Not one party has submitted a list of its members for the electoral roll, sources from the State Election Commission (SEC) have told “Meta”. The deadline for submitting these lists expires tonight at midnight.
We discovered that the VMRO-DPMNE has prepared a list of names of members, who will sit on various Election Boards. Today, the party is expected to deliver their proposals for Municipal Election Commissions. Even though decisions will be up to the Election Boards concerning diplomatic and consular missions, the VMRO-DPMNE and DUI have submitted proposals for members.
The SDSM have made it clear that they do not intend to submit any lists, as they will not participate in the elections.
In this case, protocol requires that members from the administration will fill in the seats on the Electoral Board.
According to the Electoral Code, two of the five members elected will come from the main political parties in power, and the opposition, it also depends on the ethnic composition of the polling station.
In line with the SEC’s timetable, political parties are required to submit lists of their MPs no later than May 11, 2016.
Election campaigns start on May 16 and end on June 3.
Yesterday, however, was the last day for collecting signatures for a draft list of candidates for Members of Parliament by a group of voters for the elections on June 5, but nothing arrived at the regional offices of the SEC, not even one list.
The VMRO-DPMNE still maintain that elections will be held on June 5, at any cost, while the SDSM says they will boycott them. The DUI and DPA are delaying the process and will not give a precise answer.
