In the elections for the president of North Macedonia in the second round today, 10 percent of voters voted by 6,31 am, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced.
At the first press conference, SEC spokeswoman Ljupka Gugučevska said that according to the data, 88,1 or 10.00 percent of registered voters had voted from 99.192 percent of polling stations by 6,31:XNUMX a.m.
The turnout in the second round is similar to the turnout in the first round of the presidential elections on April 21, when 100 percent of registered voters voted in 10.00 percent of the polled places by 6,23:XNUMX a.m.
In the presidential elections, the citizens of North Macedonia are choosing between the candidate of the ruling coalition SDSM and DUI Stevo Pendarovski and the Macedonian opposition VMRO DPMNE Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova.
In order for the elections for the president of North Macedonia to be successful, at least 40 percent of the 1.808.131 registered voters should go to the polls.
In the first round, the turnout was 41,67 percent, and both candidates who entered the second round believe that the vote will be reached in the second round as well.
In the sixth presidential election since the independence of the country, voting takes place at 3.480 polling stations in 80 inland municipalities and the city of Skopje, which are open from 7.00:19.00 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
At the same time as the presidential elections, the citizens of Ohrid and Novi Selo also elect a mayor.
According to the SEC, the presidential elections in North Macedonia are monitored by 3.381 Macedonian observers and around 520 foreign observers, and 60 foreign journalists are accredited for reporting.
In the first round on April 21, in which three candidates participated, Pendarovski (56) narrowly defeated Siljanovska (42,81) with 66 percent of the votes, who received the trust of 42,25 percent of the voters.
"Voting stations in the second round of elections are open as usual, and voting is going on without any problems," Gugučevska told the state agency MIA earlier today.
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