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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The State Election Commission is ready to hold the presidential elections, whose first round is scheduled for Sunday. The voting material produced by the Bitola-based printing office Kiro Dandaro arrived in Skopje, from where it will be deployed through 80 municipal election commissions throughout the country. “Everything is going smoothly and I think that on […]
If voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential elections is low, two options are likely to be considered – either the head of state to be elected in direct elections without a required threshold in the second round or by MPs in Parliament, said Justice Minister Renata Treneska – Deskoska. Justice Minister Deskoska was asked as to […]
Civil society in North Macedonia has voiced its concern about the lack of reforms in the judicial system and public administration. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights says that reforms in the judicial system are not transparent and that political parties use them as an instrument to bargain with each other. Uranija Pirovska, representative of […]
The key differences between the ruling authorities and the opposition on law on public prosecutor’s office, which is to solve the future status of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), remain, said Justice Minister Renata Treneska – Deskoska. “The key differences refer to the continuation of the trial proceedings initiated by SPO, the use of the […]
North Macedonia ranks 95th according to the latest world ranking of Reporters without Borders for the freedom of information. According to the report released by this organization, “although the situation stabilised in 2018, the new government has yet to amend public broadcast media law, contrary to what it announced when it took power in 2017”, adding […]
Talking about the equitable representation of women in the leadership of the party and state institutions, as well as the consequences that would arise if President Gjorge Ivanov signs an abolition for the convicted for the April 27 case, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti at the Election Assembly of the women’s party forum once again forgot […]
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 […]
The armed robbers of the NLB bank branch office in Cair took 150.000 EUR, said the bank today. Three bank employees were injured in the attack, but have been released for home treatment. Police found the vehicle which the robbers used burnt outside of the city. The bank is cooperating with the law enforcement authorities […]
Even those who are now well-intentioned in opposing the Prespa Agreement, would grasp its significance for Greece in 10 years or less, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with the Greek Antenna TV. “Konstantinos Mitsotakis used to say that in 10 years we’d forget about this issue. Today, I can safely say […]
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 […]
Prespa Agreement between North Macedonia and Greece could lead to other agreements in the Balkans, says the European Union’s commissioner for neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations Johannes Hahn. “I think we were both very successful, and the U.S. was very supportive on what we call today North Macedonia,” Hahn tells in his interview with The Washington Post, […]
The first tranche of affordable loans, estimated at €15 million, for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be transferred next week through the European Investment Bank (EIB), it was announced at a meeting of Finance Minister Dragan Tevdosvki with EIB Vice President Andrew McDowell. “It is part of the complete credit line for small and […]
In his exclusive interview with IBNA, Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Meleşcanu states his gratefulness for the effort of Greece and North Macedonia to reach the Prespa Agreement. The Prespa Agreement is a very good example for the other countries of the Balkans. A lesson indicating that if there is will, any differences can be […]
– North Macedonia is on its chosen path to NATO and the European Union. Through the Prespa Agreement, the political leaders of North Macedonia and Greece overcame difficult historical issues by focusing on a future of progress. The United States supported the leaders on both sides who drove this process – said Kate Byrnes, who […]
