Assembly of North Macedonia

Legislature of North Macedonia

Assembly of the Republic of
North Macedonia

Собрание / Kuvendi

Type
Type|

Unicameral

Established| 1990[a]
Leadership

President

Jovan Mitreski, SDSM
since 26 January 2024

Structure
Seats| 120

Political groups

| Government (63)

We Can (40)

* SDSM (31)
* NSDP (2)
* DPT (1)
* PDT (1)
* POPGM (1)
* SSM (1)
* Independents (2)

DUI (13)
AA (8)
LDP (2)

Confidence and supply (2)
DPA (1)
DOM (1)

Opposition (55)

Renewal (44)

* VMRO-DPMNE (36)
* SPM (2)
* GROM (1)
* PODEM (1)
* DPSM/DPSM (1)
* ROM (1)

AAA (3)
LD (3)
Levica (2)
Besa/Besa (1)
DS (1)

Independents (2)
Elections

Voting system

| Proportional representation
D'Hondt method

Last election

| 15 July 2020

Next election

| 2024
Meeting place
Sobranie Palace
Website
sobranie.mk

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Executive

* President

Stevo Pendarovski
* Prime Minister

Dimitar Kovačevski

Legislature

* Assembly

President: Talat Xhaferi

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* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2014
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* Parliamentary: 2020
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Minister: Bujar Osmani

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Negotiator: Nikola Dimitrov
Special Envoy: Vlado Bučkovski

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The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia[b], or the Sobranie[c], is the unicameral legislature of North Macedonia. According to the Constitution, the Sobranie represents the people and is vested with legislative power.[1] 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.

## 2020 election result[edit]

Main article: 2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election

The preliminary apportionment in the 2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election:

Preliminary results in the 2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election

Party  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–
| We Can (SDSM coalition)[d] | 327,408 | 35.89 | 46 | –8
| Renewal (VMRO-DPMNE coalition)[e] | 315,344 | 34.57 | 44 | –7
| Democratic Union for Integration | 104,699 | 11.48 | 15 | +5
| Alliance for Albanians–Alternative | 81,620 | 8.95 | 12 | +9
| The Left | 37,426 | 4.10 | 2 | +2
| Democratic Party of Albanians | 13,930 | 1.53 | 1 | –1
| Integra – Macedonian Conservative Party | 12,291 | 1.35 | 0 | New
| Civic Democratic Union | 3,555 | 0.39 | 0 | New
| MORO – Workers Party | 3,245 | 0.36 | 0 | 0
| Voice for Macedonia | 2,802 | 0.31 | 0 | New
| Never North, Only Macedonia | 2,604 | 0.29 | 0 | 0
| Social Democratic Union Skopje | 2,585 | 0.28 | 0 | 0
| Your Party | 1,894 | 0.21 | 0 | New
| Democrats | 1,558 | 0.17 | 0 | New
| Roma People's Party | 1,225 | 0.13 | 0 | New
Invalid/blank votes | 31,231 | – | – | –
Total | 943,750 | 100 | 120 | 0
Registered voters/turnout | 1,814,263 | 52.02 | – | –
Source: State Election Commission

## Presidents of the Assembly (1991–present)[edit]

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)

Status

Acting President

№  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Portrait  | Term of office  | Political Affiliation

|
|
|
|

1  | Stojan Andov
(1935–) |  | 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–) |  | 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 | Incumbent | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Former structure established in 1945
2. ^ Macedonian: Собрание на Република Северна Македонија, Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut
3. ^ Macedonian: Собрание; Macedonian for Assembly
4. ^ also includes BESA, VMRO–NP, DPT, New Social Democratic Party (NSDP), the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Party for a European Future (PEI), the United Party for Roma Equality (OPER), the Party for the Movement of Turks in Macedonia (PDT), the Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia (DSVM), New Alternative (NA), the Party for Economic Changes 21 (PEP 21), the Party for Social and Economic Progress (POEN), the Democratic Union (DS), the Political Party “Dignity” (PPD), the Serbian Party in Macedonia (SSM), the Democratic League of Bosniaks, the Party of Pensioners (PP), the Party for Democratic Prosperity of the Roma (PDPR), Democratic Renewal of Macedonia (DOM), United for Macedonia (OM), the Party for the Full Emancipation of the Roma of Macedonia (CERRNM), and the Union of Roma in Macedonia
5. ^ also includes Citizen Option for Macedonia (GROM), the Movement for Turkish National Union, the Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia, the Democratic Party of the Roma, the Democratic Forces of the Roma, Macedonian Action (MAAK), the New Liberal Party, the Party of the Vlachs of Macedonia (PVM), the Party of United Democrats of Macedonia, the United Party of the Roma in Macedonia, the Workers’ Agricultural Party of Macedonia, the Socialist Party of Macedonia, the Serbian Progressive Party, the Party of Democratic Action of Macedonia, the Union of Tito’s Left Forces, as well as the independent candidates Adnan Arsovski, Adnan Kahil, Bajram Berat, and Salko Kuch

## See also[edit]

* Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia
* Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in English, Macedonian, Albanian, and French)

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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. p. 511\. doi:10.4324/9781003181521. ISBN 9781003181521. S2CID 257900105.

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