2004 Macedonian presidential election

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2004 Macedonian presidential election
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  1999 14 April 2004 (first round)
28 April 2004 (second round)
2009  
Turnout55.18% (first round)
53.64% (second round)
  Branko Crvenkovski (cropped).jpg Sashko Kedev.jpg
Nominee Branko Crvenkovski Saško Kedev
Party SDSM VMRO-DPMNE
Popular vote550,317329,179
Percentage62.57%37.43%

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President before election

Ljupčo Jordanovski (acting)
SDSM

Elected President

Branko Crvenkovski
SDSM

Presidential elections were held in Macedonia on 14 April 2004, with a second round on 28 April. [1] They followed the death in an air crash in February of incumbent President Boris Trajkovski.

Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski of the Social Democratic Union won the first round. As he failed to cross the 50% threshold, a second round was held in which he defeated Saško Kedev of Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity. In the immediate aftermath, Kedev alleged massive electoral fraud.

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Branko Crvenkovski Social Democratic Union 385,34742.47550,31762.57
Saško Kedev VMRO-DPMNE 309,13234.07329,17937.43
Gëzim Ostreni Democratic Union for Integration 134,20814.79
Zidi Xhelili Democratic Party of Albanians 78,7148.67
Total907,401100.00879,496100.00
Valid votes907,40197.01879,49696.72
Invalid/blank votes27,9712.9929,7933.28
Total votes935,372100.00909,289100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,695,10355.181,695,10353.64
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1278 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7