According to the State Election Commission, by 13.00 hrs, the right to vote in the presidential elections was realized by 27.05 percent of voters while 30.93 percent of voters voted in the early parliamentary elections. The municipality with the highest turnout includes Novaci - 53.42 percent of votes were cast for the presidential elections and 54 percent of votes for the parliamentary elections. The lowest turnout for the presidential elections is registered in the Municipality of Zelino where 5.37 percent of voters cast their votes. According to data, the highest turnout for the early parliamentary elections was registered in the third constituency – 37.01 percent, followed by the fourth election unit with 34.86 percent, 37.12 percent of eligible voters voted in the first constituency, 30.37 percent voted in the fifth constituency, 29.08 percent in the second constituency whereas 22.92 percent voted in the sixth constituency. State Election Commission Vice President Subhi Jakupi urged all citizens to practice their right to vote by the time the polling stations close. According to the voters list, 1,780,128 citizens have the right to vote at today’s early parliamentary elections and 1,779,572 citizens have the right to vote in the presidential elections.

Ivo Kotevski, Ministry of Interior Spokesman, stated that today’s elections are held in a calm, fair and democratic atmosphere on the entire territory of the Republic of Macedonia and pointed out that no problems have been registered at any polling stations so far. Nevertheless, civil association “MOST” informed that its observers registered several irregularities at polling stations such as group voting or proxy voting, loud reading of voters’ names and agitation coming from unauthorized persons and verification of voters by party activists. The next press-conference of the State Election Commission will be held at 18.00 hrs.