VMRO-DPMNE glasao je za ukidanje zahtjeva da kandidat mora, da bi postao predsjednik, osvojiti 50% glasova u drugom krugu, a SDSM je ponovio svoj stari prijedlog da se taj zahtjev smanji na 30%.
VMRO-DPMNE voted to abolish the requirement that a candidate must poll 50% in a runoff to become president, with SDSM repeating its old proposal to cut the requirement to 30%.