Stevo Pendarovski, incumbent President and a presidential candidate backed by the ruling social democrats (SDSM), talks to media outside a polling station after voting in the presidential election in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. People are lining up at pools to cast their votes in a peaceful atmosphere, hoping that the next president will be able to bring the country into the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)