Wednesday, 15 July 2020
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 16:17

Turnout in Kriva Palanka already surpassed 50 percent

Even with five hours to spare, more than half of the citizens of Kriva Palanka have already voted. The results for 15h showed that the turnout in the mining, border-side city was at 50.68 percent. This is in line with the trend of high turnout voting in the east of Macedonia, but even compared to other...
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 | 15:58

Butel voter arrested after photographing the ballot

Officers arrested a voter in Skopje’s municipality of Butel, who tried to photograph his ballot after voting. That practice is strictly forbidden, as it can be used by political parties to pressure voters into proving who they voted for. After observers noted that the voter is taking pictures of...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 15:51

Chain voting attempt reported in Bitola

Police was called on a voter in Bitola, who came to a polling station with several additional ballots. The incident was reported around 13h. When election observers noted that the female voters has ballots on her, they demanded an intervention. This could be a case of chain voting, also known as “Bulgarian...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 15:16

One person detained, several cases of election irregularities reported

One case of public peace disturbance has been registered in Skopje since polling stations opened, when a 47-year-old man, who has since been detained, started fighting with election board representatives and started taking pictures of the room, Interior Ministry spokesperson Toni Angelovski said on Wednesday. He...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 14:18

Voter turnout 23.81% until 1 pm

The voter turnout is 23.81% until 1 pm according to the processed data from 3,368 polling stations where 432,026 voters exercised their voting rights, State Election Commission spokesperson Admir Shabani said at today’s press conference. Voter turnout in the first electoral district is 27.09%, in the...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 13:50

MoI received reports of eight events breaking the election silence

The police received reports of eight events breaking the election silence by the time polls opened at 7 am. Six of them were in or in the vicinity of Skopje, one was near Gevgelija, and one in Veles. According to the Ministry of Interior, political party flags were raised near polling stations in the...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 13:08

A mayor caught agitating in a Roma neighborhood in a municipality in the 3rd electoral district

A mayor of a municipality in the 3rd electoral district is actively agitating in the Roma neighborhood in the city. He goes from house to house and breaks the election silence. The photos available to “Repubika”, which are proof that the mayor is active on the ground today, will be published...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 12:50

US Ambassador Byrnes: I am pleased to see citizens of this country take part in democratic process

I am pleased to see citizens of this country take part in the democratic process. Teams from US Embassy Skopje are joining the OSCE, civil society, and other international observers to observe elections, and I will be there alongside them, US Ambassador Kate Byrnes tweeted.
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 | 12:09

Prosecutor’s Office: No election irregularities reported

No voting irregularities have been reported to Basic Public Prosecutor’s Offices, the commission for monitoring election irregularities or the e-mail address [email protected] since voting started, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Macedonia said in a press release Wednesday. Several...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 11:47

104 people caught without face masks

In the past 24 hours, 104 people were caught without personal coronavirus protective equipment, i.e. face masks, the Ministry of Interior said in a press release on Wednesday. The Ministry is urging citizens to comply with government measures and protocols on protection against COVID-19, the press release...
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 | 11:06

MoI: No incidents reported at polling stations so far

No disorderly conduct has been reported at polling stations thus far, Interior Ministry spokesperson Toni Angelovski told MIA. According to our information, no disturbances of peace have been reported by 9:00 and voting activities are in order, Angelovski said.
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 10:46

MOST: Polling stations open, voting process safe, in line with health protocols

Civic association MOST told the first in a series of news conferences on Wednesday that all poling station where it has posted observers opened on time and no voting irregularities have been reported thus far. Voting is conduced safely, in line with health protocols. 900 MOST observers are monitoring...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 09:59

Polling stations open on time, no incidents reported so far

Polling stations opened on time Wednesday morning and no incidents have been reported in the voting process thus far, the State Election Commission (SEC) has told MIA. Voting in 3,390 stations started at 7:00 and is set to end at 21:00. 1,814,613 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in six electoral...
World 15.07.20 | 09:55

New restrictions at Hungary’s borders due to Covid-19

Hungary has imposed new restrictions on cross-border travel as of next Wednesday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in new cases in several countries, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Sunday, Reuters reported. Hungary lifted most of its lockdown restrictions...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 09:48

Citizens can also pick up IDs today due to the election

The Ministry of Interior says their administrative departments across the country will issue IDs on Election Day (July 15), from 7am to 7 pm. The MoI says the objective is to enable citizens who have applied for an ID to exercise their right to vote.
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 09:44

Over 2,709 domestic and foreign observers to monitor election

Over 2,000 domestic and foreign observers will monitor the early parliamentary election in Macedonia. A total of 2,551 domestic and 158 foreign observers have been accredited by the State Election Commission to follow snap parliamentary election. Of the domestic observers, civic association MOST has...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 09:17

About 60 foreign reporters accredited to cover election in Macedonia

57 reporters from about 15 accredited foreign media outlets are going to cover the early parliamentary election in Macedonia. The State Election Commission has issued accreditations to Al Jazeera (its Balkans and English channels), Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Voice of America, the Associated Press,...
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