Democratic Party of Macedonia

Not to be confused with Democratic Party (Macedonia).

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The Democratic Party (Macedonian: Демократска партија на Македонија, Demokratska Partija na Makedonija, DPM) was a political party in Macedonia.

History

The party first contested national elections in 1994, when it ran in the parliamentary elections that year. It received 1.5% of the vote in the first round and 1% in the second. It won a single seat,^[1] taken by Tomislav Stojanovski.^[2] The 1998 elections saw it run in an alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The alliance won four seats, all of which were taken by the LDP.^[1]

The DPM contested the 2002 elections alone, but received just 0.2% of the vote and remained seatless. It did not contest any further elections.^[3]

References

1 2 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1288 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Democratic Party of Macedonia Sobranie
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1281

Political parties in the Republic of Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE alliance (58 seats)	VMRO–DPMNE Socialist Party of Macedonia Democratic Party of Turks Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia Union of Roma in Macedonia United Party for Emancipation Party of Justice Party of the Democratic Action of Macedonia Party of the Vlachs from Macedonia Bosniak Democratic Party Permanent Macedonian Radical Unification People's Movement for Macedonia VMRO-Democratic Party VMRO-United Fatherland's Macedonian Organisation for Radical Renewal Macedonian Alliance VMRO-Macedonia

SDSM alliance (37 seats)	SDSM New Social Democratic Party Liberal Democratic Party United for Macedonia Party for the Movement of the Turks in Macedonia Party for the Full Emancipation of the Roma of Macedonia Serbian Party in Macedonia Democratic Alliance of the Vlachs in Macedonia Sandžak List

Other parties	Democratic Union for Integration (17) Democratic Party of Albanians (7) Democratic Union (2) Democratic Renewal of Macedonia (2) GROM-LPM-SPSM-STLS-PFD (1) National Democratic Revival (1) Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia (1)

Without MPs	Albanian Democratic Union Democratic Alternative Democratic League of Bosniaks Lëvizja Besa Liberal Party of Macedonia National Democratic Party New Democracy Party for a European Future Party for Democratic Prosperity Party of United Democrats of Macedonia Social Democratic Party United Party of Romas in Macedonia VMRO-People's Party Workers Party

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