North Macedonia’s rightist Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova heads for victory in runoff for presidency

North Macedonia’s rightist politician Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, who enjoyed the support of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, headed for victory in the run-off for presidency with 62.74% of votes after 32.18% of votes counted, election commission results showed.

Incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, supported by the ruling Social Democrats (SDSM), trailed with 30.37% of voters backing.