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Macedonia 10.06.20 | 19:55

Head of the State Electoral Commission says that it’s not possible to organize elections in 22 days, as SDSM insists

The head of the State Electoral Commission (SEC) Oliver Derkoski said that the SEC is not able to simply resume election preparations where they were left off when the elections were postponed. The ruling SDSM party demands that election preparations resume as soon as its loyalist, President Stevo Pendarovski,...
Macedonia 21.05.20 | 22:09

VMRO condemns Zaev’s pressure over the State Electoral Commission

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party strongly condemned the pressures aimed at the State Electoral Commission (SEC) by the SDSM led Government, meant to get it to accept that elections are take place before it is safe. SEC President Oliver Derkovski today said that he is under direct pressure that elections...
Macedonia 21.05.20 | 21:51

Electoral Commission President says that he is under over political pressure as SDSM insists on having elections in June

Oliver Derkovski, the head of the State Electoral Commission, said that it is impossible to organize elections in just 22 days, as the ruling SDSM party insists. Speaking on Telma TV, Derkovski said that the Commission is under a strong public political pressure as the Government is pushing for June...
Macedonia 11.05.20 | 12:07

President of the Electoral Commission says that conditions to hold a safe vote are not met

The President of the State Electoral Commission Oliver Derkovski said that the conditions to hold elections are currently not met. He warned that there is no possibility to ensure that voters and members of electoral boards maintain a distance of 2 meters and operate under masks. Derkovski responded...
Macedonia 06.05.20 | 17:53

Election commission President Derkovski says the work on preparing elections will have to begin from the start

Oliver Derkvoski, the head of the State Electoral Commission (SEC) said that once a new election date is set, the process should begin from the start and will take between 50 and 60 days. This contravenes the request from the ruling SDSM party, which is hoping to hold elections as soon as possible and...
Macedonia 28.04.20 | 09:46

State Electoral Commission head says he can’t just resume work on the elections without a new date being agreed

Oliver Derkvoski, President of the State Electoral Commission, said that cant just resume work on preparing elections. The SEC was preparing a vote on April 12, but they were ordered to stop preparations as the coronavirus spread. But the elections were never officially called off, the Parliament is...
Macedonia 23.03.20 | 10:23

Election preparations stop after Spasovski says he will use emergency powers to set a new election date

The State Electral Commission stopped work on preparing the early general elections that are planned for April 12 after interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski said that the Government will use its emergency powers to postpone the elections. Parliament dissolved in mid February and Speaker Talat Xhaferi...
Macedonia 15.03.20 | 12:20

SEC proposes that the elections are postponed

The State Electoral Commission members suggested that the early general elections, scheduled on April 12, are postponed due to the coronavirus. The proposals came from the SDSM party nominated members of the SEC, while SEC President Oliver Derkovski, nominated by VMRO-DPMNE, said that a decision needs...
Macedonia 03.05.19 | 15:27

State Electoral Commission says it is prepared for the second round of the presidential elections

The State Electoral Commission (SEC) declared that it is prepared for the second round of elections, that all electoral materials were distributed across the country and electoral commissions are fully staffed. SEC President Oliver Derkovski called on the citizens to vote and expressed his hope that...
Macedonia 19.04.19 | 19:05

Electoral Commission, campaign managers, call for peaceful vote on Sunday

State Electoral Commission (SEC) President Oliver Derkovski said that no campaign can be seen as crystal clear, but that the presidential election campaign was conducted in a “relatively peaceful atmosphere”. Derkovski was joined by the heads of the three presidential campaigns, who called...
Macedonia 17.04.19 | 14:33

Electoral Commission President expresses concern after Pendarovski supporter threatens him with armed attack

Oliver Derkovski, President of the State Electoral Commission (SEC), strongly condemned the statement of the ruling majority candidate Stevo Pendarovski, who encouraged one of his supporters to attack the SEC. The man from Gostivar was invited to speak by Pendarovski. He complained that he was left out...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 13:09

Voters will elect a President of the Republic of Macedonia, and the ballots will not list the name of the country

State Electoral Commission President Oliver Derkovski said on Wednesday that, according to the Parliament decision to open the presidential elections, the vote will be held for a President of the Republic of Macedonia and not under the name “North Macedonia”. The decision in the Parliament...
Macedonia 19.02.19 | 17:18

Presidential election ballots will not have the words “North Macedonia”, voters will merely elect a “President of the State”

State Electoral Commission President Oliver Derkovski informed today that the ballot papers at the coming presidential elections will not bear the name of the country, and that voters will elect a “President of the state”. This comes as President Gjorge Ivanov is using the name Republic of...

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