On Tuesday, in the frames of the 150th session, the State Election Commission (SEC) presented the final results of the first round in over 40 municipalities.
As it was explained, based on the final results, 44 mayoral races were won as early as the first round, which means that there will be a second round in 32 municipalities and in the City of Skopje.
When it comes to the election of council members in the frames of municipalities and the City of Skopje, SEC President Boris Kondarko stated that there would be a re-run only in Suto Orizari, which would be held on 2 November.
The same day, during a visit to Kicevo, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski stated that, together with his party’s mayoral candidate, Aleksandar Jovanovski, he had held a constructive and honest meeting with citizens.
“We talked about their needs, challenges, and ideas, while we presented to them our programme that offers concrete solutions and a better life. I believe citizens in Kicevo will recognise the right choice and, on Sunday, support policies bringing development, stability, and a future for all of us”, he noted.
SDSM leader Venko Filipce, on his part, was in Lozovo, where he stated that his party’s candidate, Aco Velkovski, had shown through actions how the Municipality should be developed.
“During his mayoral term from 2017 to 2021, he implemented projects in the interest of citizens and progress of the Municipality”, he stressed, adding that Velkovski’s opponent in the second round, Bosko Cvetkovski (who’s also the current Mayor), had done nothing for Lozovo and its citizens.
When it comes to the Skopje mayoral race, according to the latest poll conducted within the deadline by the Skopje-based Political Research Institute, VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate, Orce Gjorgjievski, is in the lead with 31.2%, while his opponent in the second round, Levica’s Amar Mecinvoic, is supported by 16.6% of citizens.
Also on Tuesday, in the Skopje mayoral race, there was a televised debate between VMRO-DPMNE’s Orce Gjorgjievski and Levica’s Amar Mecinovikj, hosted by Kanal 5.
The former again stated that his experience as Kisela Voda Mayor was among the reasons why he was the right person for the post and why he’d received a lot of votes in the first round, whereas the latter stressed that the energy being created in Skopje showed residents no longer wanted to be run by politicians focused only on partisan and personal interests.
In Centar, SDSM’s candidate, Goran Gerasimovski, who’s running for a new term, presented plans to expand the capacity of Johan Hajnrih Pestaloci Primary School.
His opponent in the race, ZNAM’s Miroslav Labudovic, during a visit to Madzir Maalo together with VMRO-DPMNE Vice-President Aleksandar Nikoloski, who also serves as the Minister of Transport and Deputy PM, talked about adopting a new urban plan in order to enable development of that part in Skopje.