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SKOPJE – North Macedonia’s ruling party conceded defeat late on May 8 in presidential and parliamentary elections, setting the stage for right-wing opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova to become the country’s first woman president and perhaps allow new leaders to shape the future of the nation.

Siljanovska-Davkova, 70, who is supported by the nationalist opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, held a commanding lead over 61-year-old pro-Western incumbent Stevo Pendarovski, backed by the ruling Social Democrats (SDSM), in the vote made necessary when no candidate received a majority of votes in the first round for the largely ceremonial post.

With more than 50 percent of ballots counted, Siljanovska-Davkova had 64 percent of the vote.

In a late news conference, Pendarovski conceded defeat, saying that “the results are clear. I want to congratulate victory to those who won.”

Meanwhile, in a simultaneous but separate parliamentary vote, the right-wing VMRO-DPMNE held a strong lead with 34 percent after 43 percent …