Events in the year 2024 in the Republic of North Macedonia.
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Incumbents
edit- President: Stevo Pendarovski (Until May 12); Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova onwards
- Prime Minister: Dimitar Kovačevski (until 29 January); Talat Xhaferi (29 January–23 June), Hristijan Mickoski (since 23 June)
Events
editJanuary
edit- 24–28 January – European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships[1]
April
edit- 15 April – Seventeen police officers stationed at Idrizovo prison are arrested on suspicion of facilitating the escape of two inmates, including a convicted murderer, in 2023.[2]
- 24 April – 2024 North Macedonian presidential election (first round): Both incumbent president Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova advance to a runoff.[3]
May
edit- 8 May:
- 2024 North Macedonian presidential election (second round). Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova defeats the incumbent Stevo Pendarovski to become the first woman to be elected as President of North Macedonia.[4]
- 2024 North Macedonian parliamentary election: The VMRO-DPMNE and its Your Macedonia coalition win 58 seats in the Assembly of North Macedonia, just three shy of an outright majority.[5]
- 12 May – Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is sworn in as the first female President of North Macedonia.[6]
June
edit- 19–30 June – 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship[1]
- 23 June –
- The Assembly of North Macedonia votes 77-22 to approve a mandate for prime minister-designate Hristijan Mickoski of the VMRO-DPMNE and his coalition government.[7]
- North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges all its citizens in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible due to "deteriorating security" in the region from escalating conflicts.[8]
July
editSeptember
edit- 19 October – A case of bird flu of the H5N1 variant is detected in a deceased goose at the Skopje Zoo, prompting its closure for three weeks and the culling of several birds.[10]
November
edit- 29 November – A man returning from Russia is arrested in Skopje Airport on suspicion of plotting to join the Russian military and fight in Ukraine.[11]
December
editHolidays
editSource:[13]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Orthodox Christmas Day
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 6 May – Orthodox Easter Monday
- 24 May – Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day
- 2 August - Republic Day
- 8 September - Independence Day
- 11 October – Day of the Macedonian Uprising
- 23 October – Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle
- 8 December – Saint Clement of Ohrid Day
References
edit- ^ a b "World Women's Junior Handball Championship". All Sports db. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "In North Macedonia, two inmates walked out of hospital. Now, police are accused of helping them". Associated Press. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "North Macedonia presidential election heads to runoff". dw.com. 2024-04-26. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "North Macedonia elects first woman president as center-left incumbents suffer historic losses". Associated Press. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Претседателски и парламентарни избори 2024 – 08.05.2024". Државна Изборна Комисија (in Macedonian). 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Николоски, Владимир (2024-05-12). "Гордана Силјановска-Давкова официјално е новата претседателка на Македонија". Bloomberg Adria (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ Testorides, Konstantin (24 June 2024). "North Macedonia's parliament approves a new center-right government after May's election". Associated Press. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Дамческа, Марина (2024-06-23). "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs appeals to our citizens to leave Lebanon: The situation may worsen - Free Press". Слободен печат. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "At least one dead in forest fires in North Macedonia". The Brussels Times. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Main zoo in North Macedonian capital shut down after avian flu case detected". Associated Press. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "North Macedonia arrests man suspected of intending to join Russian army and fight in Ukraine". Associated Press. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Four men arrested in North Macedonia during anti-terror operation, interior minister says". Associated Press. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "North Macedonia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
