Wednesday, 15 July 2020
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:34

Sela blames DUI for numerous election irregularities

Ziadin Sela, the leader of the Alliance of Albanians, accused the DUI party of numerous irregularities during the voting in Struga. The two parties, along with SDSM, are competing for the Albanian vote. The ruling political party from the Albanian bloc continually engaged in irregularities over the past...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:29

Kasami says that the vote for BESA and SDSM is a vote for EU membership

BESA party leader Bilal Kasami, who campaigned together with SDSM and lead the joint list in the 6th district, said that the elections are a “golden opportunity to continue on the Euro-Atlantic path”. Kasami, who raised the question over how loyal he will be to SDSM once in the Parliament,...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:28

Culev: Today’s elections should be a holiday of democracy

Early parliamentary elections are being held throughout the country today. The Interim Minister of Interior Nake Culev cast his vote this morning at the Skopje primary school “Braka Miladinovci”. So far, according to the information I have, the elections are peaceful and without serious problems....
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:24

SDSM Secretary General Nikolovski violated the election silence laws

SDSM Secretary General Ljupco Nikolovski, who lead the party list in the eastern 3rd district, violated the election silence law. Well before the voting ended, Nikolovski posted a Twitter call urging the voters to come out. Граѓаните бираат одговорна власт!Приклучете...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:21

Ahmeti expects that DUI will beat SDSM and the Alliance for the Albanian vote

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti said that he expects that he will win the majority among ethnic Albanians. DUI fought with Zoran Zaev’s SDSM party for the Albanian vote, as well as with the Alliance of Albanians, for the traditional role of the party that is invited in the ruling coalition as the representative...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:17

Mickoski: The voters opted for change

Voters turned out in large numbers, and from what we could observe, the people are anxious for a change, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski when he voted in Skopje’s Vlae district. The statement, along with those of other politicians, were embargoed due to the electoral silence laws until...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 21:11

Voting ends, turnout barely over 50 percent

Voting ended in the early general elections in Macedonia at 21h, after 14 hours during which citizens voted under masks, with numerous coronavirus safety precautions. Turnout rose barely over 50 percent with half an hour to go – the State Electoral Commission said that it was at 50.84 percent at...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 20:44

Turnout low in Skopje’s largest Roma community

Turnout is low in majority Albanian districts across Macedonia, indicating difficulties for dual citizenship holders and the Albanian diaspora to come to Macedonia because of the coronavirus restrictions, but the latest SEC data shows that Skopje’s largest Roma municipality is also voting well...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 20:23

“Nalej Nalej” viewed over a million times

The latest rendition of the “Nalej Nalej” song reached over a million views across all platforms, with ove 170.000 just on Youtube. The song, prepared for the censored historical series “Macedonia”, portrays the Boatmen of Veles, who carried out the audacious attacks on Solun/Thessaloniki...
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 | 19:41

Turnout projected to be lower due to fatigue and coronavirus fears

Comparison of electoral turnout between the last general elections in 2016, and the 2020 early elections, shows a significant drop.  During the 2016 elections, which were exceptionally high turnout due to the heated political crisis turnout at 17h was 60.38 percent. This time around, it’s just...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 19:23

One and a half hours to go

Voting has been going on since 7 in the morning across Macedonia, in the early general elections, and polls close in one and a half hours, at 21h. The latest turnout numbers, reported by the State Electoral Commission, stood at 38.78 percent, significantly lower than the corresponding turnout in the...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 19:18

Two officers involved in an incident in Tetovo

Two police officers were involved in an incident today, around 16h, reported in Tetovo. The Interior Ministry said that its internal control is investigating the case. It’s unclear whether it was related to the elections. Police officers are banned from campaigning and Interior Minister Nake Culev...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 19:14

Woman detained after trying to vote with a mask emblazoned with the Star of Kutles

A woman from Skopje’s municipality of Aerodrom was removed from her polling station and briefly detained by the police after she tried to vote wearing a face mask emblazoned with the Star of Kutles/Vergina, Macedonia’s original symbol. She posted a video online, showing the arrest, after...
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 | 17:43

Four Covid-19 deaths and nearly 200 newly diagnosed cases

Four patients died of Covid-19 and a high rate of 198 newly diagnosed patients was also reported in the past 24 hours. The fatalities include two patients from Prilep, one from Skopje and one from Tetovo, aged 49 to 72. This brings the total death toll to 393, and the number of active cases stands at...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 17:29

Election day police report: Several arrests, voting briefly interrupted in two locations

The Interior Ministry reported that it intervened in dozens of instances across the country, with some of the main irregularities including a chain voting attempt in Bitola, voters caught photographing ballots and several interruptions in the voting. A ballot stuffing report was made in the village of...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 17:16

Veles man tried to bribe a sick person to vote with a 1,000 denars

Veles police intervened when a citizen reported that a man offered a 1.000 denars to his sick relative to vote for a party. The officers seized the money and are questioning everybody involved. The incident was reported by the guardian of the sick person.
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 16:23

Illegal immigrants found near Demir Kapija, most of them fled the police

Police officers intercepted the transport of illegal migrants near Demir Kapija yesterday. The driver and most of the immigrants fled, but one, a 16 year old Syrian citizen, remained in the vehicle that was stopped. The BMW that was used to move the migrats has Skopje licence plates.
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