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Paragraph 21
 

21.  For Parliamentary Elections, regional election commissions (REC) were formed for each election district. But for all types of elections (including state referenda) municipal election commissions (MEC) are formed in each municipality and for the City of Skopje. The SEC appointed the presidents of the regional and municipal election commissions from among judges of different courts, based on a 2/3 vote. The regional election commissions also had other judicial members who are appointed upon nomination by the governing and opposition groups in Parliament. While this system helped create a certain political balance in electoral administration, it intensified concern about the effect on the judiciary.