The Parliamentary Committee on Election and Appointment Issues elected Wednesday Bojan Marichikj, former Deputy PM on European Affairs from SDSM, as new President of the State Election Commission (SEC).
In accordance with the Electoral Code and other relevant laws and regulations, the President of SEC comes from the opposition.
Other candidates included former Deputy Justice Minister Viktorija Avramovska-Madikj, and lawyers Marija Mitanovska-Dimovska and Daniela Markovska. Marichikj’s predecessor, Boris Kondarko, will remain member of SEC.
Members from VMRO-DPMNE will be Aleksandar Dashtevski, Svetlana Karapetrova and Angelcho Ristov, from DUI Ditmire Shehu, and from BESA Abdush Demiri, who will also serve as Deputy-president of SEC.