List of political parties in the Republic of Macedonia
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The Republic of Macedonia
has a multi-party system
, with numerous parties which must work with each other to form coalition government
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Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
, with numerous parties which must work with each other to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
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The major parties
- Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization–Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (Vnatrešna Makedonska Revolucionerna Organizacija-Demokratska Partija za Makedonsko Nacionalno Edinstvo/Внатрешна Македонска Револуционерна Организација-Партија за Македонско Национално Единство)
- Social Democratic Union of MacedoniaSocial Democratic Union of MacedoniaThe Social Democratic Union of Macedonia is a centre-left political party in the Macedonia.It is the successor of the League of Communists of Macedonia, the ruling party during the communist regime which ruled SR Macedonia as a constituent republic of SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. The current...
(Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija/ Социјалдемократски Сојуз на Македонија) - Democratic Union for IntegrationDemocratic Union for IntegrationThe Democratic Union for Integration is the largest Albanian political party in the Republic of Macedonia, and the third largest political party in all of Macedonia...
(Bashkimi Demokratik për Integrim/Demokratska Unija za Integracija/Демократска Унија за Интеграција) - Democratic Party of AlbaniansDemocratic Party of AlbaniansThe Democratic Party of Albanians or DPA is a political party of the ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia. The DPA is a merger of the Party for Democratic Prosperity of Albanians and the People's Democratic Party which took place in June 1997...
(Partia Demokratike Shqiptare/Demokratska Partija na Albancite/Демократска Партија на Албанците) - Socialist Party of MacedoniaSocialist Party of MacedoniaThe Socialist Party of Macedonia is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia founded on 22 September 1990 as a successor of the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Macedonia. The SPM proclaims that it is a left-wing democratic socialist party. The SPM was part of the coalition...
(Socijalisticka Partija na Makedonija/Социјалистичка Партија на Македонија) - Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization–People's Party (Vnatrešna Makedonska Revolucionerna Organizacija-Narodna Partija/Внатрешна Македонска Револуционерна Организација-Народна Партија)
- Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalno-Demokratska Partija/Либерално-Демократска Партија)
- Liberal Party of MacedoniaLiberal Party of MacedoniaThe Liberal Party of Macedonia is a liberal party in the Republic of Macedonia. It was formed in December 1999 after the split of some former members of the old Liberal Party from the Liberal Democratic Party. The party is a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party...
(Liberalna Partija na Makedonija/Либерална Партија на Македонија) - New Social Democratic PartyNew Social Democratic PartyThe New Social Democratic Party is a centre-left social democratic party in the Republic of Macedonia. Its leader is Tito Petkovski, who parted with the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia in November 2005...
(Nova socijaldemokratska partija/Нова Социјалдемократска Партија)
The minor parties
- Democratic AlternativeDemocratic Alternative (Macedonia)The Democratic Alternative or DA is a centrist political party in the Republic of Macedonia. The Democratic Alternative was formed in March 1998 by Vasil Tupurkovski, charismatic member of the last Presidency of the former Yugoslavia....
(Demokratska Alternativa/Демократска Алтернатива) - MAAK-Conservative PartyMAAK-Conservative PartyMAAK-Conservative Party was a political party in Macedonia. The party was led by Strašo Angelovski. The party claimed to be the legal inheritor of the Movement for All-Macedonian Action ....
(MAAK-Konzervativna Partija/МААК-Конзервативна Партија) - Democratic League of BosniaksDemocratic League of BosniaksThe Democratic League of Bosniaks is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia, representative of the ethnic Bosniaks living in the Republic of Macedonia....
(Demokratska Liga na Boshnjacite/Демократска Лига на Бошњаците) - Democratic Party of Serbs (Demokratska Partija na Srbite/Демократска Партија на Србите)
- Democratic Party of TurksDemocratic Party of TurksThe Democratic Party of Turks is a political party of the Turkish minority in the Republic of Macedonia.The Party currently has one member, Kenan Hasipi, in the Macedonian parliament.-External links:*...
(Demokratska Partija na Turcite/Демократска Партија на Турците) - Democratic UnionDemocratic Union (Macedonia)The Democratic Union is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia.At the last legislative elections, 5 July 2006, the party won 2 out of 120 seats as part of coalition led by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization–Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity....
(Demokratski sojuz/Демократски Сојуз) - National Democratic PartyNational Democratic Party (Macedonia)The National Democratic Party is a political party of ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia.At the parliamentary elections, 15 September 2002, the party won 1 out of 120 seats. The party's only MP was the party's vice president Xhezair Shaqiri, AKA "Commander Hoxha" of the former "National...
(Nacionala Demokratska Partija/Национална Демократска Партија) - Union of Tito's Left ForcesUnion of Tito's Left ForcesThe Union of Tito's Left Forces is a Communist political party in the Republic of Macedonia. The party follows the ideology of Titoism and its leader is Slobodan Ugrinovski.-See also:* Titoism* Josip Broz Tito...
(Sojuz na Titovi Levi Sili/Сојуз на Титови Леви Сили) - United Party of Romas in MacedoniaUnited Party of Romas in MacedoniaThe United Party of Romas in Macedonia is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia.At the last legislative elections, 15 September 2002, the party won 1 out of 120 seats as part of the Together for Macedonia alliance, led by the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia and the Liberal Democratic...
(Obedinita Partija na Romite na Makedonija/Обединета Партија на Ромите во Македонија) - Workers PartyWorkers Party (Macedonia)Workers Party is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia. In the 1998 parliamentary elections, the RP had presented a list with 35 candidates, headed by Đuro Keškec. The party received 1,528 votes ....
(Rabotnicka Partija/Работничка Партија) - Movement for Turkish National Union (Türk Milli Birlik Hareketi/Dvizenje za Tursko Nacionalno Edinstvo/Движенње за Турско Национално Единство)
See also
- Politics of the Republic of MacedoniaPolitics of the Republic of MacedoniaPolitics of the Republic of Macedonia occurs within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the...
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