Macedonian parliamentary election, 2016

Macedonian parliamentary election, 2016
Republic of Macedonia
11 December 2016
All 123 seats to the Sobranie
62 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Nikola Gruevski Zoran Zaev
Party VMRO–DPMNE SDSM
Leader since 2003 2013
Last election 61 seats, 43.0% 34 seats, 25.3%
Current seats 56 38
 
Leader Ali Ahmeti Menduh Thaçi
Party BDI PDSH
Leader since 2002 2006
Last election 19 seats, 13.7% 7 seats, 5.92%
Current seats 17 7
Incumbent Prime Minister

Emil Dimitriev (interim)
Technical government
Republic of Macedonia
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Early parliamentary elections will be held in Macedonia on 11 December 2016,[1] having originally been planned for 24 April and later 5 June.[2]

Background

The elections were called as part of an agreement brokered by the European Union to end the protests against the government of Nikola Gruevski.[3] From 20 October 2015, a transitional government was installed including the two main parties, VMRO-DPMNE and the Social Democratic Union (SDSM). A new special prosecutor was appointed to investigate Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and government ministers. According to the Przino Agreement signed in mid-December 2015, Gruevski will be required to resign as Prime Minister 120 days before the elections.

Assembly speaker Trajko Veljanovski confirmed the date on 18 October.[1]

Electoral system

Of the 123 seats in the Assembly of the Republic, 120 are elected from six 20-seat constituencies in Macedonia using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. The remaining three seats are single-member constituencies elected by first-past-the-post representing Macedonians living abroad, with one for Europe and Africa, one for the Americas and one for Asia and Australia.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Macedonia sets December 11 for snap elections Press TV, 18 October 2016
  2. ↑ Statement by Commissioner Hahn and MEPs Vajgl, Howitt and Kukan: Agreement in Skopje to overcome political crisis European Commission, 15 July 2015
  3. ↑ Macedonia unrest: EU brokers plan for early elections BBC News, 2 June 2015
  4. ↑ Electoral system IPU
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