The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – People's Party (), shortened as VMRO – People's Party () and VMRO–NP (), is a

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, founded by the former Prime Minister

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, who split from the VMRO–DPMNE. The VMRO–NP was founded in

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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

due to personal and ideological differences with his successor

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. 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 2020 parliamentary election, when it participated in the We Can alliance led by the

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(SDSM) and won one seat. Georgievski succeeded to the position of party president on 26 February 2012. In the 2024 parliamentary elections, the party participated in a coalition led by SDSM and lost one seat.

Ideology

According to

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, its party program resembles VMRO–DPMNE's program. The VMRO–NP's statute allowed dual membership in both parties. The party identifies itself as a right-wing conservative and patriotic party, with a

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orientation. It supports the Euro-Atlantic integration of

References

External links

Official web site of the VMRO–NP
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History

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