The State Electoral Commission released the final results from the local elections. They show that VMRO-DPMNE won mayoral races in 42 municipalities and the city of Skopje. This includes key cities such as Bitola, Prilep, Veles, Stip, Kavadarci, Ohrid and Kocani, as well as nearly all major urban centers in Skopje – Aerodrom, Kisela Voda, Gazi Baba, Butel and Gjorce Petrov.
SDSM is second, with 16 wins, including in Strumica and Skopje’s Centar district – the remainder are mid sized cities, small cities and rural municipalities. DUI won 10 municipalities in total, two of them major urban centers in Skopje – Saraj and Cair, and the cities of Struga and Kicevo. The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative hold three city halls, including Gostivar and Debar. BESA won two Tetovo and in the near-by rural area of Zhelino. The coalition of LDP and DOM won in Shuto Orizari. DPA won in Studenicani. Two independent candidates were elected as mayors, including Maksim Dimitrievski in Kumanovo, Stevco Jakimovski from the GROM party was elected as Mayor of Karpos.
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