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The SEC decides on a re-vote at the polling station in Tearce
At today's session, the State Election Commission voted unanimously to hold a re-vote at polling station 2011 in the municipality of Tearce.
According to simulations conducted by the IT sector at the SEC, the re-vote could affect the outcome of the elections, or the number of seats won by political parties in Constituency 6.
The re-vote at "Kiril Pejcinovic" primary school...
USA: Political leaders must stop with inflammatory rhetoric and assaults on ambassadors
The United States Department of State expressed its concerns today, due to the tensions in Macedonia after the early parliamentary elections which were held on the 11th of December, and they called on the leaders of political parties’ to stop the negative rhetoric.
"We are concerned about heightened political tensions in Macedonia following the December 11th parliamentary elections, and we...
The Administrative court has accepted VMRO-DPMNE’s appeal and has annulled SEC’s decision about Gostivar
The Administrative court has unanimously, with five judges voting ”yes” has accepted VMRO-DPMNE’s appeal and has rejected BESA’s appeal as untidy regarding the voting at polling station 0396/1 in Gostivar that was accepted by SEC and it annulled the votes at this polling station.
It’s about Besa’s complaint, according to which someone else has signed instead of Fatime Sulejmani...
Kocijančič: Brussels concerned over negative rhetoric and urges parties to act responsibly
The European Commission today urged the public not to put pressure on the State Election Commission and the judiciary.
“The Commission notes the preliminary results and the outcome of the complaints and awaits now the outcome of the appeal processes. The relevant national authorities, including the State Election Commission and the Courts, should be allowed to work unhindered, free from...
VMRO-DPMNE files a lawsuit over the SEC’s decision for a revote in Gostivar
Yesterday, VMRO-DPMNE announced that they are planning to file a lawsuit with the Administrative court because of the decision made by the SEC which approved the BESA Movement’s complaint and annulled the results of the vote in the municipality of Gostivar in Constituency 6.
“This illegal decision made by the State Election Commission directly influences the total voting results, and...
SDSM will file four complaints to the Administrative Court
By then end of the day, SDSM will file four complaints to the Administrative Court concerning the voting in polling stations in Constituency 6, announced today SDSM spokesman, Petre Shilegov.
"The Administrative Court has to take into account all the main arguments in the lawsuits. The SEC did not respond to the serious task of fully protecting the electoral process...
Besa will not appeal the decisions made by the SEC, the party doubts the court’s independence
The Besa movement will not submit an appeal to the Administrative Court after the decisions made by the State Election Commission to reject seven of the eight complaints over the electoral process.
"The bodies of the party assessed not to file an appeal with the Administrative Court because we doubt the court's independence and know their decision in advance", stated...
Ermira Mehmeti has received threats and her car was broken into
The former DUI MP, Ermira Mehmeti, last night, through her Facebook profile, published that her car was damaged and that she had been receiving threats.
“Threats, blackmail or a message so they can silence me? You can continue to smash the glass on my car, you can send me threatening messages, you can even continue with anonymous calls at midnight..but...
SDSM: The SEC proved that they are not up to the task
The decisions made by the SEC, proved that they are not up to the level of taking on the serious task of protecting all aspects of the election process, reacted SDSM tonight.
“The state institutions have to work in service of the citizens and to respect the will of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. Despite everything going on, some...
The SEC rejects SDSM’s last complaint
With four votes “for” and four “against” and one neutral, the SEC rejected SDSM’s complaint concerning polling station 2.011 in Tearce, in Constituency 6. DUI’s representative in the SEC, Subhi Jakupi didn’t vote for and he previously stated that the experts should decide about the last complaint and excused himself from the voting.
According to the Election Code, the SEC’s decision...
Zaev called upon the citizens to remain calm and not to fall for provocations
Let’s not allow any provocations by anyone including the one who was constantly ruining Macedonia for 10 years. His time is over, said SDSM’s leader, Zoran Zaev on his Facebook profile.
“The institutions have to perform their obligations in accordance with the Constitution and the law. It doesn’t depend on SEC and the Administrative court whether someone will form a...
Gruevski: VMRO-DPMNE will not participate in a re-vote or negotiations with the international community
The leader of the VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski tonight addressed the gathered crowd outside the State Election Commission, and said that the party's Executive Committee had held a meeting, where they adopted a proclamation which, he said, "was to inform all those whose eyes are on the defense of the Republic of Macedonia".
"The SEC adopted illegal decisions to bypass the electoral will...
The deadline for lodging complaints to the Administrative court is approaching
The 24-hour deadline for lodging complaints regarding the State Election Commission’s decisions is approaching. Last night, representatives of SEC announced that SEC’s legal department will prepare and submit to Besa movement and the Coalition led by SDSM the decisions for the 13 complaints for which a decision was already.
After lodging the complaints, five judges of the Administrative court, elected...
VMRO-DPMNE had sharp answers for the Ambassadors of the US, EU and Norway
Yesterday, the leader of the VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski held separate meetings with US Ambassador Jess Baily, EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar and the Ambassador of Norway, Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, where they discussed the results of the early parliamentary elections, the expectations of the new parliament and government, the work of the State Election Commission as well as the hate speech...
SEC accepted a complaint by BESA, the votes at a polling station in Gostivar were abolished
The State Election commission this afternoon accepted a complaint by Besa and abolished the votes at a polling station in Gostivar where someone who has signed instead of Fatime Sulejmani as was stated by an official graphologist.
-With 6 votes for and 3 against, Besa’s complaint was accepted. I find that SEC has brought a decision that the vote...
What would the “Night of Long Knives” that Bozinovska is calling for be like?
The chairwoman of the commission for relations between religious communities, Valentina Bozinovska, appeared with a threatening hate speech and with a fiery rhetorics by saying that the gathering at the SEC's offices is "The Night of the Long Knives."
--I want to greet the defenders and to say that this is the night of the long knives, this night is...
Lynch lists circulating on social networks after yesterday’s protests outside the SEC
Last night during a protest by supporters of the VMRO-DPMNE before the State Election Commission, where members were reviewing complaints and objections made by the parties during the elections, on social networks, lists of names and addresses appeared of some of the protesters from the "Colourful Revolution". Along with the lists, there were calls urging VMRO-DPMNE supporters to "visit"...
SEC has dismissed two complaints made by SDSM over irregularities before voting
The State Election Commission has dismissed the two complaints made by the SDSM regarding polling stations 2010 and 2025 which were located in the sixth election unit in Tearce.
The complaints regarding these polling stations concerned rewritten transcripts, and the discrepancy between the numbers of voters to the number of votes.
SEC member from the SDSM, Igor Milev stated that the...
The SEC want to see the records from polling station 2011 to determine when the ballot went missing
The State Election Commission has started to act on the complaints by SDSM regarding voting at certain polling stations and have had a long discussion on the first of the eight complaints, which refers to the polling station 2011 in the sixth district.
At the polling station, according to SDSM’s complaint, at the start of the voting process it was...
Zaev: Gruevski and I do not look at each other with aimed guns when we meet, we sit together and talk
When Gruevski and I meet, do not see look at each other with aimed guns, but we sit together and talk and we decide on the future of Macedonia, said Zoran Zaev, leader of the SDSM, during his visit to Bitola.
"People should not trust the people currently in power when they give them stupid instructions. Gruevski and I do not see...
