For the first round of the local elections, which will be held on 19 October, there will be 700 domestic and 639 international observers, as well as two foreign journalists.
On Tuesday, the State Election Commission (SEC) said there had been a request from the US Embassy in Skopje for 30 observers, while the Turkish public broadcaster had filed requests concerning two journalists. The WakeUp association has requested an additional 51 observers, while the Gender Equality National Council and National Roma Centrum have each requested an additional one.
The process to submit the non-confidential electoral material to all municipal commissions is underway, while the confidential material will be being submitted on Thursday and Friday.
On election day, the SEC will present turnout data in municipalities once every two hours. When it comes to preliminary election results, they will be presented on 20 October, in the evening.