Events in the year 2024 in the Republic of North Macedonia. Incumbents
President: Stevo Pendarovski (Until May 12); Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova onwards Prime Minister: Dimitar Kovačevski (until 29 January); Talat Xhaferi (29 January–23 June), Hristijan Mickoski (since 23 June)
Events January 24–28 January – European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships
April 15 April – Seventeen police officers stationed at Idrizovo prison are arrested on suspicion of facilitating the escape of two inmates, including a convicted murderer, in 2023. 24 April – 2024 North Macedonian presidential election (first round): Both incumbent president Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova advance to a runoff.
May 8 May: 2024 North Macedonian presidential election (second round). Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova defeats the incumbent Stevo Pendarovski to become the first woman to be elected as President of North Macedonia. 2024 North Macedonian parliamentary election: The VMRO-DPMNE and its Your Macedonia coalition win 58 seats in the Assembly of North Macedonia, just three shy of an outright majority. 12 May – Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is sworn in as the first female President of North Macedonia.
June 19–30 June – 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship 23 June – The Assembly of North Macedonia votes 77-22 to approve a mandate for prime minister-designate Hristijan Mickoski of the VMRO-DPMNE and his coalition government. North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges all its citizens in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible due to "deteriorating security" in the region from escalating conflicts.
July 28 July – One person is killed in a wildfire in Kokosinje.
September 19 October – A case of bird flu of the H5N1 variant is detected in a deceased goose at the Skopje Zoo, prompting its closure for three weeks and the culling of several birds.
November 29 November – A man returning from Russia is arrested in Skopje Airport on suspicion of plotting to join the Russian military and fight in Ukraine.
December 6–11 December – European Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships at Skopje 15 December – Four people are arrested on terrorism charges in Struga and Gostivar.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 7 January – Orthodox Christmas Day 10 April – Eid al-Fitr 1 May – Labour Day 6 May – Orthodox Easter Monday 24 May – Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day 2 August - Republic Day 8 September - Independence Day 11 October – Day of the Macedonian Uprising 23 October – Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle 8 December – Saint Clement of Ohrid Day
References
External links Online calendar