Skopje, 19 October 2025 (MIA) – Polling stations opened Sunday at 7 am for the seventh local elections since the country declared independence in 1991.

A total of 1,832,415 voters are eligible to cast their votes in 3,480 polling stations across the country, which will close at 7 pm.

A total of 309 candidates are running for mayors in the elections, which also feature 576 lists for members of municipal councils with a total of 10,490 candidates.

Inmates, people in house arrest and the infirm and people in nursing homes voted on Saturday.

The State Election Commission (SEC) has said it will hold a news conference at 9:30 am to reveal data about the turnout.

The SEC should release preliminary results within 12 hours. 

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