Igor Milev

Eight out of nine members of the State Electoral Commission tendered their resignations to parliament this week, mostly citing moral reasons, after a scandal over their bonus payments for October's local elections sparked public outrage.

Macedonian voters in the December early elections will no longer run the risk of being tricked into voting for the wrong party.

Macedonia's State Electoral Commission, the DIK, on Monday rejected the list of candidates submitted by the small and obscure Social Democratic Party of Macedonia, SDPM.