Tag: elections
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 19:07

Mickoski: We witnessed undemocratic and violent actions from the Government, but I expect that they will backfire

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski accused the Zaev regime of using undemocratic and violent tactics in the second round of the elections. In one of the numerous incidents that were reported, Mickoski himself went to Kocani, where an Infomax.mk news crew was attacked by SDSM party supporters. The...
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 18:35

Turnout remains high in Bitola and Ohrid

Turnout remains higher than expected in the two main cities that vote for mayors in the second round – other than Skopje. Ohrid and Bitola had the VMRO-DPMNE candidates win the first round, but not by enough to avoid a run-off. Turnout in Ohrid today reached 50.8 percent by 17h, while it was 46...
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 17:14

Skopje: Voting suspended in Bojane after ruling party activists attacked an opposition observer

Voting is interrupted in the polling station in the village of Bojane, west of Skopje, where earlier today party activists attacked an observer in the Skopje mayoral election. The observer is a member of an opposition party, while the attackers come from two parties from the ruling coalition. This incident...
Macedonia 30.10.21 | 19:20

Voters prepare to elect mayors in the remaining 44 municipalities

Voters across Macedonia elect mayors in 44 municipalities and the city of Skopje tomorrow, after 35 municipalities elected mayors and all elected their councils in the first round on October 17th. The State Electoral Commission has practiced improving the speed of voting after delays caused by the fingerprint...
Macedonia 27.10.21 | 20:40

Levica calls on its supporters to vote against the SDSM and DUI candidates in the second round

The Levica party announced its support for other oppositions candidates, in the second round of local elections on October 31st, for the goal of bringing down the Zaev regime. The party did well in the first round, especially in Skopje’s urban areas, and won over 55,000 votes in the council races...
Macedonia 26.10.21 | 22:40

SEC allows counting of unstamped ballots – decision could allow election violations

The State Electoral Commission today changed the voting instructions, allowing polling station boards to count and accept ballots that have not been stamped by the board. This is in clear violation of the electoral code. One member of the SEC, Krenar Lega, who was nominated by the Alliance of Albanians,...
Macedonia 25.10.21 | 17:50

Experienced SDSM hand Tito Petkovski tells Zaev that he made a big mistake by making the second round of the local elections all about him

Tito Petkovski, one of the oldest leaders in SDSM, now head of the New Social-Democratic Party, chastised Zoran Zaev for his decision to make the second round of local elections a de-facto referendum on his rule. After badly losing in the first round, Zaev said that he will resign as Prime Minister if...
Macedonia 23.10.21 | 10:55

One of the remaining top mayoral candidates from SDSM denounces his party

The SDSM candidate in one of the sizable urban centers that did not elect a mayor in the first round of the elections – Nikolco Ilijev from Kocani, began to distance himself from the ruling party. In a TV debate after the election, in which he only narrowly won more votes than the VMRO-DPMNE candidate...
Macedonia 23.10.21 | 10:46

Official local election results published today

The State Electoral Commission is expected to publish the full official results from the first round of the local elections that took place last Sunday. Even though the unofficial results, which showed a major VMRO-DPMNE win over SDSM, are well known and analyzed, the official results will lead to...
Macedonia 20.10.21 | 11:23

Final local elections results show dramatic loss of support for SDSM

The State Electoral Commission informed that the turnout in the October 17th local elections amount to 51.5 percent – lowest turnout in local elections in Macedonian history. It is comparable to the 2020 general elections, which saw a turnout of 52 percent – indicating that this is now the...
Macedonia 20.10.21 | 11:10

Parties filed 13 complaints for problems at various polling places

So far, political parties have submitted 13 objections to the conduct of the local elections last Sunday, and on the computing of the votes. FOur of the complaints are from the SDSM led coalition, about polling places in Jegunovce, Gjorce Petrov and Makedonska Kamenica. The AA-Alternative coalition of...
Macedonia 19.10.21 | 11:56

Levica has a chance to deal a blow to Zaev in the Skopje mayoral race

The left wing populist Levica party was one of the big winners of the local elections. The party didn’t win a single mayoral seat and is not running for any in the second round on October 31st, but, in line with its slogan “put Levica in your municipal council” it did exceptionally...
Macedonia 19.10.21 | 11:34

The race in Tetovo could sink Zaev’s coalition

A major issue going into the second round of the local elections developed in the ruling SDSM – DUI – BESA coalition, as several remaining races divide the coalition partners. DUI and BESA candidates went to the second round of the mayoral election in Tetovo, which the ethnic Albanians in...
Macedonia 18.10.21 | 15:57

VMRO won by 50,000 votes over SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Vladimir Misajlovski published updated results from the party’s analytical center, moving several additional races to the win column in the first round. Misajlovski said that VMRO is projected to beat SDSM by 50,000 votes, and to win 21 mayors outright, with another likely,...
Macedonia 18.10.21 | 14:29

Mayoral candidates in Mavrovo end up five votes apart

The mayoral race in the mountainous Mavrovo – Rostuse municipality is the narrowest so far. With all votes counted, the SDSM candidate Medat Kurtovski leads the VMRO candidate Mevmed Dzaferi with 1,563 votes against 1,558 votes, or a total 5 vote advantage. The two candidates will proceed to a...
Macedonia 18.10.21 | 11:47

Dimitriev: The people are never wrong

The people are never wrong, said former Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev from VMRO-DPMNE, congratulating the party on its big success in the local elections yesterday. Macedonia is eternal, Dimitriev added in a social media post. The comment is a spin on the famous remark former SDSM leader Branko Crvenkovski...
Macedonia 18.10.21 | 11:34

Mickoski: Hope is reborn

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski declared that hope has returned to Macedonia, after the string of opposition victories in the local elections yesterday. VMRO secured three major cities outright – Prilep, Veles and Stip, and won two major municipalities in Skopje – Kisela Voda and Gazi...
Macedonia 18.10.21 | 01:20

Zaev blames his minor partners for the defeat, insists that his coalition will survive

Zoran Zaev eventually addressed the public at 1 in the morning, after a brutal election day for his SDSM party. Flanked by his Government Ministers, instead of the mayoral candidats, Zaev declared that his party won or has a lead in 30 municipalities in the second round, and insisted that he will fight...
Macedonia 17.10.21 | 22:17

LIVE STREAM: VMRO-DPMNE celebrates its election victory

VMRO-DPMNE supporters are gathering in front of the party’s main office, with music in tow, to celebrate what looks like a major victory for the party in the local elections. VMRO looks set to win at least two dozen municipalities in the first round of the election, including some major gains such...
Macedonia 17.10.21 | 20:11

Sela: I expect a victory for the opposition

Albanian opposition leader Ziadin Sela said that he expects a victory for the united opposition, as he voted in the local elections today. This is a day to speak softly. Skeptics who remain in their homes need to know that the disappointment they feel can only deepen if they don’t vote. They should...
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