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Macedonia 16.07.20 | 09:18

More than 31.000 ballots were thrown out as invalid

The State Electoral Commission informed that out of the approximately 927.000 ballots, 31.107 were invalid, with a small portion of votes left to count. Before the elections, activists from the ruling SDSM party were pushing a social media campaign to get opposition activists to spoil their ballots....
Macedonia 16.07.20 | 08:47

Electoral Commission preliminary projection shows SDSM lead by two seats in a hung Parliament

After hours of confusion caused by an apparent hacking attack, the Macedonian State Electoral Commission issued its preliminary projection of seats after the early general elections. According to the SEC, the SDSM – BESA lead coalition will have 46 seats, while the VMRO-DPMNE led coalition will...
Macedonia 16.07.20 | 02:04

Electoral Commission gives up, won’t announce final results this evening

After technical difficulties which raised speculations about the conduct of the elections, the State Electoral Commission announced that it will not give its final results and projection of seats this evening and will leave it for tomorrow. SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE seem to be virtually tied, with the leftist...
Macedonia 16.07.20 | 01:33

SEC: Results from 90% of processed votes

According to initial unofficial results released by the State Election Commission of the votes counted from 3,130 out of 3,480 polling stations, the SDSM-led “We Can” coalition wins 272,881 votes (36.15%) and the VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition wins 262.168 votes (34.73%). 86,816 people voted for DUI (11.5%),...
Macedonia 16.07.20 | 01:14

SEC after processing 87% of votes: SDSM -36.27%, VMRO-DPMNE- 34.89%

Of votes counted from 3,023 out of 3,480 polling stations, or nearly 87% of ballots, the SDSM-led “We Can” coalition with 36.27% is in a lead over the VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition having 34.89%. According to initial unofficial results published by the State Election Commission, 11.37% voted for DUI,...
Macedonia 16.07.20 | 00:52

SEC after processing 80% of votes: SDSM -36.48%, VMRO-DPMNE- 35.47%, DUI- 10.73%, AA/A – 8.41%

Of the votes counted from 2,800 out of 3,480 polling stations, or nearly 80% of counted votes, the SDSM-led “We Can” coalition with 36.48% is in a lead over the VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition having 35.47%. The data published by the State Election Commission from their main office as its website has been...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 23:48

LIVE STREAM: SEC results

Due to problems with the site, the State Election Commission is reporting the results of the processed votes via a video on YouTube:
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 23:46

Derkoski: It’s a dead heat

State Electoral Commission President Oliver Derkoski said that the race between VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM is a dead heat. Derkoski held a brief press conference to discuss the attack on the SEC website which prevented the publication of results. When asked about the results, Derkoski said that he would rather...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 23:42

Electoral Commission results indicate hung Parliament

The State Electoral Commission has failed to inform the public through its website about up to date election results. The site crashed shortly after voting ended, and SEC head Oliver Derkoski now said that it was a case of an outside attack. Through other means, the SEC is announcing a razor thin lead...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 22:55

Electoral Commission website went down just as the results were supposed to begin pouring in

The website of the Macedonian State Electoral Commission, where up to date results of the counting of the votes were supposed to be published, is currently down. The rezultati.sec.mk site worked well throughout the day and provided turnout numbers, but as soon as the polling stations closed and the results...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 19:47

Turnout reaches 45.7 percent after 12 hours of voting

The State Electoral Commission revealed the turnout figures at 19h – overall it stands at 45.74 percent, with a notable difference between the east and the west of the country. The eastern, largely rural 3rd and 4th district broke through the 50 percent mark and had turnout rates of 51.5 and 53.2...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 19:02

Derkoski: The elections are largely orderly, there are minor issues and they are being resolved

State Electoral Commission President Oliver Derkoski said that the elections are being conducted largely orderly, with small incidents being reported. I expect that by the end of the day the voters will legitimize the future Government as well as the entire electoral process, Derkoski said. The turnout...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 18:05

Turnout reaches nearly 39 percent with four hours to go

Turnout at 17h rose to 38.78 percent or 703.522 voters (out of a total of 1.81 million). Turnout remains highest in the two eastern districts where the electoral rolls match most closely the number of actual residents. The third district had a turnout of 43.85 percent, or 122.128 voters, and the 4th,...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 16:10

High turnout in the east, dismal in the north-west

The State Electoral Commission held a press conference to announce the latest turnout numbers, which are also updated live at rezultati.sec.mk. By 15h, overall turnout amounted to 31.78 percent, or over 576.500 voters. By electoral districts, the 1st district, covering much of Skopje urban areas as well...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 12:26

Highest voter turnout registered in Aerodrom by 11 am

199,495 citizens had exercised their voting rights by 11 am, or 11 percent of the total number of voters, the head of the State Election Commission, Oliver Derkovski, said at today’s press conference. Voter turnout in first electoral district is 13.7%, second – 9.60%, third – 13.08%, fourth...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 11:11

SEC: Voter turnout 5.19% until 9 am

The voter turnout is 5.19% until 9 am according to the processed data from 2,326 polling stations where 94,167 voters exercised their voting rights, the spokesperson of the State Election Commission (SEC) Admir Shabani said at today’s press conference. Thus far, no voting irregularities have been reported...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 08:45

Do not cross out the word “North” or add “Never North” on ballot because it will be considered invalid

Oliver Derkoski, head of the State Electoral Commission, warned the voters not to write or cross out anything on the ballot, because their votes will be considered invalid. The SEC strongly condemned the posts of activists from one political party who called on people social networks to cross out the...
Macedonia 14.07.20 | 19:24

SEC: 7,170 persons voted by 3 pm

On the second day of voting at the early parliamentary elections, 7,170 persons voted by 3 pm, said State Election Commission (SEC) president Oliver Derkovski on Tuesday. The homebound and infirm (8,852), inmates (1,657), internally displaced persons (6), and persons in retirement homes (357) vote today. Although...
Macedonia 14.07.20 | 12:56

SEC warns about fake reports of the early voting results

After a number of social media commentators shared alleged results from the first day of voting, the State Electoral Commission said that all such posts are bogus and that the votes remain uncounted and in storage. About 700 voters who were diagnosed with Covid-19 were eligible to vote on Monday, with...
Macedonia 14.07.20 | 10:06

Early voting continues, with thousands eligible to vote at home and in prisons

Voting continues today in the early general elections in Macedonia, with elderly people who asked for the option to vote at home and with voting in the prisons. A little under 9.000 people asked for the first option, and there are also 1.657 prisoners eligible to vote, who have the option to do so today....
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