The first president of Northern Macedonia elected: Pendarovski declared victory and sent a message to the people

Stevo Pendarovski, the candidate of the ruling SDSM-DUI coalition, declared victory in the presidential elections in Northern Macedonia last night, the first one after the change of state name, saying that he will be the president of all citizens whom nobody will be ashamed of.

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- I will advocate for justice and the rule of law. We all go together and we will all be partners for stability, not a crisis. The dark age is behind us - Pendarovski said at a press conference at the headquarters of the ruling SDSM.

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Pendarovski declared victory, saying "thank you" in Macedonian and Albanian language, the Plusinfo website reported.

- I join the leadership of this country towards the Euro-Atlantic and economically developed Republic of Northern Macedonia. We have opened our way to a better future - said Pendarovski.

He thanked Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for his support and trust, as well as all the parties that supported his candidacy.

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Pandarovski promised that the will criticize everything that deserves it during his mandate in order to make it better for the citizens, but he also promised that he will be a good ally in accomplishing their goals.

According to the latest information from the State Election Commission, based on 97.05% of votes, Pendarovski won 51.85% of the votes, while VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova won 44.56% of the votes.

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In the second round of presidential elections in Northern Macedonia, the turnout was 44.5 percent of voters and the required census of 40 percent was passed

(Telegraf.co.uk / Tanjug)