ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Vecer, Macedonia: Branko Crvenkovski to withdraw from politics, if SDSM loses next elections (Focus News, 2010)

Leader of opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) Branko Crvenkovski is well aware that his party stands a minimum chance of winning the next parliamentary elections and thus he postpones his withdrawal from politics and from the leader’s post in the party, Macedonian Vecer daily writes.

OSCE Mission to Skopje donates training equipment to Interior Ministry (OSCE, 2010)

The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje donated some 100,000 euros in training equipment to the Interior Ministry in Skopje today.

Dnevnik: New rightist party to be formed in Macedonia (Focus Information Agency, 2010)

A new Christian-democratic party will be established in Macedonia to unite all rightist parties for the next elections, according to the Macedonian Dnevnik daily.

Opposition calls for early elections in Macedonia (WAZ, 2010)

The Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia (SDSM), the opposition party of Macedonia calls for early election to try to bring down the ruling coalition government.

Macedonia's opposition SDSM calls for early elections (SETimes, 2010)

A campaign is launched by main opposition party of Macedonia to call for early elections.

Macedonia's Ahmeti rules out early elections, SETimes (2011)

No need for early elections in Macedonia.

VMRO-DPMNE enjoys highest approval rating in Macedonia – poll, Focus Information Agency (2011)

If elections were held in Macedonia tomorrow... poll by Macedonian Kanal 5.

Head of Macedonia's State Election Commission resigns, SETimes (2011)

The President of the State Election Commission (DIK), Aleksandar Novakovski, resigned on Wednesday (February 23rd) saying he is protecting his credibility and the commission's.

Macedonian PM calls for snap parliamentary elections, The Sofia Echo (2011)

Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski said he would call early parliamentary elections "with or without the opposition", after MPs from the opposition party Social Democratic Union of Macedonia led by Branko Crvenkovski walked out of parliament last month.

Vecer, Macedonia: Elections Committee chairperson’s resignation postpones elections, Focus Information Agency (2011)

Resignation filed by the chairperson of Macedonia’s State Elections Committee Alexandr Novakovski will give 10 more days to the opposition.

Macedonia's SDSM to nominate new election commission chief, SETimes (2011)

The main opposition SDSM said it will propose a replacement for State Election Commission President Aleksandar Novakovski.

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Macedonian diaspora readies to vote in June elections, SETimes (2011)

The article reports that the government of Macedonia will enable its citizens abroad to vote in the upcoming election without having to be physically present in the country. As the Macedonian diaspora population is roughly equal to that inside the country, increasing its representation inside the government is of considerable significance. The article also touches on other ways the electoral system in Macedonia is changing to do just that: increase representation of the Macedonians in the diaspora.

Macedonia: Minister Accuses Election Head Of Bias, Eurasia Review (2011)

The impartiality of the Macedonian election commission has been questioned by a Police Commissioner after it refused to consider official police papers documenting the criminal records of various polling monitors. This is the latest bit in the lot of controversy surrounding the electoral body in the last crucial week before the election.

Macedonia kicks off election campaign, SETimes (2011)

The election campaign for the June 5th parliamentary elections kicked off officially at midnight Sunday (May 15th).

6,900 Cops to Monitor Elections, Macedonian International News Agency (2011)

According to the Macedonian Interior Minister around 6 900 policemen will be engaged for the upcoming election on 5 June. The authorities are working on a fair and democratic election.

Electorate defined, Macedonian Information Centre (2011)

The electorate for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been defined. From the new Parliament there will be 3 MPs who will be elected by the diaspora. The campaign is running until 3 June at midnight.

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