Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia

Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia

Leader	Ivan Stoilkovic
Founded	1992
Ideology	Upholds and protects the rights of the Serbs, Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	None
Colours	Red, Blue, White (Colours of the Serbian flag)
Macedonian Parliament	1 / 123
Mayors	1 / 81
Website
http://www.dpsm.info/
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The Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia (Serbian: Демократска партија Срба у Македонији, Macedonian: Демократска партија на Србите во Македонија (ДПСМ), Demokratska Partija na Srbite vo Makedonija (DPSM)) is a political party representing the interests of Serbs in the Republic of Macedonia as well as other political, social and economic issues.

Overview

At the last legislative elections, April 2014, the party won one out of 120 seats.

DPSM's elected Parliamentary Deputy is Ivan Stoilkovic who is the current President of the DPSM.

Goals

The party goals may be defined as: preservation and advancement of Serbs and their respective culture and heritage by legal implementation and practical projects and support for the development of the Republic of Macedonia as a multiethnic, free-market orientated democracy. It has traditional base of members and supporters in the regions of Skopska Crna Gora inhabited by Serbs, among Serbs in the cities of Skopje and Kumanovo and among other minor communities of Serbs in other areas of the Republic of Macedonia.

From the inception of political pluralism in the Republic of Macedonia, it is by far the most representative political option for Serbs in this state and since the 2001 change of party leadership, its preferred political partner is VMRO-DPMNE, current leader of parliamentary position.

External links

www.dpsm.info/ - Official site of the DPSM
DPSM's 2005 Political Platform (-pdf, zipped, in Serbian)

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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Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia

Overview

Goals

See also

External links