Tag: sec
Macedonia 11.05.20 | 12:07

President of the Electoral Commission says that conditions to hold a safe vote are not met

The President of the State Electoral Commission Oliver Derkovski said that the conditions to hold elections are currently not met. He warned that there is no possibility to ensure that voters and members of electoral boards maintain a distance of 2 meters and operate under masks. Derkovski responded...

Macedonia 06.05.20 | 17:53

Election commission President Derkovski says the work on preparing elections will have to begin from the start

Oliver Derkvoski, the head of the State Electoral Commission (SEC) said that once a new election date is set, the process should begin from the start and will take between 50 and 60 days. This contravenes the request from the ruling SDSM party, which is hoping to hold elections as soon as possible and...

Macedonia 30.04.20 | 20:54

Derkovski: SEC needs about 60 days to organize the elections after the state of emergency is lifted

The President of the State Election Commission, Oliver Derkovski, in an interview with TV 24 spoke about the election process, ie how many days it takes the SEC as an institution to organize the elections and the entire election process. (фото: принтскрин/Радио Слободна Европа) Asked...

Macedonia 28.04.20 | 09:46

State Electoral Commission head says he can’t just resume work on the elections without a new date being agreed

Oliver Derkvoski, President of the State Electoral Commission, said that cant just resume work on preparing elections. The SEC was preparing a vote on April 12, but they were ordered to stop preparations as the coronavirus spread. But the elections were never officially called off, the Parliament is...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 10:23

Election preparations stop after Spasovski says he will use emergency powers to set a new election date

The State Electral Commission stopped work on preparing the early general elections that are planned for April 12 after interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski said that the Government will use its emergency powers to postpone the elections. Parliament dissolved in mid February and Speaker Talat Xhaferi...

Macedonia 16.03.20 | 10:01

SEC to confirm the candidate lists by tomorrow

The State Election Commission is due to confirm today, and no later than tomorrow, the candidate lists of the coalitions and political parties for the April 12 elections. Candidate lists were submitted ro the SEC by 15 coalitions and political parties, and so far only the “Vote for Macedonia”...

Macedonia 15.03.20 | 15:44

SDSM representatives walk back their call to postpone the elections because of the coronavirus

After calling for the elections to be postponed, the SDSM party representatives in the State Electoral Commission walked back their proposal later today. The announcement was made this morning, when the SEC held a briefing during which the two SDSM representatives Boris Kondarko and Janaki Vitanovski...

Macedonia 15.03.20 | 12:20

SEC proposes that the elections are postponed

The State Electoral Commission members suggested that the early general elections, scheduled on April 12, are postponed due to the coronavirus. The proposals came from the SDSM party nominated members of the SEC, while SEC President Oliver Derkovski, nominated by VMRO-DPMNE, said that a decision needs...

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 11.03.20 | 11:32

Macedonian diaspora unlikely to vote in the April elections

Holding elections in the diaspora districts is highly doubtful as only about 5.000 voters have registered so far. It takes at least 6.500 registered voters in each of the three districts to organize the elections and registration ends at midnight. Voting is held only in diplomatic missions which has...

Macedonia 25.02.20 | 16:41

Derkoski: It will not be possible to vote without valid personal documents

The State Election Commission President Oliver Derkoski urged Tuesday the citizens to use all the opportunities of the institutions and to obtain personal documents, to enter or change certain data in the Voters’ List. As SEC we will make every effort to enable all citizens to exercise their right...

Macedonia 25.02.20 | 11:03

Candidates will begin collecting signatures for the April 12 elections

Independent candidates can begin collecting signatures for their general election candidates tomorrow. It takes at least 1.000 signatures from citizens given before a designated notary to file an independent list of candidates and the process lasts until March 6th. The State Electoral Commission gives...

Macedonia 14.02.20 | 21:07

Derkovski: SEC expects elections to be called

The State Election Commission (SEC) expects early parliamentary elections to be called for April 12. SEC President Oliver Derkoski said in a statement to MIA that they are ready to hold their first session if the Parliament dissolves on Sunday. The SEC expects the elections to be called as announced...

Macedonia 04.02.20 | 14:57

Redrawing may be required: The sixth constituency has more voters than allowed, the third and the fourth have less

The State Election Commission informed the Justice Ministry that four constituencies are beyond the legal limit of the number of voters. In particular, the sixth constituency has the largest number of registered voters or 8.60% more than the average, and the second constituency has + 5.74%. The third...

Macedonia 31.01.20 | 15:34

Interior Minister tells the State Electoral Commission it will have the full cooperation of the police

Interim Interior Minister Nake Culev met with the State Electoral Commission today to discuss the preparations for the coming early general elections. Culev assured the SEC that the Interior Ministry will prepare the electoral rolls and have it distributed to the SEC in time. Both institutions are tasked...

Macedonia 15.01.20 | 12:47

Following SEC’s decision, Risto Stavrevski is the new chief of Skopje police

The State Election Commission has declared itself incompetent to decide on the request of the interior minister, Nake Culev, for his decision to appoint Risto Stavrevski as chief of the Skopje police. Minister Culev confirmed to “Fokus” that with SEC’s decision, his decision was final...

News 14.01.20 | 14:47

SEC declares itself not competent to discuss the Skopje police chief appointment

The State Electoral Commission declared itself not competent to discuss the request from the interim Interior Minister Nake Culev. Culev turned to the SEC to request a decision after his interim deputy Slavjanka Petrovska from the SDSM party rejected his pick to be the next Skopje police district chief. SEC...

Macedonia 13.01.20 | 18:42

Culev’s request reached the SEC

The State Election Commission (SEC) received this afternoon the request from interim interior minister Nake Culev to comment on the appointment of Risto Stavrevski as chief of the Skopje interior department, without the consent of additional deputy minister Slavjanka Petrovska, reported “360 Degrees”. I...

Macedonia 08.01.20 | 17:54

SEC: Diaspora voting possible only if there are more than 6,700 registered voters

Diaspora voting for the early parliamentary elections will be possible if there are at least 6,700 registered voters. This is the legal minimum of the previous elections won by the MP who won the mandate with the smallest number of votes in our country and this is a condition for the next diaspora elections...

Macedonia 08.01.20 | 10:51

SEC begins preparations for the April 12 elections

At today’s session, the State Election Commission will review and adopt the SEC Report on assignments pursuant to Article 153-a of the Electoral Code, for accepting the remainder of the mandate of a Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, upon notification by the Speaker of the Parliament...

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