The Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia (DPSM; sr, Демократска партија Срба у Македонији, ''Demokratska partija Srba u Makedoniji''; mk, Демократска партија на Србите во Македонија, ''Demokratska Partija na Srbite vo Makedonija''; abbr. ДПСМ, ''DPSM'') is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

representing the interests of

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

as well as other political, social and economic issues.

Overview

At the last

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, April 2014, the party won one out of 120 seats. DPSM's elected Parliamentary Deputy is

Ivan Stoilković Ivan Stoilković (, , born 15 February 1962) is a politician in North Macedonia from the country's Serb minority. He is the president of the Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia and a member of the Assembly of North Macedonia. Biography He was ...

who is the current President of the DPSM.

Goals

The party goals may be defined as: preservation and advancement of Serbs and their respective culture and heritage by legal implementation and practical projects and support for the development of North Macedonia as a multiethnic, free-market orientated democracy. It has traditional base of members and supporters in the regions of

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inhabited by Serbs, among Serbs in the cities of

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

and

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population, largest municipali ...

and among other minor communities of Serbs in other areas of North Macedonia. From the inception of political pluralism in the Republic of Macedonia, it is by far the most representative political option for Serbs in this state and since the 2001 change of party leadership, its preferred political partner is VMRO-DPMNE, current leader of parliamentary position.

External links

Official site of the DPSM
in Serbian) {{Macedonian political parties Conservative parties in North Macedonia Serb political parties in North Macedonia Serbs of North Macedonia

Overview

Goals

See also

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