Politics of the Republic of Macedonia
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Politics of the Republic of Macedonia¤:
Template:Politics of the Republic of Macedonia
- From the CIA World Factbook 2000/2001, partially updated
Country name:
conventional long form:
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
conventional short form:
none
local long form:
Republika Makedonija
local short form:
Makedonija
abbreviation:
Macedonia.
Data code: MK
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Capital: Skopje
Administrative divisions:
34 counties (opstini, singular - opstina) Berovo, Bitola, Brod, Debar, Delcevo, Gevgelija, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Murgasevo, Negotino, Ohrid, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Resen, Skopje-Centar, Skopje-Cair, Skopje-Karpos, Skopje-Kisela Voda, Skopje-Gazi Baba, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Sveti Nikole, Tetovo, Titov Veles, Valandovo, Vinica
note:
in September 1996, the Macedonian Assembly passed legislation changing the territorial division of the country; names of the 123 new municipalities are as follows: Aracinovo, Bac, Belcista, Berovo, Bistrica, Bitola, Blatec, Bo Lukovo, Bogdanci, Bogomila, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica, Cair (Skopje), Capari, Caska, Cegrane, Centar Zupa, Cesinovo, Cucer-Sandevo, Debar, Delcevo, Delogozdi, Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Djepiste, Dobrusevo, Dolna Banjica, Dolneni, Drugovo, Gazi Baba (Skopje), Gevgelija, Gjorce Petrov (Skopje), Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Izvor, Jegunovce, Kamenjane, Karbinci, Karpos (Skopje), Kadarci, Kicevo, Kisela Voda (Skopje), Klecevce, Kocani, Konce, Kondovo, Konopiste, Kosel, Kratovo, Kriva Orasac, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kuklis, Kukurecani, Kumanovo, Labunista, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Lukovo, Mak. Brod, Mak. Kamenica, Mavrovi Anovi, Meseista, Miravci, Mogila, Murtino, Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Oblesevo, Ohrid, Opstina Centar (Skopje), Orasac, Orizari, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnia, Podares, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rakovce, Resen, Rosoman, Rostusha, Samokov, Saraj, Sipkovica, Sopiste, Sopotnika, Srbinovo, Star Dojran, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Stravina, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Topolcani, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veleista, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vitoliste, Vranestica, Vrapciste, Vratnica, Vrutok, Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zileno, Zitose, Zletovo, Zrnovci
Independence: 8 September 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
National holiday: 8 September Independence Day
Constitution:
adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991
note:
Democratic Party for Albanians (DPA), which is now a member party of the government, is calling for a rewrite of the constitution to declare ethnic Albanians a national group and allow for regional autonomy
Legal system: based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Vacant. Boris Trajkovski, who had served since 15 December 1999, was killed in an airplane crash on 26 February 2004.Now the president is Branko Crvenkovski,former head of government:
Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski
cabinet:
Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly; note - current cabinet formed by the government coalition parties SDSM, LDP and DUI.
elections:
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held October 2004 (next to be held 2009); prime minister appointed by the president
election results:
Branko Crvenkovski elected president on second-round ballot; percent of vote - Branko Crvenkovski 66.6%, Sasko Kedev 33.3%
Legislative branch:
unicameral Assembly or Sobranie (120 seats - 85 members are elected by popular vote; 35 members come from lists of candidates submitted by parties based on the percentage that parties gain from the overall vote; all serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held 15 Septemvri 2002 (next to be held 2006)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SDSM & LDP 59, VMRO-DPMNE & LP 33, DUI 16, DPA 7, PDP 2, NDP 1, SPM 1;
Judicial branch: Constitutional Court, judges are elected by the Judicial Council; Judicial Court of the Republic, judges are elected by the Judicial Council
Political parties and leaders:
- Alliance of Romas [leader NA];
- Alliance of Communists [leader NA];
- Civic Liberal Party [leader NA];
- Communist Party [leader NA];
- Democratic Alternative or DA [Vasil TUPURKOVSKI, president];
- Democratic Party of Macedonia or DPM [Tomislav STOJANOVSK-BOMBAJ];
- Democratic Party of Serbs or DPSM [Dragisa MILETIC];
- Democratic Party of Turks or DPTM [Erdogan SARAC];
- Democratic Progressive Party of Romas [leader NA];
- Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity or VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski;
- Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - People's party or VMRO-NARODNA Partija(NP) Ljubco Georgievski;
- Democratic-Republican Union of Macedonia [Dosta Dimovska];
- Labor Party or LP [Krste JANKOVSKI];
- League of Democracy [Gjorgje Marjanovic];
- Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Risto PENOV];
- Movement for All Macedonian Action or MAAK [Straso ANGELOVSKI];
- Party for Democratic Action-True Path [leader NA];
- Party for Democracy of Albanians in Macedonia or PPDSH Arben Xhaferi, president];
- Party for Democratic Prosperity or PDP [Abduladi Vejseli];
- Democratic Union for Integration or DUI [Ali Ahmeti];
- Party for the Complete Emancipation of Romas or PCER [Bajram BERAT];
- Party of Pensioners of Macedonia [leader NA];
- Republican Party for National Unity [leader NA];
- Social Christian Party of Macedonia [leader NA];
- Social-Democratic Alliance of Macedonia or SDSM (former Communist Party) [Vlado Buckovski, prime-minister];
- Social Democratic Party of Macedonia or SDPM [leader NA];
- Socialist Party of Macedonia or SP [Ljubisav IVANOV, president]
International organization participation: ACCT, BIS, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer)
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Nikola Dimitrov
chancery:
3050 K Street, NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20007
telephone:
[1] (202) 337 3063
FAX:
[1] (202) 337-3093
consulate(s) general:
New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Lawrence Butler
embassy:
Bul. Ilindenska bb, 91000 Skopje
mailing address:
American Embassy Skopje, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-7120 (pouch)
telephone:
[389] (91) 116-180
FAX:
[389] (91) 117-103
Flag description: see Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
- See also : Republic of Macedonia
Note
¤ The use of the terms Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia and Macedonian(s) throughout this article is not meant to imply an official position on the naming dispute between Athens and Skopje. See Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia#Naming_dispute_with_Greece, Republic_of_Macedonia#Naming_Dispute and United Nations Resolution 817 (1993) (http://www.nato.int/ifor/un/u930407a.htm)