Macedonia’s conservatives win 2 elections

By Konstantin Testorides

Published April 28, 2014 3:25pm ET

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Macedonia’s conservatives win 2 elections — Supporters of the ruling conservative VMRO-DPMNE wave party flags celebrating the double victory in parliamentary and presidential elections, in downtown Skopje, Macedonia, early Monday, April 28, 2014. Macedonia's incumbent prime minister claimed a landslide victory late Sunday in parliamentary and presidential elections, but the center-left opposition denounced what it called distorting interference in the democratic process by the ruling party and said it won't recognize the results. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) | Boris Grdanoski

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s ruling center-right party has won its fourth consecutive election victory in Macedonia but looks likely to fall just short of an outright majority.

The opposition Social Democrats refused to recognize the result Monday, alleging voter intimidation by the government, but international monitors described the vote as generally well run.

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