Election Name: | 2004 Macedonian presidential election |
Country: | Republic of Macedonia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1999 Macedonian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1999 |
Next Election: | 2009 Macedonian presidential election |
Next Year: | 2009 |
Election Date: | 14 April 2004 (first round) 28 April 2004 (second round) |
Turnout: | 55.18% (first round) 53.64% (second round) |
Nominee1: | |
Party1: | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
Popular Vote1: | 550,317 |
Percentage1: | 62.57% |
Nominee2: | Saško Kedev |
Party2: | VMRO-DPMNE |
Popular Vote2: | 329,179 |
Percentage2: | 37.43% |
Map Size: | 310px |
President | |
Before Party: | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
After Election: | Branko Crvenkovski |
After Party: | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
Presidential elections were held in Macedonia on 14 April 2004, with a second round on 28 April.[1] They followed the death in an air crash in February of incumbent President Boris Trajkovski.
Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski of the Social Democratic Union won the first round. As he failed to cross the 50% threshold, a second round was held in which he defeated Saško Kedev of Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity. In the immediate aftermath, Kedev alleged massive electoral fraud.