Tag: presidential elections 2019
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 21:45

SDSM declared Pendarovski president

Although the SEC has not finished counting votes yet, SDSM declared Stevo Pendarovski president. The initial tendencies have remained and show a steady lead of the joint candidate for president, Stevo Pendarovski. Of the processed half of the votes, Pendarovski leads with 30,000 votes ahead of Siljanovska....
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 21:37

Final results of 100% processed polling stations

According to official data of the SEC, 99-100% of the votes have been processed in the following municipalities. Of the counted voices, it is clear that Pendarovski’s victory was secured by Albanian voters. In Albanian municipalities, the votes for him are in an overwhelming lead. Siljanovska Davkova...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 20:52

Siljanovska in overwhelming lead in Macedonian municipalities

VMRO-DPMNE and Gordana Siljanovska are in an overwhelming lead in the municipalities with the majority of Macedonian population. According to the votes processed so far, Siljanovska leads in Gazi Baba, Gjorce Petrov, Kisela Voda.   Skopje municipalities Gazi Baba of 50% processed Gordana Siljanovska...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 20:24

90,000 votes from DUI for Pendarovski

The Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) welcomes the conduct of the election process, both in the first and the second round, and assesses that the election process has been successfully completed and in line with European standards. According to DUI, on April 21 and today on May 5, Macedonia showed...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 15:59

Voter turnout 17 % Debar, 12 % in Centar Zupa until 15 h

According to the Municipal Election Commission in the municipality of Debar, 17 % of the total number of voters cast their votes until 15 h, which is 13% less than in the first round of presidential elections. 3,065 people cast their votes until 15 h. Voting in all 27 polling stations is running smoothly,...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 15:34

No incidents reported, MoI says

No incidents and violation of public order and peace have been reported since the opening of polling stations until 12 pm for the second round of presidential elections, Interior Ministry (MoI) spokesperson Toni Angelovski said at Sunday’s press conference. The MoI appeals to the citizens to exercise...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 15:06

TV21 in Gostivar village of Korito, of 670 voters, only two voted

TV 21 crew visited the Gostivar village of Korito, which counts 670 voters. Only two voters cast their votes until 12:30 h.
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 15:00

Massive bribery of Roma voters across the country

Photos of election irregularities in Stip circulate on Facebook. Bribing voters and organized transport of Roma voters to polling stations are only part of the photos that can be seen on social networks. Apart from the incident in Stip, bribing voters has been registered across the whole country, and...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 14:53

Macedonians vote, Albanians still at home – voter turnout by municipalities until 13 h

Municipalities dominated by the Macedonian population are at the top of the list of municipalities with the highest turnout until 13 h at Sunday’s presidential elections. The highest turnout was in Kriva Palanka, where until 13 h almost 40% of voters cast their votes. In contrast to the Macedonian...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 14:36

Jonker: We’re aware of importance of threshold for valid elections

We’re aware of the 40% threshold and of its importance, if this election will be valid. Therefore, ODIHR has already recommended to take this threshold away, Head of OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission Corien Jonker said Sunday after observing polling station 2789 in Drachevo. Jonker pointed out...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 14:31

SEC: Voter turnout 20.73 % until 13 h

The State Election Commission informed that the voter turnout was 20.73% until 13 h, or 359,024 people have cast their votes so far. Kriva Palanka, Krusevo, Prilep and Kratovo are the municipalities with the highest turnout, while Vrapciste and Zelino with the lowest. Voting is taking place at 3,480...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 13:52

Bajrami: Proud to be closing election cycle with no charges brought

I expect the same atmosphere from the first election round to prevail so we can finally be proud, as a country, to be closing an election cycle with almost no criminal charges brought by public prosecutors, said Xhelal Bajrami, chairman of the Potential Election Irregularities Committee. Bajrami also...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 13:33

Low turnout in Albanian communities

According to the data reviewed of 88.10% of polling stations, 99,192 voters have cast their vote by 10 am, or 6.31%, the State Election Commission informed. The voter turnout in the communities with a majority of the Albanian population is very low. In Macedonian environments, citizens vote in higher...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 13:08

The first irregularities registered: Organized vote and suspicion of bribery in several polling stations

The first irregularities have been registered in the second round of the presidential elections in Macedonia. In the Roma neighborhood Trizla in Prilep, organized voting took place this morning, something that is forbidden on the election day. Namely, the citizens were taken with a vehicle from their...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 12:14

Highest and lowest voter turnout until 10 am

Voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential runoff is 6,31% until 10 am, State Election Commission (SEC) Spokesperson Ljupka Guguchevska said at today’s first press conference. She added that 99,192 voters have cast their vote until 10 am. According to the SEC, voting is running smoothly in the first...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 12:05

Free phone line for citizens to report voting rights violations

Citizens would be able to report voting rights violations for the second round of the 2019 presidential and early local elections in Ohrid and Novo Selo at the Office of the Ombudsman, on the free phone line 0800 – 54321, which will be operating from 7 am to 7 pm on Election Day. As the Ombudsman’s...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 11:01

SEC: 99,192 voters have cast their vote by 10 am

Macedonian citizens vote in the second round of presidential elections. According to the data reviewed of 88.10% of polling stations, 99,192 voters have cast their vote by 10 am, or 6.31%, the State Election Commission informed. The highest turnout was registered in the municipalities of Kriva Palanka,...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 10:08

MOST: No voting irregularities registered so far

Polling stations in the second round of the presidential elections have been opened on time and no irregularities have been noticed in the voting so far, say Sunday the observers and the regional coordinators of the Citizens Association MOST, who are deployed at the polling stations. The Citizens Association...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 09:43

SEC: Polling stations opened on time

Polling stations opened on time and voting runs smoothly in the second round of the presidential election, SEC spokesperson Ljupka Gugucevska told MIA. She said that so far they have no information on all polling stations and that contacts are in progress with municipal election commissions. The 6th...
Macedonia 05.05.19 | 09:04

3,381 domestic and 520 foreign observers to monitor the presidential election

The presidential elections in the country will be monitored by 3,381 domestic and 520 foreign observers, as well as 289 translators and 60 foreign journalists accredited by the SEC. Domestic observers include MOST, Mak-Sonce, an association for the affirmation of human values and youth integration and...
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