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The Agency of Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services didn’t register any violations of the Election Code while monitoring the media
The Agency of Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services (AAAVMS) began its pre-election media monitoring and in the past period it didn't evidence any violations of the Election Code, states the fourth weekly report that AAAVMS submitted at the State Election Committee (SEC) . The monitoring of the media will continue in the next period, for which the agency already...
15 political coalitions and political parties will take part in at the elections
Until midnight, the State Election Committee (SEC)has received candidate lists by 15 coalitions and political parties that will be taking part in at the snap parliamentary elections on the 12th of April. There are 84 lists with 1.578 names on the candidate lists, that have yet to be confirmed by SEC. 6 persons from the diaspora will take part...
The number of portals that have registered for paid political advertising is double is double than those at Association of Macedonian Journalists’ registry
Will the anonymous media be able to profit from the snap parliamentary elections through paid political advertising? This question is logically asked since two registries of on-line media were promoted during an almost identical time period. The differences in numbers is striking.
The registry of professional online media titled Promedia was promoted by the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM)...
Macedonian Ministry of Interior calls upon citizens to collect their ID cards
МThe Ministry of Interior (MoI) has called upon the citizens to collect their ID cards. These are identification cards that were already printed and are supposed to be collected by the citizens.
"Over 35.000 ID cards that were printed in the past period are awaiting to be collected by the citizens" said MOI's press release.
Apart from MOI's reaction,...
242 Macedonian media outlets want to advertise political campaigns during the elections
The Registry of media that will provide advertising services for paid political advertising for the forthcoming parliamentary elections will evidence 242 media outlets out of which 159 are portals, 39 are radio stations, 32 are TV stations and 12 are printed media, informs the State Election Commission (SEC).
The Macedonian media were obliged to submit tariffs for paid political...
Macedonian State Election Committee must not determine prices nor the state should be paying for party advertising
The price for advertising shouldn't be limited, but the financing of political advertising with public funds is completely unacceptable, said Dejan Georgievski, the President of the Media Development Center.
The past two days, the national TV stations have reacted to State Election Committee's (SEC) decision regarding the process for adverts for paid political informing about the snap parliamentary...
The Macedonian Parliament will dissolve on the 16th of February, four days later than planned
Instead of dissolving on Wednesday, the 12th of February, which was the initial deadline for the Parliament to dissolve, President Talat Xhaferri said that the last deadline will be on Sunday, the 16th of February. This was announced after Xhaferri's consultations with the State Election Commission(SEC).
Xhaferri has received a reply from SEC that in order to implement...
Narrow win for Pendarovski over Siljanovska – Davkova
According to the data from 100% of the polls, provided by the State Electoral Commission (SEC), SDSM's candidate Stevo Pendarovski has garnered 323.846 votes or 42,85% of the total number of ballots while Gordana Siljanovska - Davkova, VMRO-DPMNE's candidate has garnered 319.240 votes or 42,24% of the ballots.
Pendarovski has won in Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, Strumica, Berovo, Delchevo and Dojran,...
Macedonia rises 14 places in the World Press Freedom Index (info-graphic)
Macedonia is at 95th place in the latest World Press Freedom Index by "Reporters without Borders" (RWB), thus jumping 14 places compared to the previous report, about 2018. With this, Macedonia fares better than the neighboring Bulgaria, which is an EU member and is at 111th place.
The Reports without Borders main objection for this year concerning Macedonia is the...
Siljanovska and Pendarovski’s presidential candidacies were submitted to the SEC
Two days since Blerim Reka submitted his presidential candidacy with signatures of over 11.000 supporters to the State Election Commission (SEC), today the candidacies of Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska - Davkova were submitted as well to the SEC.
Today, SDSM's campaign staff submitted its first candidacy to the SEC. In the name of Pendarovski, the materials and the 32.000...
VMRO-DPMNE: The Prespa Agreement is politically and legally dead
Even though over one million and 200 thousand citizens have said no to changing the name of the country, Zaev doesn't want to quit, and is directly violating the will of the people, said VMRO-DPMNE's press reaction to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's statement.
"During this phase, the agreement is only a legal matter and as such, it should be...
SEC members mark the start of their work with an oath to Xhaferi
The Chairman of the State Election Commission, Oliver Derkovski, Vice President Ditmir Sehhu, and members Elizabeta Postolovska, Boris Kondarko, Janake Vitanovski, Radica Risteska and Enver Saliu gave a solemn oath today to Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi.
Derkovski said that, as the SEC, they will respect the laws and the Constitution and they will act and do everything in their power...
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...
Mickoski: The procedure for selecting the SEC will remain the same
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski reiterated that the Government has agreed to the party’s demands for a technical government, in accordance with the Prizino principle for every subsequent election, adding that he was satisfied that they had reached an agreement on the Law on Financing Political Parties that would guarantee transparency and prevent possible abuse.
“We agreed to stop and withdraw...
Chichakovski and SEC members have handed in their resignations
Chairman of the State Election Commission (SEC), Aleksandar Chichakovski confirmed to the state new agency MIA, that he has submitted his resignation.
Regarding the reasons behind his resignation, Chichakovski said that it was due to personal matters.
Otherwise, Chichakovski’s resignation comes after it was recently discovered that SEC members had been taking high bonuses in the last round of elections. An internet...
US Embassy: The new mayors to be transparent, available and responsible
"Strong local government lays the foundation for a vibrant democracy. We encourage the newly elected mayors and counselors to be open, responsive, and accountable to the citizens of their municipalities," said in this addressing the US Embassy about the local elections.
The embassy states that the cooperation with the municipalities, organizations and the citizens will continue in order...
SEC: Voter turnout until 13:00h is at 27.11%
At its second press conference, The State Election Commission informed that until 13:00h, the voter turnout was at 27.11% on the level of the whole state.
The voter turnout in Skopje was 29.17 %.
In municipality of Aerodrom the voter turnout was 35.60, in Bitola 28,85 %, in Butel 28,44 %, in Veles 30,72 %, Gazi Baba 29,34 %,...
Civil organization “Most” condemns the violence in the local elections campaign
The civil organization Most has condemned today the violence of any kind and has called upon the participants in the elections to withhold themselves of misuse of these or similar events and the competent institutions to investigate the incidents thoroughly.
The association states that during the campaign they have noticed several isolated cases of misuse of public resources mostly...
SEC: The Electoral Register will be set for public display tomorrow with 11.346 citizens not yet enlisted
Starting from tomorrow, the electoral register will be made public and there are 1.816.127 voters evidenced where 11.346 citizens haven't been evidenced at all, as was announced by the State Election Committee (SEC) at today's press conference.
Most of the persons that aren't evidenced in the electoral register have no residences (7.107), part of them were erased from the regional...
SEC’s Timetable: Who, when and what needs to be done by the local elections
Today, the State Election Commission (SEC) adopted a timetable for the local elections, if elections are to be held on October the 15th, the second round will be on October the 29th, while political parties should submit their lists of candidates by September the 9th, the latest.
The voter list will be open to the public by August the 21st...
