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The local elections held on November 2, 2025, in 32 municipalities and the City of Skopje, recorded a significant number of invalid ballots. A total of 19,287 invalid ballots were registered for the m...
The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (AVMU) published a report on media representation during the first round of the 2025 local elections, covering the period from September 29 to Octob...
The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption of North Macedonia (DKSK) reviewed and adopted a report on the anti-corruption review of the provisions of the electoral code, focusing on media repre...
In the 2025 local elections in North Macedonia, four women succeeded in winning the trust of citizens and being elected as mayors. One was elected in the first round, while three were elected in the s...
The European Commission has published its regular annual report on the progress of candidate countries for membership in the European Union, including the countries of the Western Balkans. The report ...
This year's European Union enlargement package, which will be presented by European Commissioner Marta Kos, brings praise for Montenegro and Albania, encouragement for Ukraine and Moldova, but less en...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) caucus in the Assembly of Tuzla Canton (TK) has requested an urgent session of this legislative body regarding the horrific case of sexual exploitation of minors in t...
The introduction of mandatory military service in Croatia for citizens of the Republic of Croatia living in Bosnia and Herzegovina has raised a number of questions and uncertainties. The new Croatian ...
In the 2025 local elections for mayors and councilors in North Macedonia, the voter turnout did not exceed 50 percent in either the first or second round of voting for the first time since the country...
Arben Taravari, President of the Alliance for Albanians and Minister of Health of North Macedonia, commented on the second round of local elections, acknowledging the results and emphasizing the need ...
In the village of Raović, which belongs to the municipality of Saraj in North Macedonia, a complete boycott of the local elections was recorded. At polling station number 2444, located in the Elementa...
On November 2nd, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he currently has no plans to supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles. This statement comes amid reports that the Pentagon has s...