Saturday marks the entrance of the silence period in both Kosovo and North Macedonia as on Sunday, citizens will head to the polls to elect their municipal representatives.

Kosovo has 1,885,448 eligible voters, with around 41,100 first-time voters.

The number of citizens who are eligible to vote in North Macedonia is 1,824,864.

On Saturday, 1,899 felons will cast their ballot, in addition to 351 elderly that reside in retirement homes. Also, authorities have also arranged ways to enable 476 citizens with COVID to vote.

On Sunday, North Macedonia will hold the first round of local elections, for 80 new municipal representatives.

There are 303 candidates for mayor and 567 municipal councilors in the race. A candidate is required to win at least 50% of the votes.

If none of the candidates passes the necessary threshold, a second round is due to take place in the respective municipality, bringing face to face the two candidates that have received the majority of the votes. The second round is set for October 31.