MCC Votes & Seats Podcast – Election insight
Az MCC Politikatudományi Műhelyének beszélgetéssorozatában szakértők és politikusok segítségével azt elemezzük, hogy a különböző európai országokban aktuálisan zajló parlamenti és önkormányzati választásoknak mely szereplők a valódi nyertesei és mi tekinthető igazi győzelemnek a szavazások után.
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With the help of local guest experts, in the podcast series of the MCC Center for Political Science, we endeavor to analyze which actors are the real winners of the parliamentary elections taking place throughout Europe, and what exactly can be considered an ultimate victory after the ballot counts.
MCC Votes & Seats Podcast – Election insight
Parliamentary and Presidential elections in North Macedonia, 2024
This time, we dive into the depth of Macedonian politics on the occasion of the recent presidential and legislative elections that were held in the country on the 8th of May 2024.
Dr. Marko Troshanovski, president of the Skopje-based think-tank Institute for Democracy (IDSCS), explains us that the main contest was between the then ruling Social Democrats, SDSM, and the major opposition party, the right-wing VMRO DPMNE. The latter one had a landslide victory by gathering 45% of the vote. The presidential election was also won by the VMRO-DPMNE candidate, Dr. Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova.
Dr. Troshanovski provides us a comprehensive insight into the major issues of and the interesting facts about the two contests, with special regards to the major divides in the society.
If you’re eager to learn more about the importance and consequences of the elections in terms of North Macedonia’s EU accession perspectives, fight against corruption, and rule of law endeavors, give a listen to the latest episode of the Votes & Seats podcast.
With the help of guest experts and politicians, in the podcast series of MCC’s Centre for Political Science we endeavor to analyze which actors are the real winners of the parliamentary and municipal elections taking place this year in different European countries and what exactly can be considered a real victory after the ballot counts.