Tito Petkovski ( mk, Тито Петковски) (born 23 January 1945) is a politician of the

Republic of 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 Yugoslavia. It ...

, and leads the

New Social Democratic Party The New Social Democratic Party ( mk, Нова социјалдемократска Партија, ''Nova socijaldemokratska partija'', NSDP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in North Macedonia. Its leader is Tito Petkovski, ...

Early life

Petkovski was born in

Kriva Palanka Kriva Palanka ( mk, Крива Паланка ) is a town located in the northeastern part of North Macedonia. It has 14,558 inhabitants. The town of Kriva Palanka is the seat of Kriva Palanka Municipality which has almost 21,000 inhabitants. ...

, DFR Yugoslavia and was named after

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He earned his law degree from Skopje University and went on to work in the municipal courts for the State Bureau of Physical Planning. His spouse is Trajanka Petkovska.

Career

A member of the

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's city branch, Petkovski has served as a

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since 1991. He was

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of the

Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Собрание на Република Северна Македонија, sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut), or the Sobranie ( mk, Собрание, "Assembly"), is t ...

in its first parliamentary mandate (1990-1994) and the President of the Assembly from 1996 to 1998. Petkovski was the Social Democrats candidate in the 1999 presidential election. In the first round he took first place by a wide margin, receiving 33% of the vote. He was defeated in the second round by

Boris Trajkovski Boris Trajkovski ( GCMG) ( mk, Борис Трајковски, pronounced ; 25 June 1956 – 26 February 2004) was a Macedonian politician who served as the second President of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash. Tra ...

, receiving 45% of the vote. A prominent member of the

Social Democratic Union of Macedonia The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia ( mk, Социјалдемократски сојуз на Македонија – СДСМ, ''Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija'' – SDSM, sq, Lidhja socialdemokrate e Maqedonisë – LSDM) is a ...

, he left the party in November 2005 to create the

References

1945 births Living people People from Kriva Palanka Yugoslav communists Speakers of the Assembly of North Macedonia New Social Democratic Party politicians Social Democratic Union of Macedonia politicians Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje alumni {{NorthMacedonia-politician-stub