2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election

==Conduct==

==Conduct==

Special provisions were made for 700 people who contracted COVID-19 or were in quarantine. Measures were taken to ensure that the elderly and prison inmates vote early to avoid potential exposure to the virus.{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Helena|date=2020-07-16|title=North Macedonia's Social Democrats grab slim election victory|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/16/north-macedonia-social-democrats-election-victory|access-date=2020-07-16|issn=0261-3077}} The head of the election commission, Oliver Derkoski, commented that the voting day passed calmly and only sporadic instances of irregularities were reported. Local electoral observation missions also expressed satisfaction at the conduct of the polls. Ljupco Nikolovski-Puter, the secretary-general of SDSM, commended the polls, saying "Today we had a calm, dignifying, and from health perspective, a safe day." A local observation mission criticized the lack of adequate mechanism for the disabled to vote.

Special provisions were made for 700 people who contracted COVID-19 or were in quarantine. Measures were taken to ensure that the elderly and prison inmates vote early to avoid potential exposure to the virus.{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Helena|date=2020-07-16|title=North Macedonia's Social Democrats grab slim election victory|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/16/north-macedonia-social-democrats-election-victory|access-date=2020-07-16|issn=0261-3077}} The head of the election commission, Oliver Derkoski, commented that the voting day passed calmly and only sporadic instances of irregularities were reported. Local electoral observation missions also expressed satisfaction at the conduct of the polls. Ljupco Nikolovski, the secretary-general of SDSM, commended the polls, saying "Today we had a calm, dignifying, and from health perspective, a safe day." A local observation mission criticized the lack of adequate mechanism for the disabled to vote.

However, the opposition Alliance for Albanians and Alternativa movements, both upholding the interests of the ethnic Albanian minority, accused the BDI (another Albanian minority party) and SDSM of committing fraud to win. North Macedonia's public prosecution also received multiple complaints on election day.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-15|title=Live Blog: North Macedonia Elections 2020|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/15/live-blog-north-macedonia-elections-2020/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Balkan Insight|language=en-US}}

However, the opposition Alliance for Albanians and Alternativa movements, both upholding the interests of the ethnic Albanian minority, accused the BDI (another Albanian minority party) and SDSM of committing fraud to win. North Macedonia's public prosecution also received multiple complaints on election day.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-15|title=Live Blog: North Macedonia Elections 2020|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/15/live-blog-north-macedonia-elections-2020/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Balkan Insight|language=en-US}}