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.
Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia Собрание / Kuvendi | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Established | 1990[a] |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 120 |
Political groups | Government (63) DUI (13) AA (8) LDP (2) Confidence and supply (2) AAA (3) |
Elections | |
Proportional representation D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 15 July 2020 |
Next election | 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Sobranie Palace | |
Website | |
sobranie.mk |
The preliminary apportionment in the 2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election:
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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 |
LPM (1) SDSM (3) DA (1) LDP VMRO–DPMNE (2) DUI (1)
№ | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political Affiliation | |
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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 |
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