Over 40 percent (namely 41.5%) of the citizens of Macedonia are set to say ‘yes’ to the referendum question: “Are you in favor of EU and NATO membership by accepting the Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece?”, against 35,1% who intend to voice disagreement, according to the latest poll of […]
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), Independent Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM), Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM) Macedonian Media Institute (MIM) and the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) criticized Tuesday the State Election Commission (SEC) for its interpretation of the latest changes to Electoral Code related with media presentation […]
The State Elections Commission intends to spend about MKD 170 million (app. EUR 2,7 million) for the referendum on Macedonia-Greece agreement, scheduled for 30 September. ‘SEC is obliged to adopt the financial plan and its first draft sets the total sum of the referendum expenditures at MKD 170 million (app. EUR 2,7 million), cutting for […]
The State Election Commission (SEC) held Wednesday its constitutive session and adopted the Rulebook on organization and implementation of the September 30 referendum. Taking into consideration that the referendum should take place in 60 days, all deadlines will be shorted by five days each, except for the public propaganda timeline. SEC, municipal electoral committees, and […]
The State Election Commission (SEC) will hold its first session on Wednesday, following its election in Parliament on July 25. The new SEC members are Oliver Derkovski (president), Ditmire Shehu (vice-president), Elizabeta Postolovska, Janakie Vitanovski, Boris Kondarko, Radica Risteska and Enver Saliu (members). SEC is scheduled to administer the referendum on the name agreement, which […]
The newly elected members of the State Election Commission (SEC) took an oath Monday before Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi. Swearing in ceremony was postponed on Friday because of Xhaferi’s trip to Pristna. Oliver Derkovski was named SEC President, Ditmire Shehu Vice-President, and Elizabeta Postolovska, Boris Kondarko, Janake Vitanovski, Radica Risteska, and Enver Saliu were appointed members. […]
New State Election Commission (SEC) president Oliver Derkoski said that the Commission will first be constituted and afterwards implement the name referendum. “The first step will be SEC’s constitutive session, followed by the implementation of a referendum. I hope we will be successful in responding to the tasks at hand, in compliance with the laws […]
The Macedonian Parliament has scheduled a session at 18:00h to elect new members of the State Election Commission (SEC). The Parliament’s committee on election and appointment issues has already verified the new seven members of the SEC, tasked with administering the referendum for the name agreement with Greece in late September. Committee chairman Ilija Dimovski […]
The referendum, which should be held this coming autumn in accordance with the name agreement with Greece, will be put on the table at the leaders’ meeting later in the day, announced Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. “At the leaders’ meeting I expect us to define the referendum issue, meaning to set a date when the referendum […]
The disagreements between the majority and opposition for the election of the new members of State Election Commission (SEC) is acting as an obstacle in deciding the date for the holding of the referendum on the country’s new name, “North Macedonia”. Given the delays that the referendum is seeing, the government has approved the amendments of […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has called a meeting today with political leaders in the country to discuss the current developments which relate to the referendum regarding the name. According to the government, this meeting will discuss the election of the members of the State Election Commission, because this institution has long been dysfunctional following the […]
The main parliamentary political parties work on coordinating their positions to changes in election laws that cover the election model. The ruling SDSM stated that it is in favor of one electoral unit with open lists, and expects all relevant political parties to agree with its proposal. – The census, according to my information, has […]
