VMRO-DPMNE's party leader Hristijan Mickoski (C) waves during a press conference amid parliamentary and presidential elections in Skopje, North Macedonia, on May 8, 2024. North Macedonia appeared to be on a collision course with its EU neighbours Greece and Bulgaria, as the nationalist opposition swept parliamentary and presidential elections on May 8, 2024. The country's right-wing VMRO-DPMNE party earned an easy victory, with the ruling Social Democrats (SDSM) conceding defeat before any official results were announced. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP)