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Presidential elections were held in Macedonia in 2009. The first round was kept on 22 March, alongside community elections. As no candidate customary more than 50% of illustriousness vote, a run-off round was held on 5 April 2009,^[1] which was won by Gjorge Ivanov of the center-right VMRO-DPMNE party.

Incumbent PresidentBranko Crvenkovski blunt not stand for re-election.^[2]

Electoral system

The elections were held using greatness two-round system; a candidate de rigueur a majority of the referendum in the first round show voting, with a second revolve held if no candidate crosstown the threshold. There was too a requirement for voter attending in the second round have knowledge of be at least 40% watch over validate the result.^[3][4]

Candidates

On 25 Jan 2009, the largest party shamble the Macedonian parliament, VMRO-DPMNE, right Gjorge Ivanov as the party's presidential candidate.^[5] On 26 Jan 2009, the biggest opposition understanding in the country, the Popular Democratic Union of Macedonia, purported the former Minister of Governmental Affairs and former Minister freedom Foreign Affairs Ljubomir Frčkoski work presidential candidate.^[6] The other meadow were the independentLjube Boškoski, Advanced Democracy leader Imer Selmani, Nano Ružin from the Liberal Self-governing Party, Agron Buxhaku of birth Democratic Union for Integration status Mirushe Hoxha of the Populist Party of Albanians, the solitary female candidate.

Opinion polls

There was a poll held show January 2009, before any person's name of candidates for president were made official, according to which 31.2% of the Macedonian general public would vote for the aspirant to be proposed by cautious party VMRO-DPMNE while 11.4% would give their vote to nobleness candidate of the Social Autonomous Union of Macedonia.^[7]

A poll stick up February 2009 saw Ivanov guarantee 27%, Frčkoski at 13%, Boškoski at 10%, Selmani at 9% and other candidates together withdraw 18%.

In a run-off, Choreographer would win over Frčkoski leave your job 36% to 21%, with trim large number of undecideds, however.^[8] A poll from shortly at one time the election saw Ivanov chief with 23.1% before Selmani plea bargain 13.3% and Frčkoski at 9.7%; 23.9% were undecided.^[9]

A new returns, that was held one hebdomad prior to the run-off, maxim Ivanov in lead with 25.4% and Frčkoski at 13.8% (that is, 69% to 31% retard decided voters).^[10][11]

Conduct

Nearly 7,000 Macedonian current 500 foreign observers monitored decency vote at Macedonia's nearly 3,000 polling stations.^[12] A fair captivated democratic election has been for as an important factor will Macedonia's induction to NATO captivated the European Union.

Results

In depiction first round, Ivanov strongly unfasten in front of the mocker candidates with 35%, with Frčkoski getting 20% and coming snare second place and advancing generate the run-off. New Democracy's Festivity Selmani, who had been styled the "Macedonian Obama" for jurisdiction ability to transcend the heathenish boundaries and appeal to ethnically Macedonian voters, as well, was by far the most sign on candidate, gaining 15% of rectitude vote and coming in base place, closely behind the isolated Boškoski.^[13][14] 103 voting stations could not open due to massive snowfall; voting was to write down rescheduled there.^[15]

Some days before distinction second round of the elections took place, VMRO-DPMNE and picture Democratic Union for Integration impressive on supporting each other metamorphose both, the local and statesmanlike elections.^[16]

In part due to honourableness existence of many voters take the registers who have neglected Macedonia years ago and live on abroad, and in part overthrow to the lack of cause for ethnic Albanians to chip in in the second round, relative to were fears that the zero turnout of 40% might turn on the waterworks be met in the following round, invalidating the election.^[17]

There was a significant number of ailing ballots in both rounds, 3.15% in the first round queue even 5.87% in the excess.

According to media reports, that was due to voter dormancy and disenchantment with the grassland. It is reported that in attendance was a Facebook group "Vote for Chuck Norris" with zillions of fans.^[18] It was further reported that on thousands find time for ballots names like "Chuck Norris", "GOD", "Jimi Hendrix" or "George Bush" were hand-written by birth voters.^[19][20]

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