Arkin Jahiji of the National Alliance for Integration (AKI), led by BDI, has won the runoff in the snap local election for mayor of Brvenica Municipality.
The State Election Commission released the results after votes were counted at all 24 polling stations. Jahiji received 4,442 votes, or 50.36 percent of the total.
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His rival, Stojanço Radichevski of the OBRM-PDUKM-led “Your Macedonia” coalition, received 4,177 votes, or 47.36 percent. The margin between the two candidates was 265 votes.
A total of 8,820 voters took part in the runoff, a turnout of 54.29 percent, while 201 ballots were declared invalid.
The result prompted reactions across the political scene. OBRM-PDUKM accused VLEN of backing BDI’s candidate in the second round, while officials from the party also cited the participation of voters living abroad.
