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North Macedonians on Sunday headed to polls for the second round of voting to elect the country’s next president for the next five years.

Axar.az reports citing Anadolu Agency.

A total of 1.8 million eligible voters have started to cast ballots in the election as of 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) and it will end by 7 p.m. (1700 GMT).

According to the results of the first round held on April 21, the governing Social Democrats' (SDSM) candidate Stevo Pendarovski -- won 42.8% of the votes -- and opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova -- won 42.2% -- vie for the post in the runoff.

Pendarovski is supported by the government and has the backing of 31 political parties, including the Union of Social Democrats of Macedonia (SDSM), the Democratic Union for Integration (BDI), AlternAtivA, the Turkish Movement Party (THP), and the Turkish Democratic Party (TDP).

Davkova, the only woman candidate, is seeking the presidency with the support of the main opposition union. She favors cancelling the country’s name change deal.

Sunday's election is the sixth presidential election in the country's modern history, but the first since it made a momentous name change.

Under the law, voter turnout in the runoff must be at least 40% for it to produce a winner.

Last June, the country agreed to change its name in line with a deal under which Greece dropped its objection to North Macedonia joining NATO and the EU.

Since Macedonia declared independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991, the nation has had four presidents.

Under the Constitution, a president can be elected for a maximum of two times.

Date
2019.05.05 / 14:57
Author
Axar.az
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