Tag: parliamentary elections 2020
Macedonia 24.06.20 | 10:36

Pendarovski: Campaign to be safe, elections fair, free and democratic

These are the country’s first elections as a NATO member-state and awaiting the start of EU accession negotiations. The electoral process and voting must be administered in accordance with high standards and criteria, given our Euro-Atlantic perspective, says President Stevo Pendarovski in a statement...

Macedonia 24.06.20 | 10:24

Stand up straight Macedonia! Choose Renewal!

The campaign for the 2020 early parliamentary elections begins Wednesday. On Wednesday, the heads of the MP candidate lists of VMRO-DPMNE will hold meetings with citizens and will give a statement to the media in the following settlements: The President of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski will visit Ohrid,...

Macedonia 24.06.20 | 09:54

Political parties launch election campaign

As of today, the parties and coalitions taking part in the July 15 early parliamentary elections will present Wednesday their political offer to the citizens. Although they have announced a campaign without rallies and other large gatherings, with increased use of social networks, traditional media,...

Macedonia 23.06.20 | 14:17

The choice is renewal, renewal is coming and renewal will win

The people of Macedonia have been giving for this country for 30 years. Now is the time for Macedonia to give in return. You have never disappointed Macedonia before, and now Macedonia must not disappoint you. We have to have a dream to change things. I will try to make that dream come true with all...

Macedonia 23.06.20 | 14:04

Mickoski: Macedonia must change, and the change you want to see is the “Renewal”

“Renewal” is our vision of changing the difficult reality that every single citizen lives in. A renewal that will bring more for everyone and changes that will make Macedonia like we want to have, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski said Tuesday in Bitola during the promotion of...

Macedonia 23.06.20 | 11:37

SEC can appropriate other voting premises to ensure proper safety

The Government amended late Monday the decree on matters related to the parliamentary elections, according to which the State Election Commission (SEC) can appropriate other premises for the purpose of voting if the spatial conditions of the polling station are not fulfilled. SEC teams are inspecting...

Macedonia 22.06.20 | 10:23

State of emergency expires, election campaign to be launched Wednesday

The 8-day state of emergency declared by President Stevo Pendarovski to ensure continual preparations for the July 15 elections expires on Monday. The last, fifth in a row, state of emergency was declared on June 15 after leader of the ruling SDSM Zoran Zaev and leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan...

Macedonia 18.06.20 | 09:43

15 coalitions with 1,598 candidates to run in July 15 elections

Heads of the MP candidates lists for July 15 parliamentary election are set to sign Thursday the Code for fair and democratic election at the State Election Commission (SEC). Signing of the Code for fair and democratic election, SEC said in a press release Thursday, is a provision of Article 8 of the...

Macedonia 15.06.20 | 20:08

How much is Zoran Zaev’s word worth – April, June, beginning of July, we gave in order to hold elections

Macedonia is going to hold parliamentary elections on 15 July. This was confirmed on Monday by SDSM leader Zoran Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. We took this step in order to put an end to this war of nerves, so that the people do not suffer. SDSM is again demonstrating its greatness,...

Macedonia 12.06.20 | 09:19

VMRO-DPMNE: 8 July is a proposal of SDSM, we did not accept it

VMRO-DPMNE strongly denies Zaev’s lies that July 8 is a negotiated date. This is a proposal of SDSM which is not accepted by VMRO-DPMNE, the party reacted after the interview of the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, with TV 21 on Thursday, where he said that they were close to reach an agreement on this...

Macedonia 12.06.20 | 08:50

Zaev says SDSM will win with six to 10 MPs, expects 900 thousand people to vote

SDSM will win the elections, said the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev in an interview with TV 21 on Thursday. A year ago, I said we would defeat VMRO DPMNE by 60,000 to 120,000 votes. If we lead four percent, as VMRO DPMNE says, then it is 72,000. Although we lead with six percent. We expect to have an advantage...

Economy 17.05.20 | 21:18

Mickoski: The government doesn’t have the money for the measures, our children and grandchildren will be indebted

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski said Sunday in an interview with TV Kanal 5 that there is no other explanation than that the promoted measures of the Government are aimed at bribing the voters before the elections. This is nothing more than bribing the citizens. They do not have this money,...

Macedonia 13.05.20 | 22:06

Zaev proposes electronic voting and extension of voting hours

Electronic voting and adding a few extra voting hours on election day are options that are worth considering if the opposition accepts them, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev told TV Telma. It would be great if we could cast our votes electronically, but first of all the opposition needs to approve it,”he said...

Macedonia 13.05.20 | 21:52

Zaev: Elections now because at high temperatures it is unthinkable to go to the polls with masks

Everyone should understand that no one is in a hurry to hold elections, but during the summer, at high temperatures, it is unthinkable to go to the polls with masks, said the leader of SDSM Zoran Zaev on the “Top tema” show on Thursday. According to Zaev, we can say that we are successfully...

Macedonia 16.03.20 | 13:42

Ahmeti also says he would accept postponement of elections

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti said Monday that the party’s priority is public health and the coronavirus management, noting they would accept a postponement of the elections. The absolute priority of each of us, especially those of us in the public service, is citizen and public health. Elections and campaigning...

Macedonia 13.03.20 | 09:46

7,508 people from the diaspora registered to vote in the parliamentary elections

After checking the reports of our countrymen living and working abroad the State Election Commission (SEC) will reveal how many of them have been accepted and whether there will be a vote in the diaspora for early parliamentary elections on April 12, and how this will take place keeping in mind the development...

Macedonia 12.03.20 | 13:33

Colonel Kovacki gives up his salary due to MP candidacy, urges Sekerinska to do the same

During the day, MP candidate Dragan Kovacki, who is on VMRO-DPMNE’s list in the third election district, froze his job with the Defense Ministry. He called for a fair play, and asked Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska, who is running in the fifth election district, to do the same. Sekerinska should...

Macedonia 12.03.20 | 12:17

Party leaders to decide on a possible postponement of the elections

As the Government announced, the leaders of SDSM, VMRO-DPMNE, DUI, BESA, DPA, Alliance for Albanians and Alternative today at 1 pm will coordinate with interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski in relation to the implementation of the government’s measures against the spread of the coronavirus. The...

Macedonia 12.03.20 | 10:16

Deadline for MP candidate lists expires at midnight on Thursday

The deadline for submission of MP candidate lists to the State Election Commission (SEC) expires at midnight on Thursday. The election campaign is set to begin on March 23, but the process will depend on the Government’s decisions considering the coronavirus circumstances. The course of the electoral...

Macedonia 11.03.20 | 21:49

Zijadin Sela to lead the list of candidates in the sixth election district, Afrim Gashi to lead the second

The complete lists will be announced tomorrow, it was decided at the Central Assembly of the Alliance for Albanians in Gostivar on Wednesday evening. The leader of the Alliance for Albanians, Zijadin Sela, said after the assembly that the party authorities had decided to make the final list of candidates...

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