Saturday, 20 April 2019
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 21:42

SEC satisfied with the conduct of early voting in the presidential elections

Early voting in the presidential elections was conducted without issues, said State Electoral Commission spokeswoman Ljupka Gugucevska. She informed that 686 citizens voted in the Macedonian diplomatic missions in Australia, Asia and Europe – a turnout of 38.51 percent of all who registered. Voting...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 19:02

Former Bulgarian President Prvanov wants an additional treaty with Macedonia to emphasize the Bulgarian nature of the Ilinden Uprising

Former Bulgarian President Georgi Prvanov asked that an additional treaty is signed between Macedonia and Bulgaria, in order to specify the Bulgarian character of the 1903 Ilinden Uprising. Under the 2017 agreement, a team of historians from both countries is working to determine a shared historical...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 18:31

No problems reported as mobile teams allow ill citizens to vote at home

Voting by ill and feeble citizens who requested to use the option to vote at home was conducted today without major issues reported by the State Electoral Commission. In Gevgelija, 102 people voted in their homes, in Valandovo this option was used by 38 and in Dojran by 17 people. In most instances,...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 18:22

Several minor incidents reported ahead of the elections

Several smaller incidents were reported by the police today, ahead of the presidential elections tomorrow. Overnight, an office of a political party in the Kisela Voda municipal building had its window smashed. In three schools, in Skopje and the villages of Izbiste and Mislesevo, where voting will take...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 16:18

Boy from Struga who spent four years in an induced coma is graduating high school

Jovan Koloski, a kid from Struga who was in an induced coma for four years, is graduating high school to the delight of his family and the entire city. Jovan contracted a rare form of NMDAR encephalitis in 2008. Fevers turned into powerful seizures, for which he even had to be restrained. Next year he...
Balkans 20.04.19 | 15:55

Large group of ISIS camp followers returned to Kosovo

A group of 110 family members of Albanian Islamists were returned to Kosovo yesterday from Syria, where they accompanied ISIS fighters. The group includes four fighters, 32 women and 74 minors, including nine orphans. The fighters will be detained for initial 48 hours, Kosovan security sources said. It...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 15:49

OSCE/ODIHR will have 240 observers for the presidential elections

OSCE/ODIHR representative Corien Jonker announced that her mission to observe the presidential elections in Macedonia will include 240 observers and will respond to all developments on election day. A group of 150 observers arrived earlier this week, and will be joined by 60 observers from the OSCE and...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 15:43

President Ivanov’s Easter message

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov congratulated the faithful from the Catholic and Protestant churches on Good Friday and the coming Easter holiday. For millennia the message from the cross helped Christians in Macedonia endure the worst trials and persecution, to resist temptation and overcome all...
News 20.04.19 | 15:32

SEC says diaspora voting going on without problems

The State Electoral Commission published initial turnout data from the voting in Macedonian diplomatic missions abroad, where the elections take place one day ahead of the vote in Macedonia. Turnout there is calculated as percentage of the voters who registered to vote, and overall registration was exceptionally...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 11:50

SEC: Early presidential election voting proceeding smoothly

Several hours into the early voting on Saturday, the State Electoral Commission reported that the process is going well, with no issues being reported. While the presidential elections take place on Sunday, early voting is organized on Saturday for the prisoners, sick and feeble voters who asked to vote...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 11:39

Orthodox Christians celebrate Lazarus Saturday

Orthodox Christians in Macedonia celebrate Lazarus Saturday today, in anticipation of Palm Sunday tomorrow. Traditionally, girls wear flowers in their hair on Lazarus Saturday, to announce the entry of Jesus to Jerusalem. Many folk songs are dedicated to the holiday, which commemorates the miraculous...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 11:25

Electoral silence in Macedonia ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections

As of midnight, the presidential election campaign ended in Macedonia and the campaigns of the three candidates are banned from running ads or holding public events. the period of “electoral silence” spans two days, and ends with the close of polling stations on Sunday at 19h. Besides the...

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