Local Elections More Important Than Presidential Elections for Albanians
Local Elections More Important Than Presidential Elections for Albanians
Author(s): Not Specified Author
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Political history, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: IFIMES Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije
Keywords: Albania; elections; local elections; presidential elections; importance; 2009; politics;
Summary/Abstract: In Macedonia the fifth local and fourth presidential elections will be held on 22 March 2009 since the country proclaimed independence on 8 September 1991. In total 1,792,082 voters will have the right to vote at the elections. A total of seven candidates will run in presidential election, four of them Macedonians, two Albanians and one Albanian woman-candidate. At the local elections, about 370 candidates will fun for 85 mayor positions and about 11,000 candidates will run for some 1,200 functions in municipal assemblies.
Series: IFIMES Research Papers
- Page Count: 4
- Publication Year: 2009
- Language: English
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