North Macedonia: Complex coalition talks to follow election

A reflection of a man riding an electric vehicle is pictured in a displayed mirror in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, North Macedonia on Thursday, July 16, 2020. The pro-Western SDSM party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Two women walk past campaign posters of the ruling SDSM party in Skopje, North Macedonia on Thursday, July 16, 2020, a day after the country's parliamentary elections. The pro-Western SDSM party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the opposition VMRO DPMNE party talks to the media in party headquarters in Skopje, North Macedonia on Thursday, July 16, 2020, a day after the country's parliamentary elections. The pro-Western, ruling SDSM party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Men pass a clothing shop in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, North Macedonia on Thursday, July 16, 2020. The pro-Western SDSM party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

The leader of the ruling SDSM party Zoran Zaev, center right, wearing a mask as he is pose for a selfie after his victory at the North Macedonia general election, in Skopje, early Tuesday, July 16, 2020. A suspected hacking attack caused the site of North Macedonia's electoral commission to crash for hours after polls closed in the country's national elections Wednesday, delaying preliminary results that showed the Social Democrats narrowly leading the center-right opposition.(AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

The leader of the ruling SDSM party Zoran Zaev, speaks after his victory at the North Macedonia general election, in Skopje, early Tuesday, July 16, 2020. A suspected hacking attack caused the site of North Macedonia's electoral commission to crash for hours after polls closed in the country's national elections Wednesday, delaying preliminary results that showed the Social Democrats narrowly leading the center-right opposition.(AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Women shop at a market in Skopje, North Macedonia on Thursday, July 16, 2020. The pro-Western SDSM party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A woman buys vegetables in a market in Skopje, North Macedonia on Thursday, July 16, 2020. The pro-Western SDSM party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A man reads a newspaper siting in a street in Skopje, North Macedonia on Thursday, July 16, 2020, a day after the country's parliamentary elections. The pro-Western SDSM party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)