2004 presidential election in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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Template:Politics of the Republic of Macedonia Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Macedonia¤ in two phases during April 2004. The elections were necessitated by the death in an air crash in February of President Boris Trajkovski.
In the first round, held on April 14, 2004, Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski of the Social Democratic Union led the poll but failed to secure an absolute majority.
In the immediate aftermath, Kedev alleged massive electoral fraud.
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Results: First Round
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Zidi Xhelili | DPA | 78,269 | 8.6 |
| Branko Crvenkovski | SDSM | 385,300 | 42.5 |
| Gzim Ostreni | BDI | 134,048 | 14.8 |
| Sashko Kedev | VMRO | 309,131 | 34.1 |
| Total | 906,748 | - |
Results: Second Round
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Branko Crvenkovski | SDSM | 553,522 | 62.70 |
| Sashko Kedev | VMRO | 329,271 | 37.30 |
| Total | 912,605 | 100.0 | |
| spoiled/invalid ballots | 29,812 |
Parties
- BDI - Democratic Union for Integration (Demokratska Unija za Integracija)
- DPA - Democratic Party of Albanians (Demokratska Partija na Albancite)
- SDSM - Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (Socijal Demokratski Sojuz na Makedonija)
- VMRO - Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (Vnatrešno Makedonska Revoluciona Organizacija)
Note
¤ The use of the terms Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia and Macedonian(s) throughout this article is not meant to imply an official position on the naming dispute between Athens and Skopje. See Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia#Naming_dispute_with_Greece, Republic_of_Macedonia#Naming_Dispute and United Nations Resolution 817 (1993) (http://www.nato.int/ifor/un/u930407a.htm)