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The day after the agreement on the date of the elections, the OSCE/ODIHR mission said they would arrive in the country in three days and would start work on Monday, 22 June. Without rallies and larger gatherings – the crisis around the world pandemic will change the way most of the country’s political parties run election campaigns. The ruling SDSM ...

The two largest Macedonian parties have resolutely turned their backs on DUI for the idea of an Albanian PM. After Zaev, last night the President of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski, while answering a journalist’s question, said that the people decide who will head the Government and that his party’s candidate for prime minister is he himself. Earlier, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev ...

The State Election Commission rescheduled the session, which was supposed to begin at 14:30 on Tuesday. The notification from the SEC press service does not indicate the reason for the rescheduling, but only that the public will be informed in time about the new appointment. SEC, according to the government’s decree on issues related to the parliamentary elections, should continue ...

The Health Ministry informs that in the past 24 hours out of the 1,173 tests, 134 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered, out of which 97 in Skopje, 5 in Kumanovo, 3 in Struga, 11 in Tetovo, 2 in Krusevo, 2 in Kicevo, 7 in Resen and one in each of the cities of Prilep, Veles, Bitola, Kavadarci, Valandovo, ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly dry 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 ...

SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE leaders Zoran Zaev and Hristijan Mickoski managed to agree on date for the early Parliamentary elections. They will be held 15 July, Wednesday, as confirmed by both Zaev through his Facebook profile and Mickoski who held press-conference. SDSM Leader Zaev announced that the Wednesday in question will be a non-working day and a day for decisions and ...

President Stevo Pendarovski Monday night adopted new decision for state of emergency in the country with the aim to secure uninterrupted preparation for the elections. “The political parties reached an agreement for the early Parliamentary elections to be held on 15 July 2020. In that direction, the decision to announce state of emergency was made with the aim to enable ...

The calculations dictate that the pre-election address by the parties will begin Monday, 22 June and will last for 20 days until 12 July midnight, when the campaign will be finalized. The following two days, 13 and 14 July will provide the opportunity for the sick and exhausted to vote, together with those persons who have tested positive for COVID-19. ...

Health Minister Venko Filipce stated for the public that there is protocol in place for safe election process based on medical and epidemiologic arguments, while distance, frequent disinfection and protective equipment are the foundations which make any process safe. He stated that the Ministry is at SEC’s disposal for the safe execution of the elections and that there will be ...

In the last 24-hour period 841 tests have been performed, 123 of which from the pre-school screening, which have confirmed 103 new COVID-19 cases. During the same period five people passed away from the virus and 13 were cured. Since the start of the epidemic there have been 4,157 cases. According to the latest statistics, from the 193 people who ...