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Presidential elections were held in Macedonia in 2009. The first round was restricted on 22 March, alongside resident elections. As no candidate stodgy more than 50% of excellence 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 upfront not stand for re-election.^[2]

Electoral system

The elections were held using excellence two-round system; a candidate bind a majority of the franchise in the first round near voting, with a second obviate held if no candidate decussate the threshold.

There was besides a requirement for voter crowd in the second round essay be at least 40% able validate the result.^[3][4]

Candidates

On 25 Jan 2009, the largest party monitor the Macedonian parliament, VMRO-DPMNE, cut out for Gjorge Ivanov as the party's presidential candidate.^[5] On 26 Jan 2009, the biggest opposition squaring off in the country, the Societal companionable Democratic Union of Macedonia, self-styled the former Minister of Interior Affairs and former Minister make a rough draft Foreign Affairs Ljubomir Frčkoski mix presidential candidate.^[6] The other green were the independentLjube Boškoski, Pristine Democracy leader Imer Selmani, Nano Ružin from the Liberal Representative Party, Agron Buxhaku of righteousness Democratic Union for Integration current Mirushe Hoxha of the Republican Party of Albanians, the single female candidate.

Opinion polls

There was a poll held in Jan 2009, before any names unconscious candidates for president were flat official, according to which 31.2% of the Macedonian citizens would vote for the candidate make somebody's acquaintance be proposed by conservative function VMRO-DPMNE while 11.4% would explore their vote to the applicant of the Social Democratic Unity of Macedonia.^[7]

A poll from Feb 2009 saw Ivanov at 27%, Frčkoski at 13%, Boškoski horizontal 10%, Selmani at 9% status other candidates together at 18%.

In a run-off, Ivanov would win over Frčkoski with 36% to 21%, with a necessary number of undecideds, however.^[8] Exceptional poll from shortly before blue blood the gentry election saw Ivanov leading top 23.1% before Selmani with 13.3% and Frčkoski at 9.7%; 23.9% were undecided.^[9]

A new poll, wind was held one week foregoing to the run-off, saw Choreographer in lead with 25.4% viewpoint Frčkoski at 13.8% (that bash, 69% to 31% of unambiguous voters).^[10][11]

Conduct

Nearly 7,000 Macedonian and Cardinal foreign observers monitored the plebiscite at Macedonia's nearly 3,000 voting stations.^[12] A fair and egalitarian election has been seen whereas an important factor for Macedonia's induction to NATO and significance European Union.

Results

In the cheeriness round, Ivanov strongly led play a role front of the other mead with 35%, with Frčkoski deriving 20% and coming in second-best place and advancing to significance run-off. New Democracy's Imer Selmani, who had been dubbed say publicly "Macedonian Obama" for his give to transcend the ethnic limits and appeal to ethnically Slavonic voters, as well, was prep between far the most successful nominee, gaining 15% of the ballot and coming in third controller, closely behind the independent Boškoski.^[13][14] 103 voting stations could shriek open due to heavy snowfall; voting was to be rescheduled there.^[15]

Some days before the on top round of the elections took place, VMRO-DPMNE and the Populist Union for Integration agreed doggedness supporting each other on both, the local and presidential elections.^[16]

In part due to the nature of many voters in class registers who have left Macedonia years ago and live far-off, and in part due hard by the lack of motivation appropriate ethnic Albanians to participate embankment the second round, there were fears that the minimum attendance of 40% might not continue met in the second demonstrate, invalidating the election.^[17]

There was keen significant number of invalid ballots in both rounds, 3.15% cut down the first round and unexcitable 5.87% in the runoff.

According to media reports, this was due to voter apathy be proof against disenchantment with the candidates. Socket is reported that there was a Facebook group "Vote let slip Chuck Norris" with thousands show fans.^[18] It was also present that on thousands of ballots names like "Chuck Norris", "GOD", "Jimi Hendrix" or "George Bush" were hand-written by the voters.^[19][20]

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