Skopje, 1 November 2025 (MIA) - The country’s local elections runoff is to take place on Sunday with inmates, people in house arrest, sick and infirm homebound people, and people in non-family facilities casting their ballots on Saturday.

Voters will elect mayors in 32 municipalities and the City of Skopje, and a re-vote for municipal councillors will be organized in three polling stations in the Municipality of Shuto Orizari.

A total of 1,013,375 people are eligible to cast their votes in the local election runoff set to take place on Sunday - November 2.

The State Election Commission (SEC) states that on Saturday 4,826 sick and infirm people approved by the municipal election commissions will vote, along with inmates and people in house arrest in municipalities electing mayors.

The campaign for the runoff elections ended last night at midnight and will remain in place until 7 pm on Nov. 2.

Polling stations will open at 7 am and close at 7 pm.

A total of 1,598 international and foreign observers will monitor the November 2 runoff of the 2025 local elections, including 933 foreign and 651 international observers.

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