The revival of the 213.5-kilometer oil pipeline is expected to help meet the energy needs of the Balkans, positioning North Macedonia as a regional hub.
The conservative opposition scored a major victory over the ruling pro-EU socialists in both presidential and parliamentary elections, marking the Macedonian Left’s biggest defeat yet.
The sovereigntist opposition candidate received twice as many votes as the incumbent socialist president, meaning a nationalist victory is all but certain in forthcoming run-off polling.
