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Domestic monitoring of the by-elections for mayors 2003
Regarding the fact that in five municipalities the mayors
place was stated empty out of particular reasons, the by
elections were conducted in the following municipalities:
Kocani, Orizari, Vasilevo, Demir Hisar
and Suto Orizari.
These by elections were perceived as important, considering the fact
that the decisions of the local self-government have big
influence on the everyday life of the citizens, and at the
same time they represent a test for the disposal of the
state organs for repeated elections and also a test for
motivation of the citizens to vote again.
MOST was the only domestic NGO that recruited observers for
these by elections for mayors. Regarding the experience it
was not difficult at all to recruit well trained 109
monitors, which were determined as static and mobile teams
on the election locations.
All regional MOST offices in these municipalities were
opened during the Election Day, as well as the central
office in Skopje. The monitors were informing about the
course of the voting on the day of election, and central
office registered a big number of calls from the citizens on
the free phone line 080 080 080.
Despite of the small number of irregularities noticed on the
particular locations, the elections were judged as fair and
regular, and MOST activity was once again qualified as very
important and very well done.
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