Supported by the ruling VRMO-DPMNE-led coalition, Ivanov won 437,470 votes, while SDSM candidate and fellow professor Ljubomir Frckovski -- ironically, a former co-author of Ivanov's -- took 252,195 votes, with nearly 97% of the ballots counted.
Uz potporu koalicije na čelu s VRMO-DPMNE-om, Ivanov je osvojio 437.470 glasova, dok je kandidat SDSM-a i njegov kolega profesor Ljubomir Frčkovski -- koji je ironično i bivši suautor knjige s Ivanovim -- osvojio 252.195 glasova, nakon prebrojanih ukupno 97 posto glasova.