{"id":21893,"date":"2021-10-06T09:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T07:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=21893"},"modified":"2021-10-06T10:01:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T08:01:52","slug":"over-300-candidates-to-run-for-local-polls-due-on-october-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/over-300-candidates-to-run-for-local-polls-due-on-october-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 300 candidates to run for local polls due on October 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local elections in North Macedonia will take place on October 17.<\/p>\n<p>301 candidates are competing in the mayoral race, of which 8.31% are women.<\/p>\n<p>12 candidates are running to get elected in Skopje, and 8 for the municipality of Struga and Dollnen respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In the race, there are also 24 independent candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Over 10,600 are aspiring to win the race for city councils.<\/p>\n<p>A first in these elections will be the use of fingerprint scanning devices, in order to identify and register voters.<\/p>\n<p>Also, authorities are looking for ways to allow citizens whose IDs have expired, or those who had not initially enrolled in the list of voters, to cast their vote.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 122 parties, including coalitions and independent lists, are racing for the country\u2019s eight municipalities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/10\/01\/bulgaria-and-north-macedonia-clash-overshadowing-the-european-perspective-of-the-westen-balkans-once-again\/\">Bulgaria and North Macedonia clash, overshadowing the European perspective of the Westen Balkans once again\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/09\/30\/party-activist-fires-up-gun-in-the-sky-during-election-rally-in-cair\/\">Party activist fires gun straight into the air during election rally<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/08\/07\/north-macedonia-to-use-electronic-voter-identification-in-october-local-polls\/\">North Macedonia to use electronic voter identification in October local polls<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local elections in North Macedonia will take place on October 17. 301 candidates are competing in the mayoral race, of which 8.31% are women. 12 candidates are running to get elected in Skopje, and 8 for the municipality of Struga and Dollnen respectively. 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