Hristijan Mickoski, center left, the leader of the opposition conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, raises his fist next to their presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, center right, during a news conference, after winning in the first round of the presidential election, in Skopje, North Macedonia, late Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Siljanovska Davkova has a big lead ahead of Stevo Pendarovski, the candidate of the Social Democrats and they both will face each other in the second round of the presidential election that will coincide with the general election on May 8. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)