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North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The SEC should take measures to lower the incidence of procedural inconsistencies during the vote count and arithmetic mistakes on results protocols, including by revising procedures and results protocols and by enhancing the training of election board members.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
All relevant actors should coordinate to ensure the independent participation of persons with various types of disabilities in the entire electoral process, in line with international standards and good practice, ensuring that the premises and layout of polling stations are independently accessible and that information about the electoral process is available in accessible formats.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Administration
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To guarantee that all eligible citizens can effectively exercise their right to vote, authorities should take appropriate measures to ensure that all voters, including those without valid identification documents, are effectively included in the voter register. The Electoral Code should be amended to provide for updates to the voter register between the two rounds of the presidential election.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Greater access to legal remedies should be facilitated, such as through a fully functional online submission system. The election administration should thoroughly examine all complaints in a timely manner and adopt substantiated decisions, which should be published promptly.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
North Macedonia
2024
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To prevent group voting and preserve free choice for each voter, the State Election Commission should enhance training sessions and voter education campaigns. Election officials should enforce effective procedural safeguards during voting, such as informing voters about the voting process and upholding rules for assisted voting to prevent group or family voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Days
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should exhibit greater political will to ensure sufficient separation between State and political party activities and take vigorous steps to counter any forms of pressure on voters. Senior public officials could make clear statements and issue written instructions that no pressure on public employees will be tolerated and that no employee or citizen should fear for their employment or social services as a result of supporting or not supporting any political party or candidate. All instances and allegations of pressure and intimidation should be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted by the relevant authorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The SEC should resolve all complaints and appeals in an impartial manner, free from political considerations. The law should be interpreted, implemented, and enforced in line with the intent of the law. In addition, the SEC should consider establishing a legal department, as provided for by the Electoral Code.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The Electoral Code should be amended to address the gaps and ambiguities identified in this report, as well as previous reports of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission. Reform should be inclusive and completed well in advance of the next elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The complaints procedure would benefit from an overall review in order to eliminate inconsistencies, gaps and deficiencies and provide effective legal redress. In particular, the law should grant every voter a right to file a complaint on every stage of the electoral process, provide the right of judicial appeal to all SEC, SAO and SCPC decisions, and define reasonable deadlines for the courts to decide on these cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
North Macedonia
2009
EOM
Presidential
and Local
The authorities should consider taking vigorous steps to counter any forms of pressure on or intimidation of voters, which was the most serious problem identified by the OSCE/ODIHR EOM in connection with the 2009 elections. In particular, senior public officials, including especially cabinet ministers and heads of public agencies, institutions, and companies, could make clear public statements and issue written instructions before and during the campaign period that no pressure on public employees will be tolerated and that no employee or citizen should fear for their employment, pension or social services as a result of supporting or not supporting any political party or candidate. Furthermore, cases of intimidation of citizens registered by the police and other law-enforcement bodies should be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
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