Calm prevails in the presidential election in North Macedonia


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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28,89% voter turnout until 15h


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, …

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Pendarovski and Siljanovska-Davkova submit presidential candidacies


Representatives of the main political parties SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE submitted the presidential candidacies of their candidates Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova to the State Election Commission today. Aleksandar Kiracovski, head of the SDSM election HQ, submitted the presidential candidacy of Stevo Pendarovski. “I assure you that the campaign will be peaceful and civil, reflecting our …

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The SEC: 666,743 voted, 91.46% For, 5.65% Against


The State Election Commission (SEC) has released the preliminary results from 100 percent of polling stations, showing that 666,743 people voted at yesterday’s referendum, i.e. 36.91 percent of registered voters. Of them, 91.46 percent or 609,813 people voted ‘Yes’, 5.66 percent or 37,700 voted ‘No’, while 2.89 percent or 19,221 ballots were invalid. SEC president …

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The SEC: 22.56% turnout by 15h


  The State Election Commission (SEC) says 22.56 percent of registered voters cast their ballots until 15:00h. “The voting process is uninterrupted and I would like to thank citizens for the democratic atmosphere,” said SEC president Oliver Derkoski. Largest turnout is registered in Saraj (36.57%) Centar (34.98 percent), Karpos (32.21%) Lipkovo (30.42%) Kriva Palanka (30.35%), …

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261,473 voters came out to vote in the referendum by 13h


According to the SEC President Oliver Denkovski, 261,473 voters or 16,00 percent of the total number of voters who voted in the Voters’ List came out to vote at today’s referendum. This is the result of the processed data of 90, 24 percent of polling stations in the Republic of Macedonia.

The SEC: 11.907 domestic and 493 foreign observers monitor the referendum


The official State Election Commission (SEC) data shows that 11.907 domestic and 493 foreign observers have been accredited to monitor the September 30 referendum. Additionally, 194 translators have been accredited to the SEC. Besides domestic, the referendum will be covered by foreign journalists. The SEC has also accredited 83 journalists from 32 media outlets, with …

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11.907 domestic and 493 foreign observers to monitor the upcoming referendum


The official State Election Commission (SEC) data shows that 11.907 domestic and 493 foreign observers have been accredited to monitor the September 30 referendum. Additionally, 194 translators have been accredited to the SEC. Besides domestic, the referendum will be covered by foreign journalists. The SEC has also accredited 83 journalists from 32 media outlets, with …

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383 domestic and 286 foreign observers to monitor referendum


The State Election Commission (SEC) told Tuesday that 383 domestic and 286 foreign observers will monitor the September 30 referendum. As regards to domestic observers, Civil – Centre for Freedom has accredited 282 observers, followed by National Roma Centre Kumanovo – 46, NGO Inkluziva – 40, MOST Citizens Association – 12 and EDULSJ Association will …

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The list full of phantoms, political parties remain silent


Return of the phantoms. With this film title, the non-governmental CIVIL recently depicted, unfortunately, the real situation with the Voters’ List, after several citizens reacted that people duly registered with the SEC and the Ministry of the Interior and removed from the list during the parliamentary election in 2016 have returned to the same addresses. …

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Over 740 Macedonians living abroad applied to vote in the referendum


Thus far a total of 742 citizens have filed applications for voting abroad at the 30 September name referendum, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. Out of the total number of applications, 702 have been accepted, 11 rejected, while the rest are being processed, SEC said. SEC also urges citizens to check their …

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The SEC: 251 citizens have filed applications for voting abroad


The State Election Commission (SEC) said Saturday that 251 citizens have thus far filed applications for voting abroad at the September 30 referendum. Of the 251 applications, 127 have been accepted, while 124 are currently being processed, says SEC. Most of the applications have been filed for voting in Bern and Vienna, followed by Ljubljana, …

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