North Macedonia: Complex coalition talks to follow election

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A pro-Western party in North Macedonia is poised to try to form a coalition government following a narrow election victory. The Social Democrats led by former prime minister Zoran Zaev declared victory Thursday after receiving 36% of the vote with 94% of ballots counted, according to official results. But main conservative rivals VMRO-DPMNE were less than two percentage points behind and insisted they could ultimately prevail in negotiations and form a govern