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Macedonia 17.10.21 | 17:23

Due to delays in voting, normal election day media reporting will resume later than usual

The State Electoral Commission (SEC) announced that the period of “pre-election silence” will be extended beyond 19h, given that numerous polling stations will likely have to extend the voting. Issues with the fingerprint devices, that are being used to verify the identity of voters for the...
Macedonia 17.10.21 | 12:31

SEC: Voter turnout 10.22% until 11 am

Voter turnout in Sunday’s local elections is 10.22% until 11 am according to the processed data from 2,544, i.e. 73.1% polling stations where 135,906 voters exercised their voting rights, State Election Commission (SEC) spokesperson Ljupka Gugucevska told a press conference. The municipalities with...
Macedonia 17.10.21 | 08:47

SEC to release preliminary results from local elections within 12 hours

The State Election Commission (SEC) should release preliminary results from the local elections as they are being sent by the municipal election committees. Results based on data from records of the municipal election commissions are released within 12 hours after the polling stations are closed. The...
Macedonia 24.09.21 | 22:20

1.824.864 citizens are eligible to vote in upcoming local elections

The State Election Commission closed the Voters’ List at a session on Friday. 1,824,864 voters are eligible to vote in the local elections on October 17, 2021.  
Macedonia 23.09.21 | 19:57

SEC: People with expired ID card or passport will also be able to vote

The State Election Commission held Thursday its 26th session, at which the draft-instruction on the manner of determining the voter’s identity, which arose from the new amendments to the Electoral Code, was unanimously adopted. One of the changes is that citizens can vote with an expired ID documents,...
Macedonia 03.09.21 | 17:07

Electoral Commission receives first batch of fingerprint devices that will be used to prevent voter fraud

The State Electoral Commission received the first 200 fingerprint devices that will be used to ensure the legitimacy of the local elections in October. All voters will need to deposit a fingerprint, and the German made devices will be used to determine if the actual voter cast the ballot, and if there...
Macedonia 23.08.21 | 09:35

First fingerprint devices that will be used in the coming elections will be delivered in the coming days

The first 250 fingerprint devices, that will be used at the October local elections, are about to arrive in Macedonia. Aleksandar Dastevski from the State Electoral Commission said that the devices are being delivered by the Dermalog company from Germany. Using fingerprint devices is a key demand from...
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 18:02

As the number of citizens without documents grows, the Electoral Commission is trying to make sure they will be able to vote

Head of the State Electoral Commission Aleksandar Dastevski said that the SEC is looking into ways to allow citizens with expired identity cards to vote. Macedonia is experiencing a major shortage of this key document as the Interior Ministry stopped issuing them. We will do what we can to get to a legal...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 18:02

State Electoral Commission website crashed again

The website of the State Electoral Commission (SEC) crashed today, which prompted complaints from smaller parties who are collecting signatures for the coming municipal elections. The SEC said it will extend the deadline when citizens can submit their signatures over the next days. The collapse of the...
Macedonia 16.07.21 | 18:15

SEC selects “Dermalog” company to procure system for biometric identification of voters

The State Election Commission (SEC) selected Friday the company that will procure the integrated system for biometric identification of voters. As Republika has learned from its sources, it is about the German company “Dermalog”. The SEC announced more details for Saturday. Four companies...
Macedonia 12.01.21 | 15:07

Aleksandar Dastevski named new head of the State Electoral Commission

The Parliament elected new members to the State Electoral Commission (SEC), and appointed Aleksandar Dastevski as its head. Professor Dastevski was nominated by VMRO-DPMNE, as customarily, the main opposition party names the head of the SEC. VMRO nominated another new member to the SEC – Boban...
Macedonia 12.01.21 | 10:00

Parliament will vote on the electoral and anti-discrimination commissions

The Parliament is due to vote on new heads and members of the State Electoral Commission (SEC) and the Anti-Discrimination Commission. So far only VMRO-DPMNE announced its candidate for the SEC – professor Aleksandar Dastevski who was previously head of the Anti-Discrimination Commission. Traditionally,...
Macedonia 07.08.20 | 15:15

Members of electoral boards to get 100% pay increase

The State Election Commission (SEC) at Friday’s session has unanimously decided to increase the pay by 100% to the members of the electoral boards for participating in the electoral process. Members of the electoral boards will receive 100% pay increase, members of the municipal electoral boards will...
Macedonia 28.07.20 | 11:20

Prosecutors raid the State Electoral Commission to investigate the software that threw the election outcome into doubt

Prosecutors raided the State Electoral Commission (SEC) today and seized documents linked with the contract with the software company that prepared the program that presented voting results, the SDK.mk news site reported. The Electoral Commission suffered what it called a hacking attack on the evening...
Macedonia 25.07.20 | 20:39

DPA, AA, Levica parties absent as new MPs get certificates

The State Election Commission (SEC) President Oliver Derkoski handed over Saturday the certificates to the MPs elected at the July 15 early parliamentary elections. MPs of Levica, DPA and Alliance for Albanians failed to appear at the State Election Commission to receive their certificates. The certificates...
Macedonia 25.07.20 | 14:42

SEC official election results: SDSM- 46 MP seats, VMRO-DPMNE- 44, DUI -15, AA/A -12, Levica -2, DPA -1

The State Election Commission (SEC) announced Saturday at a public session the official final results of the July 15 early parliamentary elections in North Macedonia. According to the final results, SDSM-led coalition “We Can” won 46 MP seats, the VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition-44 MP seats, DUI-15, Alliance...
Macedonia 25.07.20 | 09:33

SEC to announce the final official results of the general elections, issue certificates to the elected MPs

The State Election Commission is set to hold Saturday a public session, at which a conclusion will be made by announcing the final official results of the early parliamentary elections held on 15 July. After the end of this session, a solemn session is scheduled at which SEC will issue certificates to...
Macedonia 24.07.20 | 11:27

Complaints to Administrative Court did not change SEC’s decisions

The complaints filed by the political parties to the Administrative Court against the decisions made by the State Election Commission did not bring anything new. With the exception of two complaints of VMRO-DPMNE and one each of the party Democrats and United Macedonia, which will be reviewed today,...
Macedonia 23.07.20 | 17:40

Katica Janeva’s sister was unlawfully appointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission

The State Anti-Corruption Commission (DKSK) found that Lile Delidzakova, the sister of disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, was unlawfully appointed as deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Delidzakova was a company clerk before the meteoric rise of her sister, who...
Macedonia 21.07.20 | 21:57

Fokus: Police source say that the hacking attack didn’t reach to the election committee database

According to Fokus, the initial findings of the police team that is investigating the election day hacking attack showed that the attack did not tamper with the results as they were published. The website of the State Electoral Commission crashed just as it began uploading the results. A separate attack...
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