On April 24, the first round of presidential elections will be held in North Macedonia. The two Albanian candidates, Bujar Osmani from the European Front, which is led by the Democratic Union for Integration (BDI) and Arben Taravari, from the VLEN coalition, which consists of four Albanian opposition parties, are expected to have difficulty reaching the second round of voting, which will be held on May 8. According to political analysts in North Macedonia, the current president, Stevo Pendarovski, and the opposition candidate from VMRO-DPMNE, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, are the most likely. On the other hand, the ruling party in Kosovo, the Vetëvendosje Movement, and Prime Minister Albin Kurti criticize the same for involvement in the elections in North Macedonia.

The political analyst in North Macedonia, Sefer Selimi, tells KosovaPress that there is no expectation of a large voter turnout in the April 24 elections, but he emphasizes that it will be a clear indication of which Albanian camp will weigh more in the elections. parliamentary on May 8. Another analyst in North Macedonia, Xelal Neziri, is skeptical about the positive results of the Albanian parties in the presidential elections. He says that the chances are small that the two Albanian presidential candidates will reach the second round of voting, but adds that Bujar Osmani can achieve a result that is close to the second candidate in these elections. Speaking about the direct involvement of Prime Minister Albin Kurti in the election, analyst Sefer Selimi says that this implication may have an impact on Kosovo-North Macedonia relations and inter-Albanian relations in the region. According to him, the Albanian opposition parties in North Macedonia want to use the figure of Kurti for votes. Analyst Xelal Neziri also expresses the same opinion.

According to the law, in the first round, the candidate who wins more than 50 percent of the votes from the total number of the voting body, which reaches 1.8 million voters, can be elected president. In the second round, the two candidates with the most votes pass, while the one who manages to secure more than half of the votes of those who went to the polls is elected, provided that the participation is 40 percent of the voting body./E.Zeqiri/

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