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North Macedonia
2019
EOM
Presidential
The State Election Commission and other actors should continue voter and civic education efforts to prevent family voting and preserve free choice for each voter. These education efforts should also tackle vote-buying, while law enforcement agencies should investigate vote-buying schemes and hold their organizers to account.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
North Macedonia
2019
EOM
Presidential
To ensure secrecy of the vote, polling stations with fewer than ten voters should be merged with nearby polling stations and their ballots cast together. Counting procedures for votes from penitentiary and other institutions should preserve the secrecy of the voter's choice.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
The Electoral Code should be comprehensively reviewed in order to harmonize it internally and with other relevant laws, to bring it in line with OSCE commitments, international obligations and good practice. The revision should be done in a public procedure, after a broadly inclusive consultation process and sufficiently in advance of the next elections in order to guarantee legal certainty.
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the stability and professionalism of the election administration, the tenure of the State Election Commissioners’ mandate should be clearly stipulated by the Electoral Code. The Code should also provide for a clear and transparent procedure of nomination and appointment of electoral commissioners.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Administration
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to ensure a comprehensive regulatory framework, the Election Code should be revised to clarify and consolidate permanent detailed instructions on voter registration procedures. Requirements in the Code should correspond to the functionality of the central population register.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
The State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption and the State Audit Office should be provided with adequate human and financial resources to effectively carry out their mandate during the electoral period.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
Regulations on paid political advertisement in the media should be reconsidered, in order to allow unimpeded access to the media on a non-discriminatory basis.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
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
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be reviewed to eliminate undue restrictions on the right to lodge electoral complaints and appeals, in order to provide for effective legal remedies.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
North Macedonia
2020
Early election
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure equality of the vote, legislation should foresee periodic review of district boundaries by an independent body. When district boundaries are redefined, it should be done in a timely, transparent, impartial and inclusive manner under a clear and consistent methodology.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
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