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Events in the year 2024 in the Republic of North Macedonia.

Incumbents

• 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

January

• 24–28 January – European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships

April

• 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.
• 24 April – 2024 North Macedonian presidential election (first round): Both incumbent president Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova advance to a runoff.

May

• 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.
  • 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.
• 12 May – Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is sworn in as the first female President of North Macedonia.

June

• 19–30 June – 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
• 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.
  • 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.

July

• 28 July – One person is killed in a wildfire in Kokosinje.

September

• 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.

November

• 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.

December

• 6–11 December – European Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships at Skopje
• 15 December – Four people are arrested on terrorism charges in Struga and Gostivar.

Holidays

Source:

• 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

1. ^ "World Women's Junior Handball Championship". All Sports db. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. "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.
3. "North Macedonia presidential election heads to runoff". dw.com. 2024-04-26. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
4. "North Macedonia elects first woman president as center-left incumbents suffer historic losses". Associated Press. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
5. "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.
6. Николоски, Владимир (2024-05-12). "Гордана Силјановска-Давкова официјално е новата претседателка на Македонија". Bloomberg Adria (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. "At least one dead in forest fires in North Macedonia". The Brussels Times. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
10. "Main zoo in North Macedonian capital shut down after avian flu case detected". Associated Press. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
11. "North Macedonia arrests man suspected of intending to join Russian army and fight in Ukraine". Associated Press. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
12. "Four men arrested in North Macedonia during anti-terror operation, interior minister says". Associated Press. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
13. "North Macedonia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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