Skopje, 18 October 2025 (MIA) - Election silence is officially in place as of Friday midnight ahead of Sunday’s local elections. The election silence rules will remain in place until polls close at 7 PM on Sunday.

During the election silence, the media will continue to report about the electoral process, but all forms of electoral media promotion of the participants in the campaign are suspended.

According to the Electoral Code, violation of the election silence is considered the broadcasting of any information, photographs, audio and audiovisual materials in connection to or those that include participants in the elections; any forms of media coverage openly or in disguise in the service of an election campaign, which could influence the decision of voters; data that reveal the identity of the political subjects and/or individuals involved in incidents or other irregularities on election days, as well as statements by candidates in the election process, by election campaign participants, by political party officials and by office holders in governmental bodies.

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