Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, presidential candidate backed by the opposition conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, holds a news conference after winning in the first round of the presidential election, in Skopje, North Macedonia, late Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Siljanovska Davkova has a big lead ahead of Stevo Pendarovski, the candidate of the Social Democrats and they both will face each other in the second round of the presidential election that will coincide with the general election on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Hristijan Mickoski, center left, the leader of the opposition conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, raises his fist next to their presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, center right, during a news conference, after winning in the first round of the presidential election, in Skopje, North Macedonia, late Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Siljanovska Davkova has a big lead ahead of Stevo Pendarovski, the candidate of the Social Democrats and they both will face each other in the second round of the presidential election that will coincide with the general election on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Stevo Pendarovski, incumbent President and a presidential candidate backed by the ruling social democrats (SDSM), casts his ballot in the first round of the presidential election, at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. People are lining up at pools to cast their votes in a peaceful atmosphere, hoping that the next president will be able to bring the country into the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)