Macedonian parties submit election complaints

Macedonian political parties have submitted dozens of formal complaints alleging irregularities during first-round presidential and local elections, authorities said Thursday.

The 76 complaints about "procedural irregularities" and the vote counting process were mainly about the local elections and will not affect the result of the first-round presidential ballot, election commission spokesman Zoran Tanevski said.

He said the commission was reviewing the complaints and would issue its ruling by Saturday.

The success of Macedonia's presidential and local election had been seen as crucial …