Skopje, 22 October 2025 – The Coordinating Body for Monitoring Compliance with the Code of Conduct in the Online Sphere during Electoral Processes and Referenda discussed, on 17 October 2025, the complaint filed by the editor-in-chief of the Apla.mk portal against the independent initiative of “Poinaku” and one of its supporters. The complaint highlighted that the supporter had “attacked the Apla.mk portal from Bitola using vulgarities and extremely inappropriate language” after the portal had published a report stating that a branded truck featuring photographs of the mayoral candidate for Bitola had been improperly parked on a pedestrian pathway and part…
Author: Ivana Stojanovskа
Skopje, 22 October 2025 – The Coordinating Body for Monitoring Compliance with the Code of Conduct in the Online Sphere during Electoral Processes and Referenda discussed, on 17 October 2025, the complaint filed by the editor-in-chief of the Apla.mk portal against a council member candidate of the independent initiative “Poinaku” in Bitola, who has also been a two-term councillor in the Municipal Council of Bitola over the past 8 years. The complaint stated that the individual in question had published a post on their Facebook profile directed at the political rivals, the media, and the voters in general. The post…
Skopje, 9.10.2025 – The Coordinating Body for Monitoring Compliance with the Code of Conduct in the Online Space during Electoral Processes and Referendums, on October 7, 2025, met regarding the complaint submitted by a candidate for mayor of the Municipality of Kočani, against Radio Kočani, because the Radio, on October 3, 2025, scheduled a debate with only two out of six mayoral candidates. The Coordinating Body points out to the media that they should be transparent regarding the representation of candidates, to have a clear plan and rules on how, in all forms of electoral media representation, including debates, they…
For the purposes of the Code of Conduct in the Online Sphere during Electoral Processes and Referenda, short educational videos have been created in Macedonian and in Albanian. The videos have been published on the Facebook and Instagram profiles of the Code. The purpose of the videos is to raise public awareness about the existence of the Code, to clarify to whom it applies and to encourage citizens to explore additional information on the website www.izborenkodeksonline.mk The video in Macedonian is available at this link The video in Albanian is available at the link
With the aim of raising public awareness about the existence and importance of the Code of Conduct in Online Sphere during Electoral Processes and Referenda, a series of messages and videos will be released to inform the public about the importance of ethical conduct in the digital space during the electoral process, about the significance of the Code, and the ways to submit a complaint to the Coordinating Body that monitors compliance with the Code. The messages and the videos will be published in both Macedonian and Albanian. In this way, this initiative aims to increase the awareness of the…
Скопје, 14.08.2025 – По распишувањето на Локалните избори, што ќе се одржат на 19 октомври 2025 година, одново се активира Координативното тело за постапување по претставки врз основа на Кодексот за однесување во онлајн просторот за време на изборни процеси и референдуми, како механизам за заштита и почитување на правото на слобода на изразување и информирање, загарантирано со членот 10 од Европската конвенција за заштита на човековите права и основни слободи и македонските закони. Поединци, институции, невладини организации, политички партии или независни кандидати, можат да поднесат жалба до Координативното тело, доколку сметаат дека во врска со изборниот процес се шират…
Skopje, 19 February 2024 – For the needs of the Coordinating Body for monitoring compliance with the Code of Conduct in the Online Sphere during Electoral Processes and Referenda, a promotional video was produced explaining the possibility for the citizens to submit a complaint should they notice any spread of disinformation, hate speech, discrimination on any grounds, abuse of personal data or other forms of unethical conduct on the Internet. The video is available at the following link
On February 12, 2024, a constitutive meeting of the Coordinating Body was held in the premises of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, which will act according to the Code of Conduct in the online space during election processes and referenda. At the meeting, Saše Dimovski from the Association of Journalists of Macedonia was voted for coordinator and Olivera Vojnovska from the Metamorphosis Foundation for deputy coordinator of the Coordinating Body. Among other things, the meeting discussed the draft rules for the work of the Coordinating Body for reporting and acting on petitions during election processes and referenda,…
The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, the Macedonian Institute for Media, the Council for Ethics in the Media of Macedonia, the Institute of Communication Studies and the “Metamorphosis” Foundation signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on 29 September 2023, designed to regulate mutual cooperation related to monitoring the conduct and actions of a number of stakeholders in the online sphere during electoral processes and referenda. The Memorandum elaborates in more detail the mode of operation of the Coordinating Body for Receiving and Acting upon Complaints concerning the conduct of political parties, their candidates,…
On 12 October 2023, starting at 12:00 hrs, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services shall launch, in co-organization with the OSCE/ODIHR, a Code of Conduct in the Online Sphere during Electoral Processes and Referenda. The Code was prepared at the Agency’s initiative, in cooperation with the relevant institutions in the field: the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, the Macedonian Institute for Media, the Council for Ethics in the Media, the Institute of Communication Studies and the Metamorphosis Foundation. Expert assistance from OSCE/ODIHR was used in the drafting process. Presented at the event shall be the mode of operating…