Poll gives Macedonia chance to impress EU

Preview, reports and analysis of the Presidential Elections in Macedonia (FYROM), 22 March 2009.

ESO: Background information: Macedonia's Identity Crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/macedonias-identity-crisis/

BBC News, 23.3.09: Conservative leads Macedonia poll http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7957494.stm

France24, 22.3.09: Presidential elections head for April 5 runoff vote http://www.france24.com/en/20090322-presidential-elections-go-april-5-runoff-vote-macedonia-george-ivanov

BBC News, 6.4.09: Ivanov wins Macedonia elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7984084.stm

France24, 5.4.09: Macedonia votes for president, eyes EU http://www.france24.com/en/20090405-macedonia-votes-president-eyeing-europe-

France24, 6.4.09: Macedonia's Ivanov wins landslide election victory http://www.france24.com/en/20090406-macedonia-election-gjorge-ivanov-president-eu-nato-greece

EurActiv, 6.4.09: Centre-right wins Macedonia presidential elections http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/centre-right-wins-macedonia-pres-news-221675

Council of the European Union: Press Release: S096/09: Statement by Javier Solana ... on the elections in the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/declarations/107149.pdf

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