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North Macedonia
2021
EOM
Local
elections
To enhance the integrity of and trust in the voting process, the authorities should undertake comprehensive efforts to improve the quality of databases used for voter identification on election day and the functionality of the biometric voter identification system.
Recommendation # in final report:
33
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Day
North Macedonia
2021
EOM
Local
elections
To enhance the credibility and ensure the integrity of the biometric voter identification system, the State Election Commission should publish the number of voters who were identified by the equipment, per constituency and polling station, as part of the announcement of preliminary results.
Recommendation # in final report:
34
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Day
North Macedonia
2021
EOM
Local
elections
The legal framework should be amended to provide for possibilities for independent councillor candidates to contest an election individually.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To facilitate the exercise of voting rights, additional measures could be considered to enfranchise first-time voters without ID cards, citizens whose IDs expire shortly before the call for elections and citizens who do not collect a new ID before the voter list is updated by the SEC.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure efficient filing and handling of complaints, the online complaint submission system should be evaluated and redesigned.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
The Electoral Code should require that campaign finance reports be submitted and published on the day of submission in a uniform format suitable for public scrutiny and accompanied by supporting financial documentation. Sanctions for late or non-submission should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The deadline for the submission of final reports should be readjusted to reflect international good practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to guarantee political independence, the public broadcaster should undergo a series of reforms, including changing the procedure for selection and appointment of the members of the Programmatic Council, and reducing its dependence on the state budget. Further reforms of the public broadcaster should aim at improving the quality of content produced in-house, including investigatory and analytical journalism.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
North Macedonia
2021
EOM
Local
elections
The legal requirement on daily reporting by the media regulator to the election administration could be replaced by ad hoc reports addressing specific election-related concerns.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To further promote pluralism in candidate registration, the electoral legislation should be revised to provide the possibility for individual candidacies.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To enhance the accuracy of the voter register, adequate mechanisms for updating, harmonizing and cleaning the relevant state databases that serve as the basis for the register should be established. The authorities should facilitate the conduct of meaningful audits of the voter register and other pertinent databases.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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