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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 ...

Parallel with the 2019 presidential election in Macedonia, early local election was organised in three Macedonian municipalities: Debar, Novo Selo and Ohrid. In Debar, the candidate of DUI Hekuran Duka won the majority of votes (4,106, 50.09 %) ahead of the AA candidate Arben Agolli (3,834, 46.77 %). In Ohrid, the candidate of SDSM Konstantin Georgieski who won 11,819 votes ...

3,150 local and 419 foreign observers have been deployed throughout the country to monitor the voting at polling stations, the counting of ballots and the summing up of results in the 2019 presidential election. Most of the local observers come from MOST, a local civic association founded in 2002, monitoring the elections with 1,940 observers. Foreign observers include the OSCE/ODIHR ...

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 ...

Three days before the first round of the presidential elections, the candidates continued their activities. The candidate supported by the SDSM-led coalition, Stevo Pendarovski, in Skopje, described the elections as a can’t-miss opportunity. “On 21 April and 5 May, citizens have a chance they mustn’t miss. That is a chance for us to stop a return towards the dark past. ...

On Thursday, Goran Momiroski, who heads the Election HQ of the candidate supported by the coalition led by VMRO-DPMNE, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, met with a group from the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) in charge of monitoring the election process. He urged both the PPO and the Interior Ministry to investigate the case concerning the Izbori 2019 (Elections 2019) smartphone app, ...

New so-called bombs have appeared on the internet. On an anonymous profile under the pseudonym “Ilija Gromovnik” on the VK social network, four wire-tapped conversations have been posted. 24 TV contacted both the Interior Ministry and the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), but the institutions were surprised by the situation. It’s interesting that these materials are shared by anonymous Facebook profiles ...