April 2024 - SkopjeDiem

SEC Presents Preliminary Official Results of First Round

On Thursday, the State Election Commission (SEC) presented the preliminary official results of the first round of the presidential election. VMRO-DPMNE-endorsed Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, with 363,086 votes (40.08%), and SDSM-endorsed…

26/04/2024

Election: ODIHR and CoE Observers Present Preliminary Conclusions

The first round of the presidential election was competitive and voters were able to make an informed choice. Election day was assessed overall positively, with voting procedures largely respected, while…

26/04/2024

VMRO-DPMNE Starts Talks on Potential Ruling Coalitions

VMRO-DPMNE has started talks on potential ruling coalitions. “I have taken the initiative since this morning and talked to some political actors,” party leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Thursday, adding…

26/04/2024

Post-First Round Situation in Ethnic Albanian Bloc

VLEN’s presidential candidate, Arben Taravari, hasn’t revealed details of the phone call he had on Wednesday with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. On Thursday, he also denied he’d had a secret…

26/04/2024

Levica: Though Better Result was Expected, ‘We have Reached the Avant-garde’

On Thursday, Levica leader Dimitar Apasiev said regarding the first round of the presidential election that though his party had expected presidential candidate Biljana Vankovska to have a better result,…

26/04/2024

Vanja Gjorcevska Case: Father to Be Transferred to House Arrest

The Supreme Court has accepted Aleksandar Gjorcevski’s appeal over the detention measure, which means the father of Vanja Gjorcevska, the girl killed last year, will be transferred from the detention…

26/04/2024

Huge Lead for Siljanovska Davkova as She and Pendarovski Enter 2nd Round

VMRO-DPMNE-endorsed Gordana Siljanovska Davkova and SDSM-endorsed Stevo Pendrovski are entering the second round of the presidential election. With 99.03% of the votes counted, Siljanovska Davkova has the support of 40.08%…

25/04/2024

Pendarovski and Siljanovska Davkova React to Preliminary Results of First Round

Presidential candidates reacted on Wednesday night to the preliminary results of the first round. At a press-conference, VMRO-DPMNE-endorsed presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova thanked all citizens, not only those who…

25/04/2024

Kovacevski and Mickoski Comment on Preliminary Results

“It’s clear that people have punished us and we accept that. Today is a severe blow to the country’s European perspective. However, giving up is not an option for us.…

25/04/2024

Toskovski and Bojmacaliev Congratulate Citizens on Fair and Democratic Process

At a press-conference on Wednesday, caretaker Interior Minister Pance Toskovski and the additional Deputy Minister, Mitko Bojmacaliev, congratulated citizens on the fair and democratic election. At the press-conference, Toskovski presented…

25/04/2024