According to the election committee of the ruling VMRO-DPMNE, the second round turnout threshold of 40 percent in the presidential poll was met. VMRO-DPMNE election committee chief Ilija Dimovski said Macedonia stayed the course of rapid European integration and thanked all citizens, media, institutions and the international community for having helped the authorities conduct peaceful, fair and democratic elections.
According to unofficial information, VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gjorge Ivanov is far ahead of his SDSM rival Ljubomir Frckoski. (end)