“Good evening Kumanovo! Having so many people gather from different national, religious, and gender backgrounds in one place to enjoy the moment and the music – now that is freedom!” – shouted out Toni Zen, the king of rap, as his colleagues from Sutka Roma Rap introduced him, started off his energetic performance, while the
CIVIL – Center for Freedom is organizing two events: a press conference on key activities in the following weeks (at 12:30h), and a panel discussion “Headless Macedonia” (13:00h), on Friday, January 13, at City Park Hotel, Skopje.
Aleksandar Novakoski, lawyer and legal expert, former president of the State Election Commission, member of the expert team of CIVIL, analyses the election process in Republic of Macedonia:
A “Report” has been published on the official website of VMRO-DPMNE on its supposed successes during its 10-year rule of Macedonia, under the slogan: “Realistically! Work, security, progress!” Striking data are given in the report on the reduction of unemployment, the increase in pensions, on the positioning of Macedonia in the “Top 10” – countries
The rerun in polling station 2011 in the Municipality of Tearce has completed. Unofficially, SDSM won 245 votes, VMRO-DPMNE – 149, DPA – 1, DUI – 1, Albanian Alliance– 1, VMRO for Macedonia – 2. There were 3 invalid ballots. A total of 402 voters voted.
The Electoral Board at polling station 2011 in Tearce, where there is a rerun today, asked for and retained the authorizations of CIVIL’s observers, which is against the procedure. The observers were told they would get them back after the closing of the polling stations.
CIVIL’s observers are monitoring the election rerun in polling station 2011 in Tearce from 6:30h this morning. Today’s initial reports show that the election material at the polling station was not organized on time, though it was complete. Voting started several minutes after 7:00. The turnout until 9:30 was relatively low, that is, just a
An increased presence of police forces is noticed in Tearce, where there is an election rerun in polling station 2011. The police are behaving professionally and correctly, whereas the increased presence is with the purpose of ensuring the right to vote and the legality of the process. CIVIL’s observers are inside the polling station, but
Ahead of tomorrow’s re-voting in Tearce, CIVIL – Center for Freedom has come across rumors that party soldiers are being mobilized by a political party.
CIVIL received official confirmation to the information that two persons suspected of vote buying in Tearce have been arrested. The unofficial information that came from CIVIL’s observers on the ground, that one person had been detained under the suspicion of vote buying, has now been confirmed also by official sources of the Ministry of Interior.