According to the State Election Commission, 554,665 citizens, or 33.65 percent, of the total number of eligible voters went to polls by 17.00 hrs to cast ballots in the presidential election. The first election round turnout by 17.00 hrs was 48.73 percent.
The turnout by 17.00 hrs in the poll for mayor of Skopje was 33.95 percent and in the poll for council members 41.69 percent.
In the Albanian-dominated municipalities the presidential election turnout is very low.
If the second round turnout threshold of 40 percent is not met by 19.00 hrs, the whole procedure will be rerun in 60 days. In the meantime the office of president will be filled by the parliament speaker. (end)