Tag: vote buying
Macedonia 31.10.21 | 08:33

Will there be sanctions for Saturday’s vote buying? The reaction of the international community and domestic institutions is expected

Vote buying, threats, attacked journalists… chaos during the election silence. It seems that what happened in the first round was copied on Saturday, but twice as much. Across Macedonia, members and activists of the ruling political party are trying in every possible way to get votes, violating the...
Macedonia 30.10.21 | 21:41

Vote buying reported in Resen, allegedly under police protection

Social media users are reporting about vote buying attempts in Resen, where the citizens vote in a mayoral run-off tomorrow. According to the reports, activists from a political party are set up in the “Dve Liri” restaurant, guarded by the local police, and are giving money to local poor...
Macedonia 30.10.21 | 18:33

Case of vote buying reported in Makedonska Kamenica

Prosecutors are charging a person from Makedonska Kamenica for offering a man 1,000 denars for his vote. The bribery reportedly happened in the office of a political party in the mining city. Because of the ban on political reporting a day before the elections, we are not publishing the name of the party...
Macedonia 29.10.21 | 18:14

Man arrested in Kocani for bribing voters ahead of the run-off

Police in Kocani reported that they detained a 53 year old man who was distributing money to would-be voters in the second round of the local elections. The man was paying out 1,500 denars – 25 EUR to get an unspecified number of voters to support one of the two mayoral candidates – the police...
Macedonia 15.10.21 | 21:01

Arrest for vote buying in Lozovo

A man from a village near Lozovo was arrested today for alleged vote buying. According to the police report, the 50 year old man was offering money to voters, who signed receipts. Macedonia holds local elections on Sunday.
Macedonia 06.05.19 | 21:20

International observers: Our mission noticed vote buying

The second round of the presidential election was calm and well run. However, the shortfalls in the legal framework are still worrying, international observers for the presidential election in the country concluded at Monday’s press conference. The Head of the ODIHR election observation mission...

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