Voters in Northern Macedonia go to the polls Wednesday for a double election — parliamentary and presidential — following a campaign in which the country's aspirations to join the European Union have played a central role. The office of prime minister wields the real power, and the president is largely ceremonial, so the parliamentary election is the more important of the two contests. The election for the unicameral parliament takes place in a single round, while the presidential election is the runoff of a two-round contest that began in April with the center-right candidate scoring a large lead over the center-left incumbent.
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A majority of MEPs call for U-turn on Markus Pieper's controversial appointment as SME envoy and a new, more transparent process raising questions about the leadership style and re-election chances of EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.