2017 Macedonian local elections

2017 Macedonian local elections

October 15, 2017 (first round)
October 29, 2017 (second round)

80 municipalities and Skopje
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Zoran Zaev Ali Ahmeti Nikola Gruevski
Party SDSM BDI VMRO-DPMNE
Mayoralities won 57 10 5
Change 53 4 51

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Ziadin Sela Bilal Kasami Menduh Thaçi
Party ASh Besa PDSh
Mayoralities won 3 1 1
Change 3 1 1

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Beycan Ilyas
Party DPTM Independent
Mayoralities won 1 3
Change 1

Local elections were held on October 15 and 29, 2017, in the Republic of Macedonia to elect mayors and members of municipality councils of the 80 municipalities in Macedonia. These were the sixth local elections since the independence of Macedonia.

The local elections were held as scheduled, on October 15, 2017. Only 45 municipalities elected a mayor in the first round, and 35 had to vote again on October 29. Before both of the first two rounds, voting was held a day early (October 14 and 28) for hospitalized and disadvantaged persons, and those in home detention or prison. A re-vote was held on November 12 in the municipality of Čair only.