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The news from North Macedonia covers local election results in Brvenica, with VMRO-DPMNE candidate Stojanco Radichevski winning the most votes. International news includes Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's defiance of calls for resignation and warnings of escalation, as well as protests in France…
Stojanco Radichevski won 2,943 votes (38.90%), Arkin Jahij came second with 2,152 votes (28.45%), and Jakup Huseini was third with 1,528 votes (20.20%) in the Brvenica mayoral election.
A runoff election for the mayor of Brvenica will take place between Stojanco Radichevski of VMRO-DPMNE and Arkin Jahiji of NA.
The same candidate from VMRO-DPMNE won 763 more votes this year as a mayoral candidate compared to last year when running for councilor, indicating a significant improvement for the party.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated he was trying to avoid the trap of violent conflict, calling recent actions criminal, and displayed a stone he claimed was taken from a Tirana sidewalk to be thrown at the police.
French President has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Interior Laurent Nuñez, amidst ongoing protests.
The US President explained his stance on the war in Ukraine, suggesting he does not want it to escalate further.
Organizers of the "Conversations for the Future at 12:05" platform are calling for Venko Filipche to leave the leadership of SDSM following the election results in Brvenica, alleging the party continues to lose support.
