North Macedonia holds elections dominated by country’s path to EU membership

A woman casts her ballots for the parliamentary election and the presidential runoff, at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia (Boris Grdanoski/AP)

Voters in North Macedonia are casting ballots in a parliamentary election and presidential runoff dominated by issues including the country’s path toward European Union membership, corruption and the economy.

The first round of the election for president, a largely ceremonial post, was seen as a barometer for the parliamentary vote.