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Straße Hausnummer Straße Hausnummer PLZ Ort PLZ Ort Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungTelefon: +49 00 00000-0000 Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungTelefon: +49 00 00000-0000 Boulevardmuster.we bMotheradress [email protected] e46/5 Boulevardmuster.we bMotheradress [email protected] e46/5 10 000 Pristina 10 000 Pristina RepublicCommer zofba Kosovonk AG Bonn RepublicCommer zofba Kosovonk AG Bonn Telefon:Kto.-Nr. 1+381106 (0)343 38 229 874 Telefon:Kto.-Nr. 1+381106 (0)343 38 229 874 Telefon:BLZ 380 +389400 0 (2)7 3231 122 Telefon:BLZ 380 +389400 0 (2)7 3231 122 Telefax:IBAN: D E+38964 38 0(2)4 03135007 0 290110 6343 00 Telefax:IBAN: D E+38964 38 0(2)4 03135007 0 290110 6343 00 [email protected]: COBADEFF [email protected]: COBADEFF impressum Title: The Republic of Macedonia’s 2014 Presidential Elections The Republic of Handbook Macedonia’s 2014 publisher: The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in the Republic of Macedonia pResidenTial elecTions Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje handbook authors: Ilina Mangova Jovan Bliznakovski Ilina Mangova Ivana Kiprijanovska Jovan Bliznakovski coordination: Ivana Kiprijanovska Davor Pasoski Translation: Perica Sardzoski Gordan Tanaskov design and preparation: Vinsent Grafika The publication can be downloaded for free at: http://www.kas.de/macedonia http://www.idscs.org.mk note: The stances exposed in this publication do not necessarily represent the positions of the konrad adenauer stiftung and the institute for democracy “societas civilis” – skopje, but are personal views of the respective authors. contents: 1. introduction to the 2014 presidential elections 8 4. participants of the 2014 presidential elections 46 Preparations for the Presidential Elections 13 Gjorge Ivanov 47 Latest changes in the electoral legislation 14 Iljaz Halimi 48 2. history of the presidential elections in Stevo Pendarovski 49 Macedonia (1991-2009) 24 Zoran Popovski 50 Kiro Gligorov, the First President of 5. Presidential elections in the Republic of Macedonia the Republic of Macedonia (1991 - 1999) 25 2014 - results, campaign, findings 52 Boris Trajkovski, the Second President of Abbreviations 53 the Republic of Macedonia (1999 - 2004) 26 Introduction 54 Branko Crvenkovski, the Third President of the Republic of Macedonia (2004 - 2009) 28 The election campaign and financing of the presidential candidates 55 Gjorge Ivanov, the Fourth President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009 - 2014) 29 Media 62 Results of the presidential elections 71 3. Macedonian electoral system for presidential elections 32 Voters’ rights protection 74 Electoral system for the president 33 Elections assessment by observers 76 Electoral bodies 35 Assessment of the elections by the political parties 82 The right and procedure for nominating Conclusions 87 presidential candidacies 36 6. References 92 Election campaign 37 The role of public media 39 Limitations for the current state officials 42 The mandate of the Republic of Macedonia’s President 43 Monitoring the elections 44 inTRoducTion To The 5TH pResidenTial elecTions in The Republic of Macedonia The 5th general presidential elections in the Republic of Macedonia will take place on 13th April 2014.