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North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
The election-related legislation should be comprehensively reviewed in order to eliminate inconsistencies, ambiguous provisions, and gaps, including those resulting from Constitutional Court rulings, to bring them in line with OSCE commitments, international obligations and good practice. Any such legislative reform should be public, inclusive, and carried out sufficiently in advance of the next elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
All relevant authorities, including law enforcement agencies, should make concerted efforts to comprehensively address allegations of electoral violations such as vote-buying, pressure on voters, and the misuse of administrative resources. Such allegations should be effectively investigated in a thorough, timely, and transparent manner, in line with applicable procedures. Voters should be systematically provided with clear information about mechanisms for reporting violations.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
The relevant authorities should undertake further efforts to enhance women’s political participation. Political parties should identify and address barriers to women’s active engagement, including by reviewing and adjusting internal practices that impede women’s representation and effective participation within party structures.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Background and Political Context
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
In line with the principle of equality of opportunity, campaign rules should be revised to provide for more equitable campaign conditions for all contestants, including with regard to the allocation of spaces for posters and billboards, as well as the allocation of funds and airtime for paid political advertising in the media.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
As previously recommended, the State Election Commission should be guaranteed a sustainable, adequate and timely budget to ensure that it is able to fulfil its mandate in line with its strategic planning, including the efficiency of its electoral operations. Budget allocations should ensure predictable long-term funding, including for personnel and for maintaining of physical and ICT infrastructure.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
All restrictions on the electoral rights of persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities should be repealed, in line with international obligations.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
To enhance transparency, consideration should be given to legally requiring comprehensive disclosure of all types of campaign income and expenditures by contestants, several days prior to election day. Campaign finance reports should include a breakdown of expenditures by constituency, should be submitted electronically in an easily searchable format, and made public immediately upon submission.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
The election administration should ensure that all complaints are examined on their merits, and that reasoned and substantiated decisions are adopted and published without undue delay. Electronic submission should be allowed for all types of complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
To increase the transparency of the electoral process and the accountability of all participants in the campaign, the mechanism whereby state institutions directly reimburse media outlets for the costs of campaign advertising placed by contestants could be reconsidered, with a view to increasing contestants’ involvement in this process.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
North Macedonia
2025
EOM
Local
elections
Legal provisions prescribing accessibility standards that ensure equal participation of persons with disabilities in all stages of the electoral process and establish clear enforcement and monitoring mechanisms should be adopted, in consultation with disability organizations.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Days
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