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Assembly of North Macedonia

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Assembly of the Republic of
North Macedonia

Собрание / Kuvendi
Logo
Type
Type
Established1990[a]
Leadership
Afrim Gashi, Alternativa
since 28 May 2024
Structure
Seats120
Political groups in assembly
Political groups
Government (75)
  •   Your Macedonia (58)[b]
  •   VLEN (11)[c]
  •   ZNAM (6)

Opposition (45)

Elections
Proportional representation
(D'Hondt method)
First election
11 and 25 November 1990
Last election
8 May 2024
Next election
2028
Meeting place
The main chamber
Sobranie Palace
Website
sobranie.mk
Politics of North Macedonia
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
flag North Macedonia portal

The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia[f] 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 (Speaker). 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.

History

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The first constitution of the country was adopted in November 1991, declaring it a parliamentary democracy. According to the constitution, the Assembly represents the citizens and has legislative power. The Assembly is the successor of the Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, which was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1]

Оn 27 Аpril 2017, protestors stormed the Assembly in an attempt to prevent the election of a new president, the ethnic Albanian Talat Xhaferi, from the Democratic Union for Integration. Due to the inaction of the police, several MPs were injured.[2] In 2018, the MPs passed the Amnesty Law, which granted amnesty to some participants involved in the storming, who were not involved in violence or the organization of the storming.[3] Among those amnestied were MPs from the opposition who later voted in favor for changing the name of the country.[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia, In March 2020, an internal protocol for protection against COVID-19 was adopted, based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization. It established a procedure for movement of employees and MPs, a schedule of disinfection of the premises, and placement of automated hand sanitizers. The president of the Assembly proposed the realization of the sessions online in December 2020, but this was not supported by the opposition. As a result, the Assembly had to continue its work in person, while also experiencing a block in its work for months due to the absence of a quorum.[1]

2024 election result

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Main article: 2024 North Macedonian parliamentary election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Your Macedonia[g]436,39344.5858+14
For a European Future[h]154,44415.7818–28
European Front[i]137,69014.0618+3
VLEN Coalition[j]106,94610.9214+2
The Left68,6367.016+4
For Our Macedonia56,2215.746New
Brave for Macedonia[k]4,5220.460–1
New Alternative [mk]3,5160.3600
Abaja2,9090.300New
Your Party1,7940.1800
United Macedonia [mk]1,6880.170New
Homeland Macedonia [mk]1,0990.110New
Macedonian Era Third – Sovereignists9680.100New
Democrats Skopje [mk]9130.0900
The Right5350.050New
Labour Party [mk]4520.0500
European Civic Movement2410.020New
Total978,967100.001200
Valid votes978,96797.27
Invalid/blank votes27,4692.73
Total votes1,006,436100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,815,35055.44
Source: SEC

Presidents of the Assembly (1991–present)

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Main article: List of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
Sobranie Palace
Parties

  LPM (1)     SDSM (3)   DA (1)   LDP     VMRO–DPMNE (2)   DUI (1)   Alternativa (1)

Status
  Acting President
№ Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of office Political Affiliation
1 Stojan Andov
(1935–2024)		 8 January 1991 6 March 1996 Liberal Party of Macedonia
2 Tito Petkovski
(1945–)		 6 March 1996 19 November 1998 Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
3 Savo Klimovski
(1947–)		 19 November 1998 30 November 2000 Democratic Alternative
(1) Stojan Andov
(1935–2024)		 30 November 2000 4 October 2002 Liberal Party of Macedonia
4 Nikola Popovski
(1962–)		 4 October 2002 8 November 2003 Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
— Liljana Popovska
(1956–)		 8 November 2003 18 November 2003 Liberal Democratic Party
5 Ljupčo Jordanovski
(1953–2010)		 18 November 2003 2 August 2006 Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
6 Ljubiša Georgievski
(1937–2018)		 2 August 2006 21 June 2008 Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
–
Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity
7 Trajko Veljanovski
(1962–)		 21 June 2008 27 April 2017 Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
–
Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity
8 Talat Xhaferi
(1962–)		 27 April 2017 25 January 2024 Democratic Union for Integration
9 Jovan Mitreski
(1980–)		 26 January 2024 28 May 2024 Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
10 Afrim Gashi
(1977–)		 28 May 2024 Incumbent Alternativa

Notes

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  1. ^ Former structure established in 1945
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  6. ^ Macedonian: Собрание на Република Северна Македонија, romanized: Sobranie na Republika Severna Makedonija, Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut
  7. ^ Consists of VMRO-DPMNE, SPM, DPSM, DS, PODEM, ROM, Party of Vlachs from Macedonia, VOICE for Macedonia, NLP, SDU, DPR, RZPRM, OPER, Dignity, TMRO, MAAK, United for Macedonia and Macedonian Concept
  8. ^ Consists of: SDSM, LDP, NSDP, VMRO-NP, PDT, DOM, POPGM, SSM, DNET, SNSM, BNP, DSR, DSVM, SRM, Party of Democratic Action of Macedonia, Desnica, PDPR and POEN
  9. ^ Consists of BDI, Alliance for Albanians (Sela's - led), PDSH, Democratic European Party, People's Movement, DPT, Movement of Turks for Justice and Democracy, Union of Roma in Macedonia and Bosniak Democratic Union
  10. ^ Consists of Democratic Movement, Alternativa, Alliance for Albanians (Taravari's - led) the Besa Movement and others
  11. ^ Consists of: Citizen Option for Macedonia, Party for the Full Emancipation of the Roma of Macedonia, Integra-Macedonian Conservative Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rechica, Vlora (2023). "North Macedonia's Parliamentary Administration". In Christiansen, Thomas; Griglio, Elena; Lupo, Nicola (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis group. pp. 511–514, 519–520. doi:10.4324/9781003181521. ISBN 9781003181521. S2CID 257900105.
  2. ^ a b Jasmina Dimitrieva; Lydia Tiede (2020). "2019 global review of constitutional law: North Macedonia". International Journal of Constitutional Law. 18 (2): 609. doi:10.1093/icon/moaa033.
  3. ^ "Macedonia MPs Approve Amnesty for Parliament Attackers". Balkan Insight. 18 December 2018.

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