19 December 2016
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 […]
19 December 2016
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 […]
18 December 2016
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 […]
18 December 2016
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 […]
18 December 2016
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. […]
18 December 2016
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 […]
17 December 2016
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 […]
17 December 2016
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 […]
17 December 2016
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 […]
17 December 2016
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 […]
16 December 2016
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 […]
16 December 2016
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 […]
16 December 2016
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 […]
16 December 2016
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 […]
15 December 2016
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 […]
15 December 2016
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. […]
14 December 2016
The State Election Commission (SEC) has scheduled a session tomorrow where they will review and decide on the appeals and objections from the parties concerning the course of voting in the early parliamentary elections on December 11. The SEC has not yet announced an exact time for the meeting, but will announce that information. “The State […]
14 December 2016
The US Embassy denied the media reports that US Ambassador Jess Baily is interfering with in the work of the State Election Commission. “With concern, we noted the ongoing inaccurate reports claiming the US Ambassador is interfering with the work of the State Electoral Commission. This is not a time for publishing fake news or conspiracies. The […]
13 December 2016
16 complaints were lodged at the State Election commission that addresses the election process at the early parliamentary elections that were organized on the 11th of December including a complaint about the procedure o determining and counting the votes. -SDSM and Besa have each lodged 8 complaints. Besa’s complaints refer to the municipalities of Arachinovo, […]
13 December 2016
The American State Department commended the Elections in Macedonia as the first important step for the solution of the political crisis and has called on the new government to work constructively in the implementation of the reforms that are significant for a Euro-Atlantic integration. We commend the citizens of Macedonia who exercised their right to […]
