Turnout in vote regarded as fresh say on country’s name change too low to deliver clear result,say officials Presidential polls have thrown North Macedonia into political uncertainty with the Balkan state on a knife-edge after an inconclusive election dominated by deep divisions over a controversial name-change deal with Greece.
With record low turn-out preventing any candidate winning outright in a first round on Sunday, the showdown between pro-EU and nationalist forces intensified as frontrunners Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska turned to courting ethnic Albanian voters ahead of a speed-off on 5 May. After coming in third with 11%, and the minority’s preferred candidate,Blerim Reka, was forced out of the race. Related: Andrzej Krauze on Macedonia's referendum – cartoon Related: Greek PM stops for selfie on goodwill trip to North Macedonia Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com