The European People’s Party leader, Joseph Daul, has publicly supported VMRO-DPMNE’s presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. – Justice also means fair, free and transparent elections. Elections that will enable all participants to fight equally. It’s the image of your country that depends on that. Justice, that’s what Gordana promises if you elect her. And what kind …
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 …
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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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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On election night, when the results of the vote showed a dead heat between the two candidates supported by the government and the opposition, Professor Biljana Vankovska, who is a vigorous supporter of her colleague Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, decided to confront the boycotts on the right-wing campus. According to her, the boycotters turned into …
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Albanian voters in North Macedonia are considered to be decisive in the second round of presidential elections that will be held on 5 May. Social Democratic Union Party (SDSM) candidate, Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE’s MP, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova have launched a campaign which aims at attracting votes from the second biggest community in the country. Turnout …
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One should not be an expert to conclude that such legitimacy decline has never happened in the history of any European elections. In 18 months to lose 40 percent of the voters, around 200,000 votes is a strong warning not only for defeat in the presidential elections but also expected defeat in the next parliamentary …
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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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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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.
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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The 6th presidential elections take place Sunday in the Republic of North Macedonia. The three candidates running for president include Stevo Pendarovski, who is the joint candidate of the ruling SDSM and DUI, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, who is the candidate chosen by the right-wing opposition VMRO DPMNE party and Blerim Reka, who is supported by the …
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After interviews with presidential candidate, Stevo Pendarovski, who has been nominated by ruling party SDSM, and independent candidate, Blerim Reka, IBNA news agency has also held an interview with VMRO-DPMNE backed candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Kavkova. In this interview, she talks about her challenges as candidate in the presidential race, the fact that she’s against the Prespa …
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VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova addressed late Monday a rally in Valandovo, highlighting the importance of justice and rule of law in the country. “People are leaving the country. Unfortunately, the politics of the incumbent authorities leads to this. They have done nothing to keep people here but seem to chase them away. This …
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The presidential election campaign has entered its final week. The campaign will end on April 19, while the election will take place on 21 April. There are three candidates who are running in the presidential race: Stevo Pendarovski nominated by the SDSM led governing coalition, Gordana Siljanovska nominated by VMRO-DPMNE and Blerim Reka who has …
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Parliament will vote on the entire prime minister’s team, not just ministers one by one. The Parliament and the government will come and go together, in the second round of presidential elections there will be no turnout census, the public offices remain open for (in) direct contact with the citizens, reporters will be invited to …
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Skopje based Institute for Political Studies has published an opinion poll ahead of presidential elections in North Macedonia. The survey has been conducted from 23 to 27 of March this year, while the number of respondents in the poll was 1110. According to the survey in question, the government backed presidential nominee, Stevo Pendarovski leads …
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Two opinion polls have been carried out in North Macedonia ahead of the presidential elections scheduled to take place on April 21. An opinion poll carried out by Prospekt-M and TV Telma suggests that if elections were to be held tomorrow, over 25% of people would vote in favour of the governing coalition candidate, Stevo …
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