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POLITICAL DATA
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Legal system >
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Based
on constitution of November 17th 1991; civil law system; judicial review of
legislative acts
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Government type >
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Parliamentary democracy |
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National legislature >
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Unicameral
Assembly (Sobranje) of 120 members. 85 members elected by popular
vote; 35 members come
from lists by proportional vote; all serve four-year terms.
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Parties >
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Seats >
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Internal Macedonian Revolutionary
Organisation-Democratic Party of Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE) |
45 |
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Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia (SDSM) |
32 |
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Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) |
17 |
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Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA) |
11 |
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New Social Democratic Party (NSDP) |
7 |
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VMRO-People's Party (VMRO-NP) |
6 |
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Democratic Renewal of Macedonia (DOM) |
1 |
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Party for a European Future (PEI) |
1 |
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Electoral system >
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Universal
direct suffrage from the age of 18 |
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National elections >
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July 2006 (parliamentary; next to be held in April 2010), April 2004 (presidential; next to be held in April 2009.)
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Head of state >
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President Branko Crvenkovski, by special election in April 2004 after
Boris Trajkovski was killed in a plane crash in February 2004. |
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Federal government >
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After the July 2006 parliamentary elections,
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary
Organisation-Democratic Party of Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE)
formed a coalition government with Democratic Party of the Albanians (DPA),
New Social Democratic Party (NSDP) and several smaller parties. The new
government was confirmed in office by a parliamentary vote on August 26,
2006.
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Cabinet >
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As of October 20, 2008 |
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Prime Minister
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Nikola Gruevski |
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Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs |
Zoran Stavreski |
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Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration |
Ivica Bocevski |
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Deputy Prime Minister for Framework Agreement Implementation |
Abdilaqim Ademi |
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Minister of
Agriculture, Forestry & Water Supply
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Aco Spasenovski |
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Minister of
Culture
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Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska |
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Minister of
Defense
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Zoran Konjanovski |
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Minister of
Economy
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Fatmir Besimi |
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Minister of
Education and Science
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Pero Stojanovski |
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Minister of Environment and Physical Planning |
Nexhati Jakupi |
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Minister of
Finance
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Trajko Slaveski |
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Minister of
Foreign Affairs
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Antonio Milososki |
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Minister of
Health |
Bujar Osmani |
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Minister of Information Society |
Ivo Ivanovski |
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Minister of
Interior
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Gordana Jankulovska |
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Minister of
Justice
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Mihajlo Manevski |
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Minister of Labor and Social Policy |
Xhelal Bajrami |
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Minister of Local Self-Government |
Musa Djaferi |
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Minister of
Transport and Communications
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Mile Janakieski |
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Minister Without Portfolio |
Nejdet Mustafa |
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Minister Without Portfolio |
Hadi Nezir |
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Minister Without Portfolio
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Vele Samak |
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Governor, Macedonian National Bank |
Petar Gosev |
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Ambassador to the US |
Zoran Jolevski |
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Ambassador to the UN |
Slobodan Tasovski |
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