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A session by a parliamentary commission about the Election Code was canceled as the Commission awaits the translation of 5.899 amendments
The session of the Parliamentary Commission for political systems and relations between communities during which a debate about amendments was supposed to start, regarding the draft changes in the Election Code, was canceled.
The Commission's President, Aleksandar Kiratzovski announced that the debate cannot start because all of the amendments filed about the draft law have yet to be translated....
Over 6000 amendments filed for changes in the Election Code for a single electoral unit and open lists
For the proposed changes in the Election Code over 6000 amendments were filed.
The amendments were filed by 15 MPs of minor parties that propose a single electoral unit and open lists.
During today's parliamentary session two draft laws and amendments of the Electoral Code were proposed. The first draft law predicts a change of the electoral model from 6...
DUI has filed 5.000 out of 6.000 amendments to the changes made in the Election Code
DUI's MP group has filed almost 5.000 amendments for the draft changes in the Election Code, because it considers that the process of one way, changing of the rules of game before the election processes start would be a dangerous precedent that this Parliament will have to face with as well as the political scene in our country, said...
Mickoski doesn’t see any need to attend the leaders’ meeting on Friday
VMRO-DPMNE's party leader Hristijan Mickoski announced today that he doesn't see any need to attend the leaders' meeting that was summoned by Prime Minister and SDSM's party leader Zoran Zaev for Friday starting from 14h.
-Mr. Zaev is calling for leaders' meeting, and I will reply that I don't see any need to attend the meeting where there will...
First round of the presidential elections was peaceful and transparent, conclude foreign observers
The presidential elections in North Macedonia were well implemented but the legal framework needs further improvement, stated the international observers, who presented their first reports.
– The fundamental freedoms of gathering and expressing were respected and the election day was peaceful and transparent. But, there is still a need for wider election reform - stated the observers.
According to...
“Vistinomer”: During election campaigns, they cannot boast of infrastructure success
The statement by the President of the Government, Zoran Zaev announcing a tender for March the 29th for the purchase and installation of new electrostatic filters in REK Bitola, Vistinomer.mk assessed as "inconsistent".
"The investment is estimated at 20.4 million euros, funds that the company will provide from its own resources, which also pleases us as a government. One of...
European colleagues support journalists associations against changes to Electoral Code
The European Federation of Journalists (EFN) has given its support to the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), the Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) and the Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM), which oppose the recent changes of the Electoral Code.
According to the changes, paid political advertising regarding the election campaign funded by the state,...
AAAMS: Scandalous solutions regarding the amendments to the Electoral Codex
The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (AAVMU) condemns the adopted amendments to the Electoral Codex, which were adopted yesterday in Parliament, in a shortened procedure. They claim some of the solutions are scandalous.
Their first objection is about the change regarding paid political advertising, which till now it used to be paid by the parties and candidates from...
The Vacation is over, the Anti-Corruption Committee will be writing its reply on Monday
The members of the State Committee for Corruption Prevention will return to work on Monday, as on Sunday their vacation ends, as was confirmed by the Committee for Meta.
The Anti-Corruption Committee was at the center of political clashes when VMRO-DPMNE's MPs have filed a request from DKSK to state its opinion. The MPs claim that the parliamentary session...
Half-empty hall, remarks and counter-remarks on the continuation of the debate regarding Zvrlevski
The eighth continuation of the parliamentary debate regarding the dismissal of Attorney General, Marko Zvrlevski, has begun and has been developing with the same pattern of remarks and counter-remarks between the MPs of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE and on procedural remarks.
Today, at the beginning of the continuation of the session, VMRO-DPMNE’s MP, Ilija Dimovski asked the Parliament Speaker to suspend...
Line 4, added to the Electoral Code in Przino, is holding up the dismissal of Zvrlevski
The provision of Article 8-a of the Electoral Code, which VMRO-DPMNE requested an opinion from the State Commission for Preventing Corruption (SCPC), regarding the parliamentary debate on the dismissal of the Attorney General, Marko Zvrlevski, was added to the Electoral Code in accordance with the Przino Agreement, which was signed to solve the political crisis in 2015 by SDSM,...
Constitutional court will discuss on Wednesday the extension of the mayors’ mandates
On the 10th of May, the Constitutional court of the Republic of Macedonia will discuss the initiatives for canceling two articles from the Law for local municipalities and the Election Code which in turn would allow the mayors and the councilors to remain in their functions until local elections are organized.
Apparently, the court announced today that with the...
The “disputed” electoral roll will be reviewed by the SEC on Tuesday at a public session
Today is the deadline for disputed voters to register for the electoral roll and it will be reviewed at a public session on Tuesday, the SEC told "Meta". The Commission added that there will not be an extension of the deadline for inspection and registration for the electoral roll, except if Parliament approves amendments to the Electoral Code.
“We have...
Disputable voters will be able to report to the SEC from tomorrow until August 19
The State Election Committee will tomorrow publish on their official website, the names of the 39.502 disputable voters, they will have a deadline of 25 days to get back on the electoral roll, decided the Commission at today’s session.
Registering for the electoral roll will be carried out in person, where the ‘disputable voter’ will have to produce a valid...
Ivanov quickly signs the laws on “partial pardons” and “bombs”
President Gjorgi Ivanov has already received and signed off on the laws which MPs approved in yesterday's session in Parliament.
The laws will be enforced as soon as they are published in the Official Gazette.
MPs at yesterday’s session voted on the Law on Pardons ("partial pardons"), the Law on Privacy (“Bombs” can not be published after July the 1st, 2017),...
Phantom voters, dead souls, and packed apartments on the Electoral List
A string of irregularities have been discovered while citizens were checking their personal data on the voters’ list through the web application which has been available since yesterday on the official website of the State Election Committee.
Citizens have turned to the social networks, saying that people they do not know are registered as living at their addresses. The list...
Hahn: I am going to press for progress of the political agreement
The EU Commissioner for and Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, today in Skopje will put pressure on political leaders to implement the Przhino Agreement.
"On my way to Skopje, meeting all political parties to press for urgent progress with political agreement," Mr Hahn wrote on his Twitter account. This is the Commissioner's third visit of the to...
A day of political decisions, visits, meetings and laws – are 24 hours enough?
Almost all the events that brought tension on to the political scene last week will stream into the of tomorrow's agenda.
The visit of the High Commissioner for the EU Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn. Although there hasn't been an official statement of Mr Hahns scheduled meetings whilst he is in Macedonia, however he will certainly meet with the heads...
The parties have come to an agreement over Janeva’s team, working groups will continue with negotiations
Today at noon working groups of the political parties will continue with negotiations ,in accordance to the Przhino Agreement over election laws. This morning it was decided and agreed they have have to resolve the dispute over the Special Prosecutor's office.
"Meta" has learnt that at 01:00 am the four political parties signed a letter that will be sent to...
Peter Vanhoutte: This is not a war, parties have to make a compromise
In the afternoon Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte while negotiations were still ongoing, on the issue of electoral legislation, he told the parties that they have to compromise.
“The parties must realize that you can not get everything. In the real world, when you compromise you have to give up certain things in order to get something in return. You can...
