VMRO DPMNE.

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