As of midnight, the presidential election campaign ended in Macedonia and the campaigns of the three candidates are banned from running ads or holding public events. the period of “electoral silence” spans two days, and ends with the close of polling stations on Sunday at 19h.
Besides the presidential elections, three municipal elections take place – in Debar and Ohrid following the death of the Mayors who were elected in 2017, and in Novo Selo after the Mayor was arrested for cigarette smuggling.

Prisoners, ill or feeble voters vote on Saturday, as will voters living in other countries where a total of 32 polling stations will open in the Macedonian diplomatic missions. On Sunday, at 7 in the morning, 3.480 polling stations will open across Macedonia, with 1.8 million citizens eligible to vote.

A presidential candidate would need more than 50 percent of the total number of votes – 904.066 – to win outright, in the first round. In the likely event no candidate wins in the first round, a second round is held in two weeks, on May 5th, with the two best placed candidates from the first round advancing to the second round. A 40 percent turnout is required in the second round for the elections to be considered legitimate. Whichever of the two candidates wins the most votes in the second round, is elected President.