VMRO-DPMNE won in most municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia and by a wider margin than we expected in the local elections Sunday, said Ilija Dimovski, Director of VMRO-DPMNE’s communication center at a press conference Sunday night.

He said VMRO-DPMNE, according to as yet unofficial information, was going to score a landslide victory in Stip, Gazi Baba, Aerodrom. Krusevo, Radovis, Vinica, Kisela Voda, Sveti Nikole, Prilep, Bitola, Kriva Palanka, Valandovo, Resen and Gevgelija, as few votes were expected to determine the winner in Centar and Veles. VMRO-DPMNE is also in the lead in Butel, Krivogastani, Ohrid, Pehcevo, Vasilevo, Ilinden, Vevcani, Dojran, Petrovec, Makedonska Kamenica, Demir Kapija and Rosoman.

SDSM expects to score a first round victory in Strumica. According to as yet unofficial information, the opposition coalition Alliance for the Future is also in the lead in Kumanovo, Debarca, Berovo, Rankovce and Bogdanci, said Gordan Georgiev, SDSM Vice Chairman, at a press conference Sunday night. He also said there were numerous election irregularities in Bitola.

The Democratic Union for Integration (BDI) won mayoral offices in the first round in Debar, Zelino, Plasnica and Bogovinje, said BDI spokesman Bujar Osmani.

According to unconfirmed information of the party, BDI is far ahead of its rivals at all polling stations in Tetovo, Gostivar and Cair where they expect to win in the first election round. The party also expects to run a second round in Studenicani, Brvenica and Saraj, as they are still expecting the results about Kicevo and Struga. 

Based on as yet unofficial information from the State Election Commission, Stevce Jakimovski from the Serb Progressive Party polled most of the vote in the Skopje municipality of Karpos.

The local elections 2013 went in a peaceful, fair and democratic atmosphere without any major incidents, said Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska.