SkopjeDiem Macedonia in English

The State Electoral Commission (SEC) presented at a press conference on Monday the final results of the 1st round of the 2019 presidential election in Macedonia that took place on Sunday. “755.816 citizens out of 1.808.131 registered voters exercised their right to vote in Sunday’s press conference whereat turnout was 41.85 %. The conclusion on publishing the final results of ...

In a statement for MIA, the European Commission Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic concludes that the 1st round of the 2019 presidential election in Macedonia has been conducted in peaceful and democratic atmosphere. “The first round of presidential elections took place in a peaceful and transparent manner. However, additional reform of the electoral law is needed. It is necessary to complete the ...

The Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou commented on the 1st round of the 2019 presidential election that was held in Macedonia on Sunday. “The two candidates who are in favour of the Prespa Agreement have an 11 % lead over the nationalist bloc’s candidate. The citizens of Macedonia showed with this vote that they want a future as part ...

The presidential candidate of the ruling alliance led by SDSM Stevo Pendarovski said in a press conference on Monday that he is not at all surprised by the results of the 1st round of the 2019 presidential election. “The results are no surprise, and they are reflection of the rather difficult and complicated decisions we made in the past 2 ...

In an interview for Sitel TV, the presidential candidate of VMRO-DPMNE Gordana Siljanovska Davkova said that she does not see the boycott of the election as a good option. “I intend to hold meetings with representatives of movements that pledge for boycott of the election, and to explain them that resolution of issues, like the renaming of our country, can ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly wet roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists ...

The first round of the 2019 presidential election officially concluded on 21 April with the closing of the polling stations at 07:00 p.m. According to preliminary results of the State Electoral Commission (SEC) after processing 99.96% of votes from 99.80% of the polling stations, the candidate of SDSM/DUI Stevo Pendarovski leads with 42.85% of the votes (323,846), ahead of VMRO-DPMNE ...

The electoral headquarter of SDSM held a press conference on Sunday evening after the conclusion of the 1st round of the 2019 presidential election, in which their candidate Stevo Pendarovski addressed the attendees. “My dear fellow-citizens, today the majority of you showed that you want to move forward, to move this country forward towards progress and prosperity. I want to ...

The presidential candidate of VMRO-DPMNE Gordana Siljanovska Davkova addressed a press conference at the main headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE in Skopje after the 1st round of the 2019 presidential election. “First of all, let me thank the management of VMRO-DPMNE for giving me their trust in this presidential race, and all citizens who casted their votes for me. I must point ...

The presidential candidate of AA and Besa Blerim Reka held a press conference on Sunday evening, after the conclusion of the 1st round of the 2019 presidential election. “We had fair and democratic election. I am very happy with the results we achieved in both municipalities with majority of Albanian population and municipalities with majority of Macedonian population. This is ...