Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the main opposition center-right VMRO-DPMNE party, greets the supporters during a rally to support their presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. North Macedonia's presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Supporters of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party light torches during a rally to support their presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. North Macedonia's presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
FILE - North Macedonia's President Stevo Pendarovski speaks during a joint news conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier following their meeting at the presidential palace in Skopje, North Macedonia, Nov. 29, 2022. North Macedonia’s presidential race kicked off on Thursday April 4, 2024, with seven candidates vying for the largely ceremonial post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. Current polls are led by incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski and former candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)
Supporters of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party gather for a rally to support their presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. North Macedonia's presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Current president Stevo Pendarovski, backed by ruling Social-democrats, talks at the opening of his electoral headquarters in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. North Macedonia's presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Current president Stevo Pendarovski, right, backed by ruling Social-Democrats, talks to a supporter at the opening of his electoral headquarters in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Seven candidates have officially started a presidential race on Thursday in North Macedonia for two-round of elections for the highest post in the country that will end together with the national vote for the parliament on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, a presidential candidate of the main opposition center-right VMRO-DPMNE coalition, speaks during a rally in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. North Macedonia's presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
People chant and wave national and party flags during a rally to support Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, a presidential candidate of the main opposition center-right VMRO-DPMNE coalition, in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. North Macedonia's presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
FILE - Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, presidential candidate for the opposition conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, talks to the media after voting for the presidential election, in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 5, 2019. North Macedonia’s presidential race kicked off on Thursday April 4, 2024, with seven candidates vying for the largely ceremonial post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. Current polls are led by incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski and former candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)
Supporters of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party attend a rally to support their presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. North Macedonia's presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)