Skopje, 20 October 2025 – Due to violations of the election silence during the first round of the 2025 Local Elections, based on reports from the monitoring of media election coverage, the Council of the Agency decided, at its 15th Session held today, to initiate misdemeanour proceedings against TV 24 Vesti and TV Vistel.
Both broadcasters aired statements by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Panche Toshkovski, who holds a public office, on October 19, during the second day of the election silence. Vistel TV broadcasted the Minister’s press conference twice, while 24 Vesti TV aired a statement from the same minister during its 10:00 a.m. news programme.
The report from the monitoring of election media coverage on TV 24 Vesti is available at this link.
The report from the monitoring of election media coverage on TV Vistel is available at this link.