Category: ELECTIONS

<h1>North Macedonia Local Elections 2025: Generally Peaceful Process Marked by Serious Systemic and Institutional Weaknesses — CIVIL’s Preliminary Assessment</h1> <h4=>CIVIL assesses that the 2025 Local Elections in North Macedonia were held without major incidents, yet burdened by deep structural, institutional, and political weaknesses that call into question the integrity of the electoral process and the democratic capacity of the institutions and society.</h3>

North Macedonia Local Elections 2025: Generally Peaceful Process Marked by Serious Systemic and Institutional Weaknesses — CIVIL’s Preliminary Assessment

CIVIL assesses that the 2025 Local Elections in North Macedonia were held without major incidents, yet burdened by deep structural, institutional, and political weaknesses that call into question the integrity of the electoral process and the democratic capacity of the institutions and society.

by | Nov 3, 2025 | , , , | 0

CIVIL presented its preliminary assessment of the second round and the overall conduct of the 2025...

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<h1>The elections and the coalition: VLEN has rocked Mickoski’s boat</h1> <h4=>However, in the complex ethnic structure of the country, this is not at all naive – we have incompetent leaders in power who came to that position with heated nationalist slogans. Now they can only reap the fruits. It’s bad that the consequences are - general!</h3>

The elections and the coalition: VLEN has rocked Mickoski’s boat

However, in the complex ethnic structure of the country, this is not at all naive – we have incompetent leaders in power who came to that position with heated nationalist slogans. Now they can only reap the fruits. It’s bad that the consequences are - general!

by | Oct 28, 2025 | , , , | 0

LJUBOMIR KOSTOVSKI The ruling coalition has no ideological affinities – they won votes in the...

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<h1>Strengthening China’s “Soft Power” in North Macedonia: From education, IT, and TikTok to influence on elections</h1> <h4=>In recent years, China has gradually strengthened its presence in North Macedonia through a “soft power” strategy—a combination of cultural diplomacy, academic cooperation, and technological donations. This strategy aims to foster a positive image of China, its development model, and its companies, at a time when North Macedonia is a NATO member state and aspires to join the European Union.</h3>

Strengthening China’s “Soft Power” in North Macedonia: From education, IT, and TikTok to influence on elections

In recent years, China has gradually strengthened its presence in North Macedonia through a “soft power” strategy—a combination of cultural diplomacy, academic cooperation, and technological donations. This strategy aims to foster a positive image of China, its development model, and its companies, at a time when North Macedonia is a NATO member state and aspires to join the European Union.

by | Oct 15, 2025 | , , | 0

DRAGAN MISHEV China’s “soft power” has in the past decade attracted growing attention as an...

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