The Party of the Vlachs of Macedonia (PVM; mk, Партија на Власите од Македонија, ; rup, Partia Armãnjilor ditu Machidunie, ), sometimes simply referred to as the Party of the Vlachs or the Vlach Party ( mk, Партијата на Власите, link=no; rup, Partia Armãnjilor, link=no), is one of the two

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representative of the Aromanian minority of the country, the other being the

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(DSVM). It was founded in 2001 in

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by Mite Kostov Papuli, who was also a member of several many other Aromanian organizations of North Macedonia. Papuli died in 2020, at age 61, as a result of

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. In March 2020, the PVM joined a coalition with

VMRO-DPMNE Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity ( mk, Внатрешна македонска револуционерна организација – Демократска партија за ...

and many other North Macedonian political parties. In 2021, a representative of PVM, the DSVM and some other Aromanian organizations of North Macedonia met with the

President of North Macedonia The President of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Претседател на Република Северна Македонија; sq, Presidenti i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut) is the head of state of North Macedonia. The off ...

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on the occasion of the

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celebrated every 23 May and demanded a constituency with guaranteed seats on the

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for representatives of the national Aromanian minority. The situation of the minority in the country and the progress made so far in their

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were also discussed.

References

{{Aromanians 2001 establishments in the Republic of Macedonia Political parties established in 2001 Political parties of minorities in North Macedonia Aromanian political parties Aromanians in North Macedonia

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