Macedonia’s Gruevski Wins Reelection in Snap Vote, DPA Reports
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Nikola Gruevski, the prime minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and his VMRO party won early parliamentary elections held on the weekend, DPA reported, citing the State Election Commission.
The VMRO-led coalition won 39.3 percent of the votes, giving it 55 seats in the 123-seat assembly, less than the 63 seats it controlled after the 2008 regular general elections, DPA said. Some 63.4 percent of the 1.8 million people eligible to vote cast a ballot, according to DPA.