Skopje, 25 March 2024 (MIA) – Preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections are proceeding without any problems, in line with the law and deadlines, said the President of the State Election Commission (SEC), Aleksandar Dashtevski, on Monday.

“Preparations are proceeding smoothly in line with the law and deadlines. There haven’t been any issues so far, everything has been realized in time and even ahead of time for certain actions where this is possible,” Dashtevski told reporters after the Commission drew the order of the presidential candidates on the ballots.

The head of SEC said the public inspection in the Electoral Roll for the presidential elections has ended, and the Electoral Roll will be finalized on April 2.

Regarding the diaspora vote, Dashtevski said around 2.900 people have registered to vote.

“Most of them are in Germany, the US, Canada, Australia, in Europe almost in all western countries. However, only presidential elections will be held in these places, since there aren’t enough people registered to meet the legal requirement for parliamentary elections of as many registered voters as the lowest amount of votes gained by one MP at the previous elections,” Dashtevski said.

At least 5.355 voters had to register in the diaspora in order for parliamentary elections to be organized.

Dashtevski stressed preparations for the parliamentary elections are proceeding in parallel with the ones for the presidential elections.

“The Electoral Roll still isn’t closed for the parliamentary elections and the citizens can inspect it. A draw will also be held for the order on the ballots once the lists of the political parties are finalized. The deadline is midnight on April 2, and then we have 48 hours to confirm the lists,” said Dashtevski.

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