Voter turnout in the run-off of the local elections for mayors in 32 municipalities and the capital Skopje stood at 19.96% as of 1:00 p.m. local time, according to the State Election Commission (SEC) of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The highest voter participation was recorded in the municipalities of Probishtip (36.66%), Krushevo (34.86%), and Lozovo (34.54%), while the lowest was in Skopje’s municipalities of Sarai (3.58%), Chair (5.35%), and Shuto Orizari (12.78%).
In Skopje, overall turnout reached 15.28%. In addition to choosing the city’s mayor, residents are also electing mayors in several of Skopje’s constituent municipalities, where the highest participation so far has been reported in Karposh (22.14%) and Centar (21.58%).
According to the Interior Ministry, election day has been proceeding peacefully and without major incidents. On reflection day, Saturday, authorities received 10 reports of alleged violations in several regions, including Skopje, Ohrid, Shtip, Tetovo, and Bitola, though none were confirmed after on-site checks.
The ministry also reported 19 social media posts on the day before the elections that called for support for specific candidates or showed photos and videos from party activities held at headquarters. One person was detained in Skopje’s Shuto Orizari municipality for questioning over an incident involving the taking of photos of a ballot booklet.
A total of 1,013,375 people are eligible to cast their vote in Sunday’s second round of the local elections. Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m. local time.
In the first round of the local elections, mayors were elected in 44 municipalities. In four municipalities – Gostivar, Mavrovo-Rostusa, Vrapciste, and Centar Zupa – the mayoral elections failed. Once the final results for local government voting are announced, new elections will be called, as the turnout threshold of at least one-third of registered voters was not reached. Voter Turnout Just Below 20% by Midday in Run-off of North Macedonia’s Local Elections THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-02 15:52:56 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law