Voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential runoff is 20.73% until 1 pm, State Election Commission Spokesperson Ljupka Guguchevska said at today’s second press conference. According to the data reviewed of 95.39% of polling stations, 359.042 voters have cast their vote by 1 pm. Guguchevska also said in the first six and a half hours that voting runs …
Voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential second round of presidential elections is 6,31% until 10 am, State Election Commission Spokesperson Ljupka Guguchevska said at today’s first press conference. She added that 99,192 voters have cast their vote until 10 am. According to the SEC, voting is running smoothly in the first three and a half hours. …
North Macedonia votes Sunday in a runoff election to pick the country’s fifth president. The voters will choose between SDSM’s presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski, and his main rival of VMRO-DPMNE coalition Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. 1,808,131 voters are to vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff administered in 3,480 polling stations and in 32 diplomatic and consular offices abroad. …
The two presidential candidates in North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova are expected to wrap up their election campaign ahead of Sunday’s runoff. The race between the two candidates is tight with only 4 thousand votes dividing them. Governing coalition candidate, Pendarovski said that support for him means better perspective for everyone, European integration, …
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The Government of North Macedonia calls on citizens to plan their commute and movement in the center of Skopje ahead of the apostolic visit of Pope Francis on Tuesday, May 7. Pedestrian movement will not be obstructed and special traffic rules for movement of vehicles will apply. Government spokesperson Mile Boshnjakovski said Thursday all state …
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A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Marie-Christine Dalloz, will travel to North Macedonia from 4 to 6 May to observe the second round of the presidential election, said PACE in a press release. The delegation will observe the election alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and …
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Stevo Pendarovski, the presidential candidate of SDSM and the coalition, is not discouraged by the low turnout and the narrow advantage he scored in the first round of the sixth presidential elections in the country. He is convinced that this outcome will be a motivating factor for the citizens to come out on May 5 …
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While there are only two days remaining in the campaign for presidential elections in North Macedonia, the two candidates Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova have called for a large turnout in the polls. Pendarovski said that a vote for him means a better perspective for everyone, it means a sure path towards European integration, reforms, …
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US president Donald Trump has submitted North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol to the Senate for ratification. “I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification, the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia (the “Protocol”). The Protocol was signed in Brussels on …
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North Macedonia’s PM Zoran Zaev is optimistic that the country will launch accession talks with the EU. “I have just arrived from Berlin following meetings with German chancellor Merkel and French president Macron. We have big friends in Europe. This year, the country not will become a NATO member, but it will also launch accession …
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Today,Trade Unions in North Macedonia join the celebration of International Workers’ Day – May 1, which is marked in honor and the memory to the struggle of workers for the promotion of their rights. The Federation of Trade Unions of North Macedonia organised a march on Labour Day – May 1 on the streets of …
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In parallel with the optimistic announcements by the government and the opposition that the second round will be successful, a reserve plan is being prepared if there is a low turnout on Sunday. The government announces that early general elections will be scheduled immediately, and they will be held next autumn. However, they will first …
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Republic of North Macedonia counterpart Zoran Zaev have exchanged warm greetings on the occasion of the Orthodox Christian Easter 2019, a statement by the government in Skopje said. In his message to Zaev, Borissov expressed confidence that the two of them would, with even greater strength, achieve goodness, …
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Companies and businesses in North Macedonia say that they are hoping for the presidential elections to be successful, otherwise, any other alternative that could generate a crisis, may be bad for the country’s economy. “It’s hard for companies to realize their investments if there’s a new political crisis. If minimum turnout in the second round …
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The candidates competing to become North Macedonia’s next head of state are heading into the final week of the campaign ahead of the run-off on May 5th. SDSM’s candidate Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova are expected to hold debates and rallies throughout the week. Both candidates during the Easter holidays put their …
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has been invited by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron to attend a conference of Western Balkans leaders and EU heads of state and government in Berlin on Monday. He will be joined by Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. …
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Prime Minister and leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev has called on everyone who has been hired thanks to their relatives who work in the public administration that they should hand in their resignation. Amongst the people that the Anti-Corruption Commission has identified there are close relatives of ministers, MPs and other state officials. “I call …
The country has a government that listens to the citizens, instead of listening in on their phone calls, a government that knows when a message has been sent, instead of punishing for such messages, said Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska. “The prime minister said the message has been received. And it is this message that is …
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The seemingly usual working atmosphere ruled yesterday at the headquarters of the Islamic Religious Community. Grand Mufti Sulejman Rexhepi came to work early in the morning, wanting to leave the impression that Tueday’s dramatic events and the attempt for his replacement didn’t cause any discomfort. With a smile on his face, he commented that he …
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SDSM presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski said that mass turnout in the runoff means support to the NATO and EU concept, while VMRO-DPMNE’s Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said she continued to vie for the votes of the undecided. “It is important to go out in masses on May 5, because what is important is the concept that the …
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