2009 Macedonian presidential election

none June 2023 2009 Macedonian presidential election Republic of Macedonia presidential no 2004 Macedonian presidential election 2004 2014 Macedonian general election 2014 22 March 2009 (first round)5 April 2009 (second round) 56.88% (first round)42.63% (second round) 150x150px Gjorge Ivanov VMRO-DPMNE 453,616 63.14% 150x150px Ljubomir Frčkoski Social Democratic Union of Macedonia 264,828 36.86% Македонски претседателски избори 2009.png 310px President Branko Crvenkovski Social Democratic Union of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov VMRO-DPMNE Presidential elections were held in Macedonia in 2009. The first round was held on 22 March, alongside local elections. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a run-off round was held on 5 April 2009,Macedonian Information Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20110727214125/http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=60659974&lId=2 27 July 2011 which was won by Gjorge Ivanov of the center-right VMRO-DPMNE party. Incumbent President Branko Crvenkovski did not stand for re-election.http://www.a1.com.mk/vesti/default.aspx?VestID=95350 Црвенковски: Нема да се кандидирам на претседателските избори A1 Televizija 26 May 2008 27 May 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080717113604/http://www.a1.com.mk/vesti/default.aspx?VestID=95350 17 July 2008 Electoral system The elections were held using the two-round system; a candidate required a majority of the vote in the first round of voting, with a second round held if no candidate crossed the threshold. There was also a requirement for voter turnout in the second round to be at least 40% to validate the result.Macedonian Information Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20110727214807/http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=63512227&lId=2&pmId=501 27 July 2011 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2008/10/08/nb-07 Macedonia to hold presidential, local elections on March 15th SETimes.com 15 March 2009 6 April 2009 Candidates On 25 January 2009, the largest party in the Macedonian parliament, VMRO-DPMNE, appointed Gjorge Ivanov as the party's presidential candidate.Macedonian Information Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20120305020531/http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=61007134&lId=2 5 March 2012 On 26 January 2009, the biggest opposition party in the country, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, proposed the former Minister of Internal Affairs and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ljubomir Frčkoski for presidential candidate.http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/01/27/nb-04 Macedonia's opposition SDSM announces presidential candidate SETimes.com 27 January 2009 6 April 2009 The other candidates were the independent Ljube Boškoski, New Democracy leader Imer Selmani, Nano Ružin from the Liberal Democratic Party, Agron Buxhaku of the Democratic Union for Integration and Mirushe Hoxha of the Democratic Party of Albanians, the only female candidate. Opinion polls There was a poll held in January 2009, before any names of candidates for president were made official, according to which 31.2% of the Macedonian citizens would vote for the candidate to be proposed by conservative party VMRO-DPMNE while 11.4% would give their vote to the candidate of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia.http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32643/vmro_dpmne_candidate_first_for_macedonians VMRO-DPMNE Candidate First for Macedonians: Angus Reid Global Monitor Angus-reid.com 18 January 2009 6 April 2009 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090119064911/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32643/vmro_dpmne_candidate_first_for_macedonians 19 January 2009 A poll from February 2009 saw Ivanov at 27%, Frčkoski at 13%, Boškoski at 10%, Selmani at 9% and other candidates together at 18%. In a run-off, Ivanov would win over Frčkoski with 36% to 21%, with a large number of undecideds, however.http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32896/ivanov_leads_in_macedonian_presidential_race https://archive.today/20120630030708/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32896/ivanov_leads_in_macedonian_presidential_race usurped 30 June 2012 Ivanov Leads in Macedonian Presidential Race: Angus Reid Global Monitor Angus-reid.com 2 March 2009 6 April 2009 A poll from shortly before the election saw Ivanov leading with 23.1% before Selmani with 13.3% and Frčkoski at 9.7%; 23.9% were undecided.http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/33043/ivanov_ahead_in_macedonian_election Ivanov Ahead in Macedonian Election: Angus Reid Global Monitor Angus-reid.com 6 April 2009 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090322031951/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/33043/ivanov_ahead_in_macedonian_election 22 March 2009 A new poll, that was held one week prior to the run-off, saw Ivanov in lead with 25.4% and Frčkoski at 13.8% (that is, 69% to 31% of decided voters).http://www.vecer.com.mk/?ItemID=E2A494BB76A59A47A3CA76D24C5ED5FD Večer Online 30 March 2009 2 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090402110331/http://vecer.com.mk/?ItemID=E2A494BB76A59A47A3CA76D24C5ED5FD dead http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/33118/ivanov_could_secure_victory_in_macedonia Ivanov Could Secure Victory in Macedonia: Angus Reid Global Monitor Angus-reid.com 1 April 2009 6 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090402074216/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/33118/ivanov_could_secure_victory_in_macedonia 2 April 2009 usurped Conduct Nearly 7,000 Macedonian and 500 foreign observers monitored the vote at Macedonia's nearly 3,000 polling stations.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123772225090905823 Macedonia Holds Key Vote The Wall Street Journal 23 March 2009 23 March 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090324083134/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123772225090905823.html 24 March 2009 A fair and democratic election has been seen as an important factor for Macedonia's induction to NATO and the European Union. Results In the first round, Ivanov strongly led in front of the other candidates with 35%, with Frčkoski getting 20% and coming in second place and advancing to the run-off. New Democracy's Imer Selmani, who had been dubbed the "Macedonian Obama" for his ability to transcend the ethnic boundaries and appeal to ethnically Macedonian voters, as well, was by far the most successful candidate, gaining 15% of the vote and coming in third place, closely behind the independent Boškoski.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/23/macedonia.election/ Macedonia vote 'free of violence' CNN 23 March 2009 6 April 2009 https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iqlUMPZzuZK1HV6o0I7NjSpnwq1Q https://archive.today/20130102235814/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iqlUMPZzuZK1HV6o0I7NjSpnwq1Q dead 2 January 2013 AFP: Macedonia holds polls crucial for EU bid Google 21 March 2009 6 April 2009 103 voting stations could not open due to heavy snowfall; voting was to be rescheduled there.http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/quiet-vote-comforts-macedonia-eu-bid/article-180541 Quiet vote comforts Macedonia's EU bid | EU – European Information on Enlargement & Neighbours EurActiv.com 23 March 2009 6 April 2009 23 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091123154335/http://euractiv.com/en/enlargement/quiet-vote-comforts-macedonia-eu-bid/article-180541 dead Some days before the second round of the elections took place, VMRO-DPMNE and the Democratic Union for Integration agreed on supporting each other on both, the local and presidential elections.Makfax News Agency In part due to the existence of many voters in the registers who have left Macedonia years ago and live abroad, and in part due to the lack of motivation for ethnic Albanians to participate in the second round, there were fears that the minimum turnout of 40% might not be met in the second round, invalidating the election.derStandard.at GmbH http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1237228795589 derStandard.at derStandard.at 6 April 2009 There was a significant number of invalid ballots in both rounds, 3.15% in the first round and even 5.87% in the runoff. According to media reports, this was due to voter apathy and disenchantment with the candidates. It is reported that there was a Facebook group "Vote for Chuck Norris" with thousands of fans.Jane's Foreign Report: Macedonian voters search for a hero It was also reported that on thousands of ballots names like "Chuck Norris", "GOD", "Jimi Hendrix" or "George Bush" were hand-written by the voters.http://www.utrinski.com.mk/default.asp?ItemID=05CB7FE8C3DCD3438EFB82F2C767C8D9 Utrinski Vesnik: Chuck Norris eight presidential candidate (Macedonian, with photos) 8 April 2009 14 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614103311/http://www.utrinski.com.mk/default.asp?ItemID=05CB7FE8C3DCD3438EFB82F2C767C8D9 dead http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/6107/1/ Macedonians affirm their sense for humour during elections... 8 April 2009 14 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414131758/http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/6107/1 dead Gjorge Ivanov VMRO-DPMNE 345850 453616 Ljubomir Frčkoski Social Democratic Union of Macedonia 202691 264828 #033A73 Imer Selmani New Democracy 147547 Ljube Boškoski Independent 146878 Agron Buxhaku Democratic Union for Integration 73629 Nano Ružin Liberal Democratic Party 40042 Mirushe Hoxha Democratic Party of Albanians 30225 32406 45595 1792082 1792082 SEC, SEC References Category:Presidential elections in North Macedonia Macedonia Presidential election Category:March 2009 in Europe Category:April 2009 in Europe