Skopje, 20 October 2025 (MIA) - A second round of local elections will be held in Skopje, where voters will choose between Orce Gjorgjievski from VMRO-DPMNE-led “Your Macedonia” coalition and Levica’s candidate Amar Mecinovikj, who won the most votes in the first round.

With 99.92% of votes processed, Gjorgjievski leads with 91,582 votes (39.43%), followed by Mecinovikj with 30,659 votes (13.20%), according to the State Election Commission.

Bashkim Bakiu (Vlen) follows with 27,864 votes (12.00%), ahead of Kaja Shukova (SDSM) with 26,714 (11.50%) and Skender Rexhepi (NAI) with 26,062 (12.22%).

The second round is confirmed in Skopje’s Aerodrom municipality, with VMRO-DPMNE’s Dejan Mitevski leading at 49.09%, followed by SDSM’s Aleksandar Trajanovski at 20.79%.

Butel’s first-round winner is current mayor Darko Kostovski (VMRO-DPMNE) with 52.96%, followed by Isamedin Azizi (NAI) at 28.17%.

In Gazi Baba, incumbent mayor Boban Stefkovski of VMRO-DPMNE won the first round with 58.42%, ahead of Vlatko Mitovski of SDSM who got 18%.

VMRO-DPMNE’s Aleksandar Stojkovski secures another term as mayor of Gjorche Petrov, winning 55.73% against SDSM’s Kostadin Acevski at 18.37%.

A second round will be held in Karposh, where Sotir Lukrovski of VMRO-DPMNE won 34.51%, ahead of Stevcho Jakimovski of GROM with 29.40%.

In Kisela Voda, Beti Stamenkovska Trajkovska of VMRO-DPMNE was elected in the first round with 57.36%, beating Levica’s Jane Acevski, who received 16.81%.

In Centar, the mayor will be decided in a second round, with votes between Goran Gerasimovski of SDSM at 38.21% and Miroslav Labudovikj of ZNAM, who received 25.53%.

In Saraj, Muhamet Elmazi of Vlen won the first round with 50.28%, ahead of Blerant Ramadani of NAI at 47.55%.

Vlen’s Izet Mexhhiti wins the mayoral race in Chair with 51.82%, ahead of Bujar Osmani (NAI) at 40.39%.

In Shuto Orizari, Kurto Dudush (Roma Union) and Erdjan Demir (VMRO-DPMNE) go to a second round, having won 36.57% and 20.69%, respectively.

In the first round of voting for mayor, the candidate who receives the majority of votes from those who voted is elected, provided that at least one-third of the total number of registered voters in the electoral roll for the respective municipality participated in the election. If less than one-third of registered voters in the municipality or the City of Skopje vote in the first round, the entire electoral process is repeated.

If no candidate for mayor receives the required majority in the first round, a second round is held between the two candidates who received the most votes. The second round takes place within 14 days of the conclusion of the first round. In the second round, the candidate who receives the higher number of votes is elected mayor.

If, for any reason, a mayor is not elected even after the second round, the election commission must notify the Government within 15 days of the conclusion of the elections.

Council members are elected in the first round using a proportional model, with seats allocated according to the D’Hondt method.

The second round of the local elections will be held on November 2.

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