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Mickoski threatens Zaev with political hell, while Siljanovska sees the need for snap elections
The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski told a press conference after the presidential election results were announced, that Zaev and SDSM should expect "political hell" led by VMRO-DPMNE, as the largest political force in the country.
Mickoski predicted that he would triumph at the next parliamentary elections, winning half a million votes.
"VMRO-DPMNE, compared to the SDSM coalition, that "hotel coalition",...
Pendarovski: I will serve everyone devotedly, I will unite, not divide
Citizens won these crystal clear, fair and democratic elections and I solemnly want to announce that I will serve everyone devotedly, said Stevo Pendarovski from the SDSM party headquarters tonight, where his celebrated his electoral victory in the presidential elections.
"I will strive for fairness and rule of law, I will unite not divide, I will be a factor of...
Siljanovska: The political winter in Macedonia will come to an end with a new sun
The presidential candidate that enjoys the support of VMRO-DPMNE< Gordana Siljanovska - Davkova is expecting to become the 5th president of Republic of Macedonia.
After the voting, she stated that "finally the political winter in Macedonia will come to an end with a new sun."
-I think that the target I was aiming at was reached i.e. the citizens for whom...
Pendarovski is expecting a more decisive win
I'm expecting an even more decisive win in the second round, because the people that stayed at home during the first round or those that voted for the other candidate Reka, who ended his run in the first round of the elections, I'm expecting a part of those voters to come out at the polling stations and to cast...
Last day of the campaign, the election silence starts from midnight
The presidential candidates Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska - Davkova and their teams will have a time limit until midnight to convince the voters to give them their vote in the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday.
The electoral silence will start on midnight and until 19h on Sunday when all political campaigning will be banned.
The...
Zaev: Directors and ministers have alienated themselves from the public, changes will follow as soon as the law allows it
The public's disillusionment with certain officials and policies that must be corrected is the reason for the election result, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev while responding to a journalist's question at today's press conference on Pope Francis' visit on May 7th.
He added that as prime minister he understood the message from citizens and that there will be changes, as...
Analysis: Ethnic Albanian votes will elect the president in the second round
The first round of the presidential elections held last Sunday left the ruling coalition shaken, with one of the lowest turnouts and other plebiscitary forms in independent Macedonia. The candidate of the ruling coalition, Stevo Pendarovski, is slightly leading the vote count ahead of his main opponent, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, i.e. he is advancing to the run-off with only 4.486...
Truthmeter: Mickoski declares electoral victory with less votes than his opponent
After the State Election Commission announced the preliminary results from the first round of voting in the presidential election, the leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, declared an electoral victory, which is basically an untruthful claim for the simple reason that the numbers speak for themselves, reports Truthmeter.mk.
"However, this is contrary to the official data from the conducted...
MOST: First round of voting passes in a fair and democratic atmosphere
The first round of voting passed in a fair and democratic atmosphere. Citizens again took part in an electoral process where they could express their will freely. On election day, there were only a few isolated cases of irregularities recorded, which did not affect the quality of the election process and were addressed adequately by the authorities, announced Citizen's...
Siljanovska-Davkova called for early parliamentary elections
VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said that tonight's results of over 300,000 votes showed that citizens are deeply disappointed with the government.
"If you compare the number of votes for the opposition and those who voted for Reka, the difference is more than 70,000 votes. The opposition managed to point out and to convince citizens of the absence of law...
Pendarovski: The political decisions we made affected the result
At a press conference today, presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski said that the direction in which the state will go depends on the outcome of the elections.
"We can very easily fall back into crisis, isolation and see everything we have achieved disappear. That is what my political opponents stand for! Gruevski's regime can very easily be resurrected, as it still...
The first round with the narrowest difference in the last 5 elections (infographic)
The first round of the presidential elections held yesterday has had the narrowest difference in the votes between the two candidates in the last five presidential elections i.e. Stevo Pendarovski won only 4.606 votes more than Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova.
In consequence, the chances for successful prediction on the outcome of the second round are very slim, if we try...
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,...
904.066 votes for victory in the first round of the elections
At the presidential election, whose first round will be held this Sunday, 1.808.131 citizens can cast their vote. According to Article 81 of the Constitution, a victory in the first round by one of the three candidates - Blerim Reka, Gordana Siljanovska - Davkova and Stevo Pendarovski - can be achieved only by winning the majority of votes out...
Presidential campaign starts, Siljanovska launches her campaign after midnight in front of her house in Ohrid
Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, Stevo Pendarovski, and Blerim Reka are beginning their campaign for the sixth presidential elections.
Siljanovska- Davkova's campaign, who is VMRO-DPMNE's presidential candidate and its coalition, launched her campaign in Ohrid shortly after midnight, in front of her house.
SDSM's presidential candidate will launch his presentation in front of the voters in Prilep while Reka, the presidential...
Xhaferi appeals for fair and regular elections and the citizens should exercise their voting right
The President of the Parliament sent an appeal for fair and regular elections, to all citizens, political parties, and the presidential candidates before the start of the campaign at the forthcoming presidential elections, which will officially start on the 1st of April.
He also said that it is in the country's interest and that it is one of the...
SEC has determined the order of the presidential candidates on the ballot
Today, a draw was held at the State Election Commission for the order to be determined of the presidential candidates on the ballot.
The candidate of the Albanian opposition Blerim Reka will be first on the ballot, VMRO-DPMNE's candidate, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, will be second, while third on the list will be SDSM and its coalition partners' candidate...
European fact-checking network for EU-Parliament elections has been launched
"FactCheck EU" is the name of the new fact-checking network launched today by 19 media outlets of the International Fact Checking Network (IFCH), a project of the Poynter Institute in Florida, USA.
The Consortium "FactCheck EU" is composed of media outlets from 13 countries in Europe and will have the primary task of checking statements/claims and stories that will be published,...
OSCE/ODIHR will monitor the presidential elections with 279 observers
The OSCE / ODIHR observation mission will cover the upcoming presidential elections with a total of 279 observers. The main team of 11 experts will be based in Skopje and 18 long-term observers who will be deployed in nine teams across the country from March 20, said the head of the observation mission, Corien Jonker at a news conference.
ODIHR...
Analysis: The presidential race begins – the outcome, uncertain
At the end of the SDSM Congress on March 3rd, the three candidates for the presidency of the Republic of North Macedonia became clear and were confirmed for the first time in the recent history of the country, as so-called 'consensus candidates'. Names are known, dates as well, but what is yet unknown, for many reasons, is when the country...
