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2009 Macedonian presidential election
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,[1] which was won by Gjorge Ivanov of the center-right VMRO-DPMNE party.
Incumbent PresidentBranko Crvenkovski did not stand for re-election.[2]
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.[3][4]
Candidates
On 25 January 2009, the largest party in the Macedonian parliament, VMRO-DPMNE, appointed Gjorge Ivanov as the party's presidential candidate.[5] On 26 January 2009, the biggest opposition party in the coun