Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
Macedonian: Собрание на Република Македонија
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Talat Xhaferi, BDI
Since 27 April 2017
Structure
Seats 120
Political groups

Government (62)

Supported by (5)

Opposition (53)

Elections
Proportional representation
D'Hondt method
Last election
 11 December 2016
Meeting place
The main chamber.
Great hall of the Macedonian Parliament
Republic of Macedonia
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The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Собрание на Република Македонија) or the Sobranie is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia; it is Macedonia's sole legislature. 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 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 re-elected. The Sobranie is presided over by a Speaker. Its organization and functioning are regulated by the Constitution and Rules of Procedure. The Assembly's seat is in the nation's capital, Skopje.

2016 election result

Party Votes % Seats +/–
VMRO-DPMNE coalition454,57739.3951−10
Social Democratic Union coalition436,98137.8749+15
Democratic Union for Integration86,7967.5210−9
Besa Movement57,8685.015New
"Alliance for the Albanians" coalition35,1213.043New
Democratic Party of Albanians30,9642.682−5
"VMRO for Macedonia" coalition24,5242.130New
The Left12,1201.050New
"CCJ–Third Block" coalition10,0280.870New
Liberal Party3,8400.3300
Party for Democratic Prosperity1,1430.1000
Invalid/blank votes37,870–––
Total1,191,832100120−3
Registered voters/turnout1,784,41666.79––
Source: SEC

Speakers of the Assembly (1991–present)

Parliament Building in Skopje
Parties

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

Status
  Acting Speaker
№ 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–) 		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 Incumbent Democratic Union for Integration

References

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