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Assembly of North Macedonia

Unicameral legislature of North Macedonia

Assembly of North Macedonia
Summary

Unicameral legislature of North Macedonia

FieldValue
background_color#CFB53B
text_color#FFFFFF
nameAssembly of the Republic of
North Macedonia
native_nameСобрание / Kuvendi
logoЛого на Собрание на Северна Македонија.png
coa_res275px
house_typeUnicameral
leader1_typePresident
leader1Afrim Gashi
party1Alternativa
election128 May 2024
established1990
members120
structure111th Assembly of North Macedonia (May 2024).svg
structure1_res275px
structure1_altPolitical groups in assembly
political_groups1Government (75)
*bordersilver}} Your Macedonia (58){{efn
*bordersilver}} VMRO-DPMNE (55)
*bordersilver}} SPM (2)
*bordersilver}} DPSM (1)}}
*bordersilver}} VLEN (11){{efn
*bordersilver}} Besa (3)
*bordersilver}} AAA (3)
*{{Color box#0DA8E5bordersilver}} (3)
*bordersilver}} ASh – (1)
*bordersilver}} LVV (1)}}
*bordersilver}} ZNAM (6)
*bordersilver}} For a European Future (18){{efn
*bordersilver}} SDSM (15)
*bordersilver}} NSDP (2)
*{{Color box#FFFF00bordersilver}} LDP (1)}}}}
*bordersilver}} European Front (12){{efn
*bordersilver}} BDI (10)
*{{Color box#A5CF3Dbordersilver}} LP (1)
*{{Color box#CD0303bordersilver}} THDH (1)}}
*bordersilver}} The Left (6)
*bordersilver}} ASh – Sela (4)
*bordersilver}} ASh – Taravari (3)
*bordersilver}} PDSh (1)
*bordersilver}} TDP (1)
voting_system1Proportional representation
(D'Hondt method)
first_election111 and 25 November 1990
last_election18 May 2024
next_election12028
session_roomMacedonian parliament interior.jpg
session_res260px
session_altThe main chamber
meeting_placeSobranie Palace
website

North Macedonia

  • Your Macedonia (58){{efn|
  • VMRO-DPMNE (55)
  • SPM (2)
  • DPSM (1)}}
  • VLEN (11){{efn|
  • Besa (3)
  • AAA (3)
  • (3)
  • ASh – (1)
  • LVV (1)}}
  • ZNAM (6) Opposition (45)
  • {{nowrap| For a European Future (18){{efn|
  • SDSM (15)
  • NSDP (2)
  • LDP (1)}}}}
  • European Front (12){{efn|
  • BDI (10)
  • LP (1)
  • THDH (1)}}
  • The Left (6)
  • ASh – Sela (4)
  • ASh – Taravari (3)
  • PDSh (1)
  • TDP (1) (D'Hondt method) 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 (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

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.

On 27 April 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. 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. Among those amnestied were MPs from the opposition who later voted in favor for changing the name of the country.

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.

2024 election result

Main article: 2024 North Macedonian parliamentary election

Presidents of the Assembly (1991–''present'')

Main article: List of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia

[[Sobranie Palace

; Parties (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (1) ; Status

№Name
(Birth–Death)PortraitTerm of officePolitical Affiliation1Social Democratic Union of Macedonia}}; color:white"23(1)Social Democratic Union of Macedonia}}; color:white"4—Social Democratic Union of Macedonia}}; color:white"5VMRO-DPMNE}}; color:white"6VMRO-DPMNE}}; color:white"7Democratic Union for Integration}}; color:white"8Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (2020)}}; color:white"9Alternativa (North Macedonian political party)}}; color:white"10
Stojan Andov
(1935–2024)[[File:Стојан Андов (1996) (1).jpg60px]]8 January 19916 March 1996Liberal Party of Macedonia
Tito Petkovski
(1945–)[[File:No image.png60px]]6 March 199619 November 1998Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
Savo Klimovski
(1947–)[[File:No image.png60px]]19 November 199830 November 2000Democratic Alternative
Stojan Andov
(1935–2024)[[File:Стојан Андов (1996) (1).jpg60px]]30 November 20004 October 2002Liberal Party of Macedonia
Nikola Popovski
(1962–)[[File:No image.png60px]]4 October 20028 November 2003Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
Liljana Popovska
(1956–)[[File:No image.png60px]]8 November 200318 November 2003Liberal Democratic Party
Ljupčo Jordanovski
(1953–2010)[[File:No image.png60px]]18 November 20032 August 2006Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
Ljubiša Georgievski
(1937–2018)[[File:No image.png60px]]2 August 200621 June 2008Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
–
Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity
Trajko Veljanovski
(1962–)[[File:Trajko Veljanovski 2015.jpg60px]]21 June 200827 April 2017Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
–
Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity
Talat Xhaferi
(1962–)[[File:Talat Xhaferi official portrait 2024 (cropped).jpg60px]]27 April 201725 January 2024Democratic Union for Integration
Jovan Mitreski
(1980–)[[File:Jovan Mitreski 2024.jpg60px]]26 January 202428 May 2024Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
Afrim Gashi
(1977–)[[File:Afrim Gashi 2021.jpg60px]]28 May 2024IncumbentAlternativa

Notes

References

References

  1. (2023). "The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations". Routledge, Taylor & Francis group.
  2. (2020). "2019 global review of constitutional law: North Macedonia". International Journal of Constitutional Law.
  3. (18 December 2018). "Macedonia MPs Approve Amnesty for Parliament Attackers".
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