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Article 132
 

Determining the results from elections for Mayor


First round


(1) In the first round of voting for Mayor, the candidate who wins the majority votes of the total number of voters who have cast their vote shall be considered elected, provided that one third of the total number of voters registered in the Voter List for the relevant municipality have voted.
(2) If during the first round of voting for the election of Mayor of the municipality or Mayor of the City of Skopje, one third of the total number of voters registered in the Voter List for the relevant municipality or the City of Skopje fail to turn up for voting, the entire election procedure shall be repeated for the corresponding municipality.
(3) The Election Commission of the City of Skopje shall determine the results of the voting for Mayor according to the number of votes won by each of the lists of candidates for Mayor, based on the tabulated results received from the Municipal Election Commissions on the territory of the City of Skopje.
(4) The entire election procedure shall be repeated if there is one candidate nominated for Mayor and this candidate fails to win the required majority of votes in the first round of elections referred to in paragraph (1) of this article.