2019 North Macedonian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in North Macedonia in 2019. Three candidates were on the ballot in the first round, held on 21 April: Stevo Pendarovski, supported by the ruling coalition led by the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, including the Democratic Union for Integration; Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova of the leading opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, and Blerim Reka, an independent supported by Albanian opposition parties Alliance for Albanians and Besa Movement. The first round did not result in an absolute majority for any candidate, with Pendarovski receiving the most votes. In the second round held on 5 May, Pendarovski defeated Siljanovska-Davkova with 54% of the vote.

2019 North Macedonian presidential election
21 April 2019 (first round)
5 May 2019 (second round)
 
Nominee Stevo Pendarovski Gordana Siljanovska
Party SDSM VMRO-DPMNE
Popular vote 435,656 377,446
Percentage 53.58% 46.42%
Second round results by municipality
President before election

Gjorge Ivanov
VMRO-DPMNE

 Elected President

Stevo Pendarovski
SDSM

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Incumbent President Gjorge Ivanov was constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office, having previously been elected in 2009 and 2014.

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