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OSCE Sees 'Uneven Playing Field' in Macedonia Polls
The OSCE/ODIHR monitoring mission to Skopje said on Monday that the polls were well administered and fundamental freedoms were respected with only “small procedural irregularities” and “instances of organized voting”, but the pre-election campaign failed to provide an even field for all political players.
Anniversary of Syrmian Front breakthrough
Anniversary of Syrmian Front breakthrough
ŠID -- The 69th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Axis line on the Syrmian Front and final battles for liberation from the Nazi occupation has been marked.
Gjorge Ivanov Wins First Round of Macedonia's Presidential Elections
Incumbent President Gjorge Ivanov, from the ruling VMRO DPMNE party, has declared victory at Macedonia's presidential elections.
Ivanov is however not the outright winner, because although he received 51.65% of the votes, the low turnout means he gathered support from barely one-fourth of the population.
Ivanov Takes Lead in Macedonia Polls
Preliminary results from Sunday’s presidential election in Macedonia suggest that Ivanov, who is running for a second five-year term for the ruling VMRO DPMNE party, is leading the count, ahead of his main rival, Stevo Pendarovski who is running for the opposition Social Democrats.
The State Electoral Commission, said that 95 per cent of the votes have been counted so far.
Macedonia Holds Presidential Elections
Macedonians are going to the polls on Sunday in the fifth presidential elections for the country.
Polls Open in Macedonia Presidential Elections
Polling stations will be open until 7pm Sunday.
This is the country’s fifth presidential election since Macedonia became independent in the 1990s.
For the purposes of the presidential vote, the country and the diaspora are considered a single electoral unit.
Dacic: We must respect legacy of our ancestors
BELGRADE - The 69th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Axis lines on the Syrmian Front and the final battles for Yugoslavia's liberation from Nazi occupation in World War II was marked in Adasevci near Sid, northwestern Serbia.
Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic laid a wreath on the behalf of the government at the Syrmian Front memorial and paid tribute to the victims.
Macedonia Readies for Pre-Election Silence
Campaigning for the presidential election will halt in Macedonia ahead of Sunday, when more than 1.7 million registered voters will choose between four candidates.
Voters will choose between incumbent President Gjorge Ivanov who is running for a second five-year term for the ruling VMRO DPMNE party and three other hopefuls.
Ramadani Urges Albanians to Avoid Syria War
“Those who have sacrificed their lives, whether in Kosovo, Syria or in another country, for good causes, for freedom and democracy, may Allah bless them and I would like to send my deepest condolences to their families,” Ramadani told the news portal Presheva Jone.
Macedonia Election Race Starts on Harsh Note
At their respective general election starting rallies at the weekend, government and opposition parties exchanged accusations on a scale not seen in the gentler presidential race that started two weeks earlier.
NATO investing in Balkan countries
NATO investing in Balkan countries
The Alliance is restoring bridges and improving the infrastructure to assist regional countries.
EUFOR troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina demine a strip of land to enable infrastructure development. [Bedrana Kaletovic/SETimes]
TV Presidential Debate Fails to Switch on Macedonia
One week before the first round of Macedonian presidential elections, all four presidential candidate took part in an unexpected debate hosted by state television.
The hour-and-a-half debate on issues ranging from Macedonia disputed name to the economy failed to catch fire, however, and was dogged by long monologues that were deemed monotonous by many viewers and observers.
"Most countries understand Serbia's position on Ukraine"
"Most countries understand Serbia's position on Ukraine"
BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić has said that a majority of EU member-states "demonstrated understanding for Serbia's stand on the issue of crisis in Ukraine."
Mrkic: Most countries understand Serbia's stand on Ukraine
ATHENS - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Mrkic told Tanjug on Saturday that a majority of EU member countries have demonstrated understanding for Serbia's stand on the issue of crisis in Ukraine.
Macedonia Campaigns Started Too Soon, OSCE Says
The interim report released on Thursday, covering the period March 10-26, says the presidential candidates started promoting their campaigns before the campaign's official start date - March 24.