Skopje, 25 February 2024 (MIA) - According to the latest data published by the State Election Commission (SEC), a total of 14,360 signatures have been collected for the presidential candidate bids until Saturday. No candidate has thus far collected the necessary 10,000 supporting signatures.  

SEC data show that so far DUI's candidate Bujar Osmani has the most signatures, i.e. 5,405 supporting signatures. Osmani is followed by ZNAM Movement leader, Maksim Dimitrievski, with 3,613 supporting signatures. Levica-backed candidate Biljana Vankovska-Cvetkovska has collected 2,758 signatures, and GROM party candidate Stevcho Jakimovski has 1,974 supporting signatures.

All others on the list of 11 presidential candidates have less than a thousand supporting signatures. Velo Markovski has 249 signatures, and the candidate of the opposition bloc "Worth It", Arben Tarvari, has 246 signatures. According to SEC data, in the past two days, not a single signature has been collected for candidate Tome Nikoloski.

The period for collection of signatures started on Friday (February 23) and will last through March 8. The collection of signatures takes place in all SEC departments and offices across 34 municipalities, and before notaries public. The offices operate every day in two shifts, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. On the final day, March 8, the offices will be open until midnight.

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