The Macedonian Alliance for European Integration (Macedonian Party) ( mk, Македонска Алијанса за Европска Интеграција sq, Aleanca Maqedonase për Integrimin Europian) is a

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of the ethnic Macedonians in Albania. It was established on 30 October 2004 under the name ''Macedonian Alliance for European Integration'' and was registered as a political party on 8 June 2005. The first president of the party was

Edmond Temelko Edmond Temelko ( mk, Едмонд Темелко) is the former president of the Macedonian Alliance for European Integration. He has been mayor of the Pustec Municipality from local elections held in 2007 until 2019, before which he was council ...

, who was the mayor of the Pustec Municipality from 2007 until 2019. It first succeeded in electing an ethnic Macedonian to parliament in 2019, Vasil Sterjovski. Sterjovski himself was elected as the president of the party in September 2019. The party does not support the claims that a Bulgarian minority exists in Albania.

First Party Congress

The party's first congress was held on 25 April 2009 in

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, the capital city of Albania. At the congress the party delegates made several major decisions: *the statute and party program were adopted *a central committee was formed *the party leader was elected *the party name was changed from ''Macedonian Alliance for European Integration'' into ''Macedonian Party'' *decisions were made about establishing regional organizations of the party

2011 Census

In 2011, Macedonian Alliance for European Integration informed the mediums that Macedonians in Albania will boycott the Albanian Census of 2011. Also, the party denied the results, based on the Census Law Amendments approved by the Albanian Parliament that established a fine of $1,000 to each person declaring unreal or partial data, specifically declaring ethnicity different to what is written in the birth certificate.

Electoral results

2007 local elections

The party participated in 2007 Albanian local election, obtaining 1.086 votes (0,08%) and gaining 4 councillor mandates: 1 in

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and 3 in Liqenas, and Edmond Temelko with 1.468 votes supported by PS, LSI, PSD, PDS and AD was elected as mayor of the Liqenas Commune.

2009 parliamentary elections

The party participated in the

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and entered a coalition with the

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2011 local elections

In the 2011 local elections of Albania, the Macedonian Party president

was re-elected as the mayor of the Liqenas Commune. The party received a plurality in two municipalities, Liqenas (28.5%) and

(19.6%). The party also received a significant percentage of votes in Bilisht,

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, and other regions bordering the Republic of Macedonia.

2015 local elections

The party participated in 2015 Albanian local election, obtaining 3,647 votes (0.23%) and gaining 9 councilor mandates: 7 in Pustec, 1 in

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and 1 in

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, and Edmond Temelko with 2,076 votes supported by ASE was elected as mayor of the Pustec Municipality.

References

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