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North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The Electoral Code should be comprehensively reviewed in order to eliminate inconsistencies, harmonize it with other relevant legislation, and to bring it in line with OSCE commitments, international obligations and good practice. Comprehensive rules for campaigning, including access to the media and campaign finance in presidential elections, should be established to ensure equitable opportunities for both presidential and parliamentary candidates. Any such legislative reform should be public, inclusive, and carried out sufficiently in advance of the next election.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure the operational efficiency of the State Election Commission and the Municipal Election Commissions, the authorities should provide adequate, effective, and timely budget allocations to these bodies, including in non-election years when needed, to ensure adequate conditions for hiring sufficient qualified staff.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Administration
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Relevant state and public institutions should take additional steps to enhance women’s participation in the electoral process and political decision-making. Political parties should identify and address barriers to women’s involvement in politics, including by conducting gender audits and reviewing and reforming intra-party practices that hinder their effective representation within party structures.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Consideration could be given to revising the system of funding of electoral campaigns, based on objective, clear and reasonable criteria. For presidential candidates, public funds could be allocated equally, while for parliamentary campaigns, allocation could be proportionally based on parties’ election results. For the campaign activities of non-parliamentary and newly established parties, the allocation of public funding should be considered, potentially based on minimum thresholds of support.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure access to effective legal remedies, the legal framework should be reviewed to eliminate undue restrictions on voters’ rights to lodge electoral complaints and appeals.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To enhance the effectiveness of appointing Municipal Election Commissions and electoral boards, consideration should be given to updating and revising the database of civil and public servants and broadening the eligibility criteria to expand the pool of suitable appointees. To ensure the stability of these bodies, the legislation should establish a reasonable deadline for changes in their composition prior to election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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
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
The requirement for prospective candidates to disclose their ethnic identity should be reconsidered.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
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
The legislature should consider, in consultation with the media regulator and other stakeholders, steps to regulate campaign activities and political advertising in online media and social network portals, and their financing.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
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