Parliament Elects New SEC Composition

Parliament has elected the new composition of the State Election Commission (SEC). At Tuesday’s session, Aleksandar Dastevski, nominated by VMRO-DPMNE, was elected President. DUI’s Ditmire Shehu will be the Vice-President. SDSM supported the nominations of current SEC members Boris Kondarko and Radica Risteska, as well as the one of Oliver Ristovski. Boban Stojanovski, who’s an attorney at Parliament, is the second member of the SEC supported by VMRO-DPMNE. Alliance for Albanians, which is in a coalition with Alternative, supported Struga attorney Krenar Lloga’s nomination. According to BESA MP Kastriot Rexhepi, a professional composition of the SEC is needed, as is, consequently, a reform of the law.