Record Number of Local and Foreign Observers in Macedonian Referendum

The record numbers of local and foreign observers will be in place on Sunday (September 30th) to follow the process of promoting citizens of the Republic of Macedonia on the referendum issue. The official number from the local observer KSHZ is 11,907, while foreign observers are 493, while international organisations have also accredited [...]
Besides local journalists, foreign journalists will attend the referendum. K The SZ has accredited 83 journalists from 32 media, but, as reported by it, some journalists have been rejected because of what they have filed for credit after the deadline expired, which ended 24 September at midnight.
More observers have accredited the Association for Politics and Citizen Initiative 5,574, then the League of Citizens' Associations of Macedonia Against Poverty 3,736, NOVS 1,882, Civilian Centre for Freedom 307, Lenka 129 Association, Association for Confirmation of Human Values and the Integration of Youth “Mak Sonce” 119 observers, National Roma Centre 46, the European Movement for the City of Skopje 44, the 40 Incultive Association and the Institute for Economic Strategy and International Relations Oh 30 observers.
Referendum on Sunday will be watched by 197 O monitors SBE/ ODHIR, while they have accredited 129 translators.
The nongovernmental international organisation Macedonian World Congress has accredited 167 observers, the US Embassy 35 observers and 47 translators, the Committee for Open Democracy three observers. The sixth Albanian Embassy, equally observers, has accredited the embassies of France and Hungary, as well as seven translators, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe with eight observers and one translator, the embassies of Turkey and Kosovo with four observers, the Embassy of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with nine, the Delegation of the European Union 20, the Republican Election Commission of Serbia two, the Dutch Embassy of Three Observers. The Czech Embassy two, the Swedish Embassy five observers, the Canadian Embassy one, the German Embassy two observers, as well as Turkey's KSHZ, the Ukraine Embassy, an observer and the International Association for Human Rights in Macedonia four observers.
From foreign media most accredited has accredited Al Xhezaira Balkans 15 journalists, then Asoshited waits 11 Alpha TV from Greece three journalists, Austrian Public Service four, TV Antena also three, the other media have accredited by one or two journalists.
The deadline for presentation of observers and media ended 24 September at midnight.
In the recent proposal of citizens of Macedonia, the local elections on October 15th of last year were accredited by 5,011 local and 337 foreign observers.












