Tag: district
Macedonia 18.05.24 | 15:11

DUI could lose two seats in Parliament after repeated voting in two districts

The Administrative Court determined that there will be a repeat of voting in seven polling stations in the 5th electoral district covering the south-west of the country. There were various irregularities reported by the parties who fielded candidates, and the State Electoral Commission concluded that...

Macedonia 12.05.22 | 17:26

SDSM won’t support election reform because of pressure from DUI

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that he is prepared to put the proposal for a single electoral district to a vote, which is an important request of the smaller partners in the SDSM – DUI coalition. It’s a strange situation. SDSM is in coalition with DOM, LDP, VMRO-NP, DS. They...

Macedonia 17.07.20 | 14:05

Large increase in Albanian representation expected in the new Parliament

Albanian parties in the region have welcomed the increase in Albanian members of Parliament in Macedonia. Depending on the recounting and the expected appeals, there will be about 35 ethnic Albanian members of Parliament. This is a significant increase of almost 10 seats from the previous Parliament....

Macedonia 14.02.20 | 14:20

DUI wants Zaev to accept a move that would make Albanian voters even more over-represented in Parliament

Artan Grubi from the DUI party said that they will support Zoran Zaev’s law on state prosecutors, but in exchange, they want to see the borders between the electoral districts redrawn. The DUI request, Grubi said, would see the city of Debar and the municipality of Mavrovo-Rostuse removed from...