A swift election of a president to bring EU closer, urged French Ambassador Christian Thimonier during a visit to Kavadarci. “We will need a credible interlocutor, which is very important in this transition period. You need to choose and we will do our job. But we need a functional state. Therefore, give us that signal …
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Presidential elections in North Macedonia went well, while election day was quiet. Overall, the process was transparent, however, there’s still a need for electoral reforms. This is the assessment made by OSCE/ODIHR monitoring mission following Sunday’s first round of presidential elections in North Macedonia. “This constructive approach must also be seen in the runoff”, said …
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev has announced a possible cabinet reshuffle following poor results obtained in the first round of presidential elections that were held on Sunday. “I am open with you and I don’t want this to be interpreted as a simple threat. We have received our message on the first round. Many …
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In order for the elections to be considered successful, at least 723,252 voters should vote in two weeks, or May 5th, which is exactly 40 percent of the total number of citizens (1,808,131) with the right to vote in these elections. The practice thus far focuses on the greater mobilization of registered voters in the …
Citizens punished the government, however, the opposition has no reason to celebrate, because the main opposition party did not benefit from the citizens’ dissatisfaction with the ruling parties. The betrayed revolution and the promises of justice and peace, the painful compromises on the name and the issues that have plagued the national sentiments, the economy …
Aside from the “Scandinavian” atmosphere during the voting, there were not many reasons for celebrating Sunday night either at the “White Palace” in downtown Skopje, or at the Hilton Hotel on the Vardar quay. However, there were celebrations – both at the headquarters of Gordana Siljanovska, because of the narrow difference and advantage in several …
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Chairman of the Democratic Party in Albania, Lulzim Basha had a meeting today with party senior figures to discuss about the date of the next protest that this party is expected to hold. According to sources from within the party, the opposition is expected to hold a demonstration on 11 May 2019 in the evening. …
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Citizens of Ohrid will get their new mayor in the May 5 runoff after neither of the five candidates received majority of votes in Sunday’s first round. The runoff will see SDSM candidate Konstantin Georgieski, who won 13,037 votes, versus VMRO-DPMNE’s Mitre Miloshevski, who garnered 10,614 votes, both far ahead of the three remaining candidates. …
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The results of Sunday’s presidential elections in North Macedonia suggest that governing coalition candidate, Stevo Pendarovski and opposition backed candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova will head to runoff. With 100% of votes countred, results suggest that Pendarovski has taken 323.846 votes or 42.84%. The opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova has taken 319.240 votes or 42.24%, while the …
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Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova enter the second half of the election contest for a new head of state. Pendarovski led by a narrow margin ahead Siljanovska during the Sundays’s vote, which practically showed convincing “victory” of the abstainers, since almost 60 percent of the total number of voters decided not to take part in …
Preliminary results at the State Election Commission website show that out of the 91.03 percent of processed votes, SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski is in the lead with 42.67 percent of votes. VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova has thus far garnered 42.18 percent of votes, while AA/Besa’s Blerim Reka has received 10.84 percent. According to …
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Mayoral candidate Hekuran Duka declared win at the mayoral elections in Debar.The early mayoral elections in Debar took place due to last year’s death of mayor Ruzhdi Lata. According to preliminary information, Duka won about 400 votes more than his opponent Arben Agolli, supported by the Alliance of Albanians. Duka promised he would be the …
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Preliminary results at the State Election Commission (SEC) website show that out of the 31.41 percent of processed votes, SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski is in the lead with 42.23 percent of votes. VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has thus far garnered 40.74 percent of votes, while AA/Besa’s Blerim Reka has received 13.06 percent.
The presidential election in North Macedonia has taken place in a quiet atmosphere. Several irregularities were registered, but without affecting the overall electoral process. This has been the assessment made by the Central Election Commission and OSCE/ODIHR monitors. Voters’ turnout until 4 pm was over 30%. “Voting so far has gone well and there are …
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Polling stations across the country closed at 7 p.m. as part of the first round of the six presidential elections. 1,808,131 people had the right to vote at 3,480 polling stations in the country and 32 abroad starting from 7 a.m. VMRO-DPMNE’s presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova voted Sunday at Kole Nedelkovski elementary school. “These are …
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Voter turnout in the first round of the presidential elections until 5 p.m. stands at 35.13 percent, says the State Election Commission (SEC) of nearly 80 percent of polling stations across the country. “About 600,000 citizens have cast their vote, considering the data from the remaining polling stations,” said said SEC spokesperson Ljupka Guguchevska. According …
From 7 o’clock this morning until 15 o’clock, a total of 396,252 citizens voted in today’s presidential elections. It is a total turnout of 28.89 percent. SEC President Oliver Derkovski informed about the turnout in some of the municipalities: Aerodrom 35.45%, Aracinovo 14.75, Berovo 34.75, Bitola 32.82, Bogovinje 12.12%, Butel 29.24, Valandovo 32.5, Veles 32.11, …
Corien Jonker, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, refraining from any early presidential election assessments, said the international monitors were more interested in the procedures than in the outcome. “We observe if the elections are organized in line with democratic international standards for elections,” Jonker told reporters at Brakja Ramiz-Hamid elementary school in Shuto …
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According to the SEC, turnout at the presidential elections by 13:00, by more than 75% of the polling stations, was 20.45%, but the difference in voting turnout in the municipalities with the majority Macedonian population, vis-à-vis the municipalities with majority Albanian population, where the turnout is very low. At SEC’s second press conference, during the …
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To monitor the voting at polling stations, the counting of ballots, and the summing up of results in the 2019 North Macedonia presidential election, 3,150 local and 419 foreign observers have been deployed throughout the country. Local observers include MOST, a local civic association founded in 2002, monitoring the elections with 1,940 observers. Next, Mak-Sonce, …
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