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For A European Future
For a European Future (, ) is the current name of the political alliance in North Macedonia led by the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM). History The SDSM has contested most parliamentary elections since 1994 as part of a coalition led by the party. In the 1994 Macedonian general election, 1994 elections it formed the "Alliance for Macedonia" alongside the Liberal Party of Macedonia, Liberal Party and Socialist Party of Macedonia, Socialist Party. For the 2002 Macedonian parliamentary election, 2002 and 2006 Macedonian parliamentary election, 2006 parliamentary elections it formed . The 2008 Macedonian parliamentary election, 2008 elections were contested as . For the 2016 Macedonian parliamentary election, 2016 parliamentary elections the alliance was named "For Life in Macedonia". For the 2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, 2020 elections it became "We Can! More and Better". On 27 March 2024 SDSM and its partners established the "For a European Future" coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venko Filipče
Venko Filipče (, ; born 13 June 1977) is a Macedonian neurosurgeon, former health minister of North Macedonia from 2017 to 2022, and the president of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia. He served as the health minister during the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia. In addition to his work as a surgeon and health minister, Filipče has also published scientific articles in medical neurosurgical journals. Early life and education Venko Filipče was born on 13 June 1977 in Skopje. He is the son of Ilija Filipče, a Macedonians (people), Macedonian doctor and a professor, who served as the minister of health of the Republic of Macedonia in the period between 1994 and 1997. Venko Filipče finished his high school in Skopje in 1995. He obtained his diploma from the Medical faculty of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in 2001 and became an assistant in 2004. His specialization in neurosurgery started in 2003 and finished in 2008. Filipče obtained his Master's degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Macedonian Parliamentary Election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Macedonia on 1 June 2008, after the Assembly voted to dissolve itself on 12 April 2008. The result was a victory for the VMRO-DPMNE-led alliance, which won 63 of the 120 seats in the Assembly. Background The early elections were proposed by the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) after Greece vetoed Macedonia's bid to join NATO at the 2008 Bucharest summit over the Macedonia naming dispute. The DUI's request was supported by the ruling coalition of VMRO–DPMNE and the Democratic Party of Albanians. Although the opposition Social Democratic Union and Liberal Democratic Party boycotted the vote, 70 of the 120 MPs voted in favour of the motion, with all others absent from the vote. Elections had not been due until 2010, and these were the first early elections since independence in 1991. Campaign The two major parties formed coalitions before the elections. VMRO-DPMNE formed a coalition called "For a Better Macedonia", whilst the SD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party For Economic And Social Progress
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Party Of Pensioners (North Macedonia)
The Party of Pensioners (Macedonian: Партија на пензионери, ''Partiјa na penzioneri'') is a political party in North Macedonia. In the 2020 elections, the party won one seat as part of the SDSM-led coalition. History The party was founded on 12 March 2013 as Party of United Pensioners and Citizens of Macedonia (Macedonian: Партија на обединети пензионери и граѓани на Македонија – ''ПОПГМ'', ''Partiјa na obedineti penzioneri i gragjani na Makedoniјa'' – ''POPGM''), with Boris Stojanoski as the chair and 250 others present. It was founded after comments made by then-Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski surrounding pensions, which the party claimed meant that "pensions in the Republic of Macedonia would be the lowest in the region compared to the average paid salary in the country". For the 2016 election, the party formed an electoral alliance with the SDSM and 3 other parties. However, it failed to win an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right (political Party)
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Democratic Renewal Of Macedonia
The Democratic Renewal of Macedonia (, ) is a green-liberal political party in North Macedonia. This party actively promotes the green idea for North Macedonia. DOM's political objectives are: green jobs, renewable energy, human rights, democracy, ecology, tourism, eco-agriculture, women empowerment, culture, more funds for science and education. At their first elections, 5 July 2006, the party won 1.9% and 1 out of 120 seats. Starting in 2008, DOM has been part of a coalition run by Macedonia ruling party VMRO-DPMNE. In the parliamentary elections 2008 and 2011 DOM as part of the Coalition won 1 seat. 2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ... DOM was part of the SDSM-led "For life in Macedonia" and won 1 seat. External linksOfficial website 2006 establishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Roma In Macedonia
The Union of Roma in Macedonia (, ''Sojuz na Romite na Makedonija'') is a political party in North Macedonia supporting the rights of the Romani people in the country. At the 2006 legislative elections, the party won 1 out of 120 seats as part of coalition led by the VMRO-DPMNE. In 2017, after many years of participation in the coalitions led by VMRO-DPMNE, the party leader, Amdi Bajram stated that the party will no longer participate in the coalition. The party participated in a coalition with SDSM The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia ( – СДСМ, ''Socijaldemokratski sojuz na Makedonija'' – SDSM, – LSDM) is a social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in North Macedonia, political party, and the main Centre-l ...- Besa for the 2020 parliamentary elections. Political parties of minorities in North Macedonia Romani in North Macedonia Romani political parties {{RMacedonia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Union Of The Vlachs Of Macedonia
The Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia (DSVM; , ; , ) is one of the two political parties of North Macedonia representing the Aromanian minority of the country, the other being the Party of the Vlachs of Macedonia (PVM). The president of the DSVM is Nikola Babovski (, ). It was founded in 2002. The Aromanians are a Balkan Romance-speaking ethnic group living, among other countries, in North Macedonia. Officially, they are known as "Vlachs" and are around 9,695 people in the country according to the 2002 Macedonian census. However, there are claims that, in fact, the Aromanians number over 80,000, which the DSVM backs. The DSVM has little political relevance and lacks an official website on the Internet. Information on its members, leadership and structure is also limited. It has been part of the We Can coalition together with parties such as the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) for many years. In 2021, the DSVM and other Aromanian organizations of North Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VMRO – People's Party
The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – People's Party (), shortened as VMRO – People's Party () and VMRO–NP (), is a national-conservative political party in North Macedonia, founded by the former Prime Minister Ljubčo Georgievski, who split from the VMRO–DPMNE. The VMRO–NP was founded in Skopje on 4 July 2004. Vesna Janevska was elected as the party's first chairwoman. It is among the smaller parties of the country. History VMRO–NP was founded on 4 July 2004 by former VMRO–DPMNE leader Ljubčo Georgievski due to personal and ideological differences with his successor Nikola Gruevski. Vesna Janevska became the party's first president. In the 2006 parliamentary election, VMRO–NP won 6.1% of the vote and 6 seats in the Assembly. In the 2011 parliamentary election, VMRO–NP received 28,500 votes (2.51%), losing all of its seats. In April 2007, Gjorgji Trendafilov became the party's leader. VMRO–NP remained an extra-parliamentary party until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democratic Party (North Macedonia)
The Liberal Democratic Party ( Macedonian: Либерално-демократска партија, ''Liberalno-demokratska partija'') is a social-liberal political party in North Macedonia. The Liberal Democratic Party was launched in April 1997 as a merger between the Liberal Party and the Democratic Party. The first leader of the party was Petar Goshev from the Democrats, who was also the last president of the League of Communists of Macedonia. When the Liberal Party was re-established in 1999, a significant portion of the former Liberal Party remained in LDP. Since 1994 the LDP has been a member of Liberal International. The party is also an affiliate member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. The party's president from 2006 until 2011 was Jovan Manasievski. In 2011, Andrej Žernovski was elected as the new leader of the party. He was in that position until 2015 when in the party's congress Goran Milevski was elected as president. The party's current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Social Democratic Party
The New Social Democratic Party (NSDP; ) is a centre-left, social democratic political party in North Macedonia. Its leader is Goran Misovski. In the 2006 parliamentary elections, it received 6% of the vote. In the 2016 parliamentary elections, it participated in an electoral coalition An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political party, political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand ... with SDSM and 15 other parties. The coalition won 436,981 votes and 49/120 MPs in Macedonian assembly. The party also participated in the 2024 parliamentary elections within the electoral coalition of SDSM. References External linksOfficial website (in Macedonian) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Kovačevski
Dimitar Kovačevski (, ; born 24 July 1974) is a Macedonian politician and economist who served as prime minister of North Macedonia from January 2022 to January 2024. A member of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), Kovačevski previously served as deputy finance minister from 2020 until his appointment as prime minister in 2022 after the resignation of Zoran Zaev and as president of SDSM from 2021 to 2024. Background Kovačevski was born in Kumanovo. He is the son of Slobodan Kovačevski, mayor of Kumanovo from 2000 to 2005 and ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Montenegro after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2006. He completed high school education in Waterville, Minnesota, United States. In 1998 he graduated at the Faculty of Economics at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje and received a master's degree at the same Faculty in 2003. In 2008 he completed doctoral studies in economics at the Faculty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
