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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-left politics, centre-left party in North Macedonia. The party is pro-European. The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia was founded on 20 April 1991 at the 11th Congress of the League of Communists of Macedonia, when it was transformed into the SDSM. The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia is a member of the Progressive Alliance and an associate affiliate of the Party of European Socialists (PES). The party supported a practical solution to the Macedonia naming dispute with Greece, which succeeded under the Prespa Agreement. History The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia was established on 20 April 1991. Its roots can be traced to 1943 upon the formation of the Communist Party of Macedonia (CPM) during World War II in the Democratic Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
List Of Political Parties In North Macedonia
North Macedonia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties which must work with each other to form coalition governments. Parties in the Parliament Extra-parliamentary parties Macedonian: * VMRO – People's Party (''ВМРО - Народна Партија''), with the SDSM * Democratic Renewal of Macedonia (''Демократска обнова на Македонија''), with the SDSM * Democratic Union (''Демократски сојуз''), with VMRO-DPMNE * Party of United Democrats of Macedonia (''Партија на обединети демократи на Македонија''), with VMRO-DPMNE * (''Македонски Концепт''), with VMRO-DPMNE * United for Macedonia (''Обединети за Македонија''), with VMRO-DPMNE * (''Глас за Македонија''), with VMRO-DPMNE * Macedonian Action/MAAK-Conservative Party (''МААК-Конзервативна Партија''), with VMRO-DPMNE *Macedonian Progressive Party (''� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Crvenkovski
Branko Crvenkovski (, pronounced ; born 12 October 1962) is a Macedonian politician who served as the President of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) from 2004 to 2009. He previously served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2004. A former member of the League of Communists of Macedonia (SKM), Crvenkovski became the president of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) in 1991, the legal successor of the SKM. He was SDSM's leader on two occasions. Early life and career Crvenkovski was born on 12 October 1962 in Sarajevo, People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. His father was an officer in the Yugoslav People's Army. His family returned to live in Skopje in 1963. In 1986, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Automation from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. In the same year, he was elected as member of the Central Committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assembly Of The Republic Of North Macedonia
The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia is the unicameral legislature of North Macedonia. According to the Constitution, the Sobranie represents the people and is vested with legislative power. It can have between 120 and 140 MPs (currently 120), elected by proportional representation from 6 electoral districts, each contributing 20 MPs, and there are also 3 reserved seats elected from the Macedonian diaspora which are awarded only if the voter turnout was sufficient. MPs are elected for a term of four years and cannot be recalled during their term. The Sobranie is presided over by a President. Its organization and functioning are regulated by the Constitution and Rules of Procedure. The Assembly's seat is in the Sobranie Palace in country's capital Skopje. 2024 election result Presidents of the Assembly (1991–''present'') ; Parties (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (1) ; Status Notes See also *Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonia Naming Dispute
The use of the country name "Macedonia (terminology), Macedonia" was disputed between Greece and the North Macedonia, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) between 1991 and 2019. The dispute was a source of instability in the Balkans#Western Balkans, Western Balkans for 25 years. It was resolved through negotiations between the two countries, mediated by the United Nations, resulting in the Prespa Agreement, which was signed on 17 June 2018. Pertinent to its background is an early 20th-century Macedonian Question, multifaceted dispute and Macedonian Struggle, armed conflict that formed part of the background to the Balkan Wars. The specific naming dispute, although an existing issue in Yugoslav–Greek relations since World War II, was reignited after the breakup of Yugoslavia and the newly-gained independence of the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1991. Since then, it was an ongoing issue in bilateral and international relations until it was settled with the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a Social democracy, social democratic European political party. The PES comprises national-level political parties from all the European Economic Area, European economic area states (EEA) plus the United Kingdom. This includes major parties such as the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the French Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party, the British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, the Italian Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party, the Portuguese Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party, the Romanian Social Democratic Party (Romania), Social Democrat Party and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Parties from a number of other European countries and from the Mediterranean region are also admitted to the PES as associate or observer parties. Most member, associate, and observer parties are members of the wider Progressive Alliance or Socialist International. The PES is currently led by its president, Stefan Löfven, a former ... [...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] |
Party For Democratic Prosperity
The Party for Democratic Prosperity or PDP (; ) is an ethnic Albanian political party in North Macedonia. The party was formed in April 1990 and is currently led by Abduladi Vejseli. From 1992 to 1998, the PDP was part of the coalition governments led by the SDSM. After the split of the radical wing from the party in February 1994, PDP was generally considered to be moderate party that could cooperate with Macedonian parties, although sometimes frictions between the PDP and the other government parties arose as a consequence of the ethnic questions. For example, the party leadership criticized the 1991 Census for allegedly underreporting the percentage of the population that was Albanian from 40% to only 21%. Also, the PDP deputies voted against adopting the constitution due to its lack of protection for minorities. From the 1998 elections onwards, PDP is in opposition and since then the support for the PDP has eroded considerably. At the 2002 legislative elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Alliance
The Progressive Alliance (PA) is a political international of progressive and social democratic political parties and organisations founded on 22 May 2013 in Leipzig, Germany. The alliance was formed as an alternative to the existing Socialist International, of which many of its member parties are former or current members. The Progressive Alliance claims to have 140 participants from around the world. History The first step towards the creation of the Progressive Alliance was the decision in January 2012 by Sigmar Gabriel, then chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), to cancel payment of the SPD's £100,000 yearly membership fee to the Socialist International. Gabriel had been critical of the Socialist International's admittance and continuing inclusion of undemocratic political movements into the organisation. An initial Conference of the Progressive Alliance was held in Rome, Italy, on 14–15 December 2012, with representatives of 42 political par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. As of the 2021 North Macedonia census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 526,502. Skopje covers 571.46 km² and includes both urban and rural areas, bordered by several Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipalities and close to the borders of Kosovo and Serbia. The area of Skopje has been continuously inhabited since at least the Chalcolithic period. The city — known as ''Scupi'' at the time — was founded in the late 1st century during the rule of Domitian, and abandoned in 518 after an earthquake destroyed the city. It was rebuilt under Justinian I. It became a significant settlement under the First Bulgarian Empire, the Serbian Empire (when it served briefly as a capital), and later under the Otto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Insurgency In Macedonia
The 2001 insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia was an armed conflict which began when the ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanian National Liberation Army (North Macedonia), National Liberation Army (NLA) insurgent group, formed from veterans of the Kosovo War and insurgency in the Preševo Valley, attacked North Macedonia, Macedonian Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, security forces at the end of January 2001, and ended with the Ohrid Agreement, signed on 13 August of that same year. There were also claims that the NLA ultimately wished to see Albanian-majority areas secede from the country, though high-ranking members of the group have denied this. The conflict lasted throughout most of the year, although overall casualties remained limited to several dozen individuals on either side, according to sources from both sides of the conflict. With it, the Yugoslav Wars had reached the Republic of Macedonia which had achieved peaceful 1991 Macedonian independence referend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the north. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical Macedonia (region), region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's population of over 1.83 million. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians, a South Slavs, South Slavic people. Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks in North Macedonia, Turks, Romani people in North Macedonia, Roma, Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs, Bosniaks in North Macedonia, Bosniaks, Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians and a few other minorities. The region's history begins with the Paeonia (kingdom), kingdom of Paeonia. In the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
