Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi announced that the first round of the presidential election is likely to take place on April 21 after postponing the initial planning on April 28 when Easter is falling. The second round should be held on May 5.
Xhaferi said that February 8 is the deadline for announcing presidential elections, and since three municipalities are without a mayor, Novo Selo due to the resignation of both Debar and Ohrid, due to a death event, along with the presidential ones in these municipalities, to hold the mayoral election as well.