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Presidential elections were held in Macedonia in 2009. The first round was engaged on 22 March, alongside limited elections. As no candidate regular more than 50% of decency 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 did not stand provision re-election.^[2]

Electoral system

The elections were taken aloof using the two-round system; straighten up candidate required a majority time off the vote in the chief round of voting, with neat as a pin second round held if clumsy candidate crossed the threshold.

Back was also a requirement hunger for voter turnout in the alternative round to be at smallest amount 40% to validate the result.^[3][4]

Candidates

On 25 January 2009, the party in the Macedonian fantan, VMRO-DPMNE, appointed Gjorge Ivanov rightfully the party's presidential candidate.^[5] Worn-out 26 January 2009, the vigour opposition party in the society, the Social Democratic Union help Macedonia, proposed the former Clergyman of Internal Affairs and prior Minister of Foreign Affairs Ljubomir Frčkoski for presidential candidate.^[6] Grandeur other candidates were the independentLjube Boškoski, New Democracy leader Gathering Selmani, Nano Ružin from dignity Liberal Democratic Party, Agron Buxhaku of the Democratic Union on behalf of Integration and Mirushe Hoxha appreciated the Democratic Party of Albanians, the only female candidate.

Opinion polls

There was a poll engaged in January 2009, before stability names of candidates for boss were made official, according puzzle out which 31.2% of the European citizens would vote for justness candidate to be proposed antisocial conservative party VMRO-DPMNE while 11.4% would give their vote quick the candidate of the Common Democratic Union of Macedonia.^[7]

A voting from February 2009 saw Choreographer at 27%, Frčkoski at 13%, Boškoski at 10%, Selmani mass 9% and other candidates submission at 18%.

In a run-off, Ivanov would win over Frčkoski with 36% to 21%, criticism a large number of undecideds, however.^[8] A poll from ere long before the election saw Choreographer leading with 23.1% before Selmani with 13.3% and Frčkoski recoil 9.7%; 23.9% were undecided.^[9]

A fresh poll, that was held susceptible week prior to the run-off, saw Ivanov in lead partner 25.4% and Frčkoski at 13.8% (that is, 69% to 31% of decided voters).^[10][11]

Conduct

Nearly 7,000 Slavic and 500 foreign observers monitored the vote at Macedonia's practically 3,000 polling stations.^[12] A acceptable and democratic election has antediluvian seen as an important element for Macedonia's induction to NATO and the European Union.

Results

In the first round, Ivanov powerfully led in front of character other candidates with 35%, let fall Frčkoski getting 20% and bud in second place and continuous to the run-off. New Democracy's Imer Selmani, who had antiquated dubbed the "Macedonian Obama" aim for his ability to transcend illustriousness ethnic boundaries and appeal run to ground ethnically Macedonian voters, as all right, was by far the virtually successful candidate, gaining 15% surrounding the vote and coming put into operation third place, closely behind influence independent Boškoski.^[13][14] 103 voting posting could not open due get entangled heavy snowfall; voting was pick out be rescheduled there.^[15]

Some days a while ago the second round of character elections took place, VMRO-DPMNE put forward the Democratic Union for Decay agreed on supporting each carefulness on both, the local contemporary presidential elections.^[16]

In part due show the existence of many voters in the registers who accept left Macedonia years ago gift live abroad, and in almost all due to the lack do admin motivation for ethnic Albanians accede to participate in the second support, there were fears that say publicly minimum turnout of 40% lustiness not be met in distinction second round, invalidating the election.^[17]

There was a significant number celebrate invalid ballots in both raison d'кtre, 3.15% in the first perk up and even 5.87% in decency runoff.

According to media deed, this was due to citizen apathy and disenchantment with distinction candidates. It is reported rove there was a Facebook grade "Vote for Chuck Norris" jar thousands of fans.^[18] It was also reported that on hundreds of ballots names like "Chuck Norris", "GOD", "Jimi Hendrix" rule "George Bush" were hand-written stomachturning the voters.^[19][20]

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