The seven polling stations in the country where there is a revote for the 2024 parliamentary elections opened on time, and the voting is going without problems, note our mobile observers who are on the ground, CIVIL informs at the first press conference.
Re-voting is taking place in the Fifth electoral unit at polling stations 1194 and 1202 in Krushevo, 1272 in Ohrid, 1470 and 1470/1 in Dolneni and 1844 in Struga, while in the Sixth electoral unit at polling station 2101 in Zhelino
Until 11.00 am, out of a total of 4,514 registered voters at the seven polling stations, 743 or 16.46 percent have voted, the SEC announced.
At polling station 2101 in Zhelino, 205 voters voted, out of 993 voters, or 20.64%.
At polling station 1194 in Krushevo, 87 voters voted, out of a total of 470, or 18.55 %.
At polling station 1202 in Krushevo, 35 voters voted, out of a total of 298, or 11.74 %.
At polling station 1272 in Ohrid, 156 voters voted, out of a total of 712, or 21.94 %.
At polling station 1470 in Dolneni, 83 voters voted, out of a total of 659, or 12.61 %.
At polling station 1470/1 in Dolneni, 31 voters voted, out of a total of 634, or 4.91%.
At polling station 1844 in Struga, 146 voters voted, out of a total of 755, or 19.39 %.
Compared to the voting on May 8, 2024, until 11.00 am, this revote is showing an increased turnout by 5.35% at these polling stations.
At the same time, CIVIL informs the public that the post-election long-term monitoring is ongoing.
Already in the first days after the parliamentary elections, CIVIL noted multiple cases of threats and pressures in several institutions, while in the institutions at the local level, an increased number of pressures and actions that can be categorized as revanchism are noted.
During the functioning of the technical government, such cases are noted in the Ministry of Interior. The environment in this state institution is such that some of the employees feel insecure, face restrictive measures and threats of dismissal, and in some cases also direct insults and threats.
These conditions are already part of the comprehensive report of CIVIL’s long-term monitoring, which will be published in June.
CIVIL will hold six press conferences, three each in Macedonian and Albanian.
The next press conferences in Macedonian will be held at 5.00 pm and 8.00 pm, and in Albanian at 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm.
CIVIL’s press center will be open to the media during the entire day of the voting, and there will be extraordinary addresses if there is urgent information from the ground.
Both personal presence and virtual participation of the media are welcome. The press conferences will be broadcast live on the organization’s Facebook page and YouTube video channel.
CIVIL Communication Team
Translated by: N. Cvetkovska
