The leaders of the parliamentary parties of North Macedonia, during the meeting they had today in Skopje, agreed that the regular parliamentary elections in the country will be held on May 8 (Wednesday) 2024.

The parliamentary elections will coincide with the second round of the presidential elections. The first round of the presidential election will be held on April 24, 2024.

According to the current electoral legislation of North Macedonia, 100 days before the elections, a caretaker government is formed to lead the country until the parliamentary elections. This means that on January 28, 2024, a caretaker government will be formed in the country.

Based on a political agreement between the co-ruling parties “Social Democratic Union” (SDSM) led by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski and the Albanian DUI led by Ali Ahmeti, this caretaker government will be headed by a person nominated by the party DUI. In this caretaker government, the opposition will nominate two ministers from its ranks (Interior and Labour).

According to all opinion polls, the right-wing VMRO-DPMNE, led by Christian Mickoski, is firmly ahead of the ruling Social Democratic Party by a considerable margin.

As for the presidential elections, the country’s largest parties have not yet announced their candidates. The president of North Macedonia is Stevo Pedarovski, whose five-year term ends in May 2024. Pedarovski was elected president of the country in the 2019 elections with the support of SDSM and DUI.