Dastevski: SEC Fully Ready for First Round of Presidential Election

The State Election Commission (SEC) is fully ready for the first round of the presidential election on 24 April, the body’s head, Aleksandar Dastevski, said on Tuesday.

At the session, new observers for the double elections were accredited. The total number of observers rose to 1,601, that is, 915 domestic and 544 foreign ones, as well as 84 translators and 58 foreign journalists.

Additionally, at the session, accreditations were approved for, among others, the US Embassy, for four observers, for IFES, for one additional observer for the parliamentary elections, for the OSCE/ODIHR, for two observers and two translators, and for The Associated Press, for five journalists.