The Party of Yugoslavs in Macedonia ( mk, Странка на Југословените, ''Stranka na Jugoslovenite vo Makedonija'', SJM) was a political party in
Macedonia.
History
Registered in May 1990 as the Party of Yugoslavs, the party's main policy was the preservation of
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
. It contested the
1990 parliamentary elections, receiving 1.6% of the vote in the first round and 1.7% in the second. It won two seats,
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1282 taken by Risto Kelesov (in
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
Risto Stamenov (in
Strumica
Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city[2002 census results](_blank)
in English and Macedon ...
).
The party was later renamed Party of Yugoslavs in Macedonia–YUGA (Yugoslav Union Civil Alliance), but following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the independence of Macedonia, the party did not contest any further elections.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1281]
References
Political parties established in 1990
Defunct political parties in North Macedonia
Political parties in Yugoslavia
Serb political parties in North Macedonia
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