President of Macedonia
| President of the Republic of Macedonia | |
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| Residence | Villa Vodno[1] |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder |
Kiro Gligorov 27 January 1991 |
| Formation |
Macedonian Constitution 16 April 1991 |
| Website | www.president.gov.mk |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Republic of Macedonia |
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The President of the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Претседател на Република Македонија) is the head of state of the Republic of Macedonia. The institution of the Presidency of the modern Republic of Macedonia began after the Macedonian declaration of independence on 8 September 1991. Its first president was Kiro Gligorov, the oldest president in the world until his resignation in 1999. The Macedonian presidency is largely a ceremonial post and the Prime Minister of Macedonia is the country's leading political figure and de facto chief executive.
The president must be a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia, be over 40 years of age and have lived in Macedonia for at least ten of the previous fifteen years.[2]
History
During the period of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, there was a collective presidency which was abolished in 1991. Its first president was Metodija Andonov Čento elected at ASNOM, when the modern Macedonian state was formed, while the last one was Vladimir Mitkov.[3] Following the transition from socialist system to parliamentary democracy in 1990, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia changed the collective leadership with a single-president post in 1991. Kiro Gligorov became the first democratically elected president of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia on 27 January 1991.[4] On 16 April 1991 the parliament adopted a constitutional amendment removing the term "Socialist" from the official name of the country, and on 7 June of the same year, the new name Republic of Macedonia was officially established.[5] Hence Gligorov continued his function as a president of the Republic of Macedonia. After the process of dissolution of Yugoslavia began, the Republic of Macedonia proclaimed full independence following a referendum held on 8 September 1991. On completing his second term as head of the independent state Gligorov was succeeded by Boris Trajkovski in 1999. Following Trajkovski's death in 2004, he was succeeded by Branko Crvenkovski. Gjorge Ivanov won the 2009 presidential election and took office on 12 May 2009. He was re-elected in 2014.
List of Presidents of the Republic of Macedonia
Socialist Republic of Macedonia
- Parties
- Status
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political Party | |
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| President of Initiatory Committee for Anti-Fascist Assembly of People's Liberation of Macedonia 1943–1944 | |||||
| 1 | Metodija Andonov-Čento (1902–1957) |  | 1 October 1943 | 2 August 1944 | Communist Party of Macedonia |
| Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of People's Liberation (ASNOM) 1944–1945 | |||||
| Metodija Andonov-Čento (1902–1957) | | 2 August 1944 | 1 January 1945 | Communist Party of Macedonia | |
| Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953 | |||||
| Metodija Andonov-Čento (1902–1957) | | 1 January 1945 | 15 March 1946 | Communist Party of Macedonia | |
| — | Dimitar Nestorov (1890–1968) |  | 16 March 1946 | 30 December 1946 | Communist Party of Macedonia |
| 2 | Blagoja Fotev (1900–1993) | | 1947 | 4 January 1951 | Communist Party of Macedonia |
| — | Vidoe Smilevski (1915–1979) |  | 4 January 1951 | 1953 | Communist Party of Macedonia renamed in 1952 to League of Communists of Macedonia |
| Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 | |||||
| 3 | Dimče Stojanov (1910–1991) | | 1953 | 19 December 1953 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 4 | Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000) |  | 19 December 1953 | 26 June 1962 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 5 | Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986) | | 26 June 1962 | 24 June 1963 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 6 | Vidoe Smilevski (1915–1979) | | 25 June 1963 | 12 May 1967 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 7 | Mito Hadživasilev (1921–1968) | | 12 May 1967 | 1 August 1968 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 8 | Nikola Minčev (1915–1997) | | 23 December 1968 | 6 May 1974 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991 | |||||
| 9 | Vidoe Smilevski (1915–1979) | | 6 May 1974 | 31 October 1979 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 10 | Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986) | | 31 October 1979 | 29 April 1982 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 11 | Angel Čemerski (1923–2005) | | 29 April 1982 | 29 April 1983 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 12 | Blagoja Taleski (1924–2001) | | 29 April 1983 | 29 April 1984 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 13 | Tome Bukleski (1921–) | | 29 April 1984 | 26 April 1985 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 14 | Vančo Apostolski (1925–2008) | | 26 April 1985 | June 1986 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 15 | Dragoljub Stavrev (1932–2003) | | June 1986 | May 1988 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 16 | Jezdimir Bogdanski (1930–2007) | | May 1988 | 28 April 1990 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 17 | Vladimir Mitkov (1931–) | | 28 April 1990 | 27 January 1991 | League of Communists of Macedonia |
| 18 | Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012) |  | 27 January 1991 | 18 September 1991 | Non-partisan |
Republic of Macedonia
- Parties
Non-partisan LPM DA VMRO–DPMNE SDSM
- Status
| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Elected | Term of office | Political Affiliation | |
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| Presidents 1991–present | ||||||
| 1 | Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012) | | 1994 | 18 September 1991 | 4 October 1995 | Non-partisan |
| — | Stojan Andov (1935–) | | — | 4 October 1995 | 17 November 1995 | Liberal Party of Macedonia |
| (1) | Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012) | | — | 17 November 1995 | 19 November 1999 | Non-partisan / Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
| — | Savo Klimovski (1947–) | | — | 19 November 1999 | 15 December 1999 | Democratic Alternative |
| 2 | Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004) |  | 1999 | 15 December 1999 | 26 February 2004 (Died in plane crash) | Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity |
| — | Ljupčo Jordanovski (1953–2010) | | — | 26 February 2004 | 12 May 2004 | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
| 3 | Branko Crvenkovski (1962–) |  | 2004 | 12 May 2004 | 12 May 2009 | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
| 4 | Gjorge Ivanov (1960–) |  | 2009 2014 | 12 May 2009 | Incumbent | Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity |
Notes
Kiro Gligorov was incapacitated after an assassination attempt in 1995. Stojan Andov served as acting leader during Gligorov's incapacitation.
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Gjorge Ivanov | VPMO-DPMNE | 449,442 | 51.69 | 534,910 | 55.28 |
| Stevo Pendarovski | Social Democratic Union | 326,164 | 37.51 | 398,077 | 41.14 |
| Ilijaz Halimi | Democratic Party of Albanians | 38,966 | 4.48 | ||
| Zoran T. Popovski | Citizen Option for Macedonia | 31,368 | 3.61 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,677 | – | 34,707 | – | |
| Total | 869,547 | 100 | 967,676 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,779,572 | 48.86 | 1,779,572 | 54.36 | |
| Source: SEC | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ www.dnevnik.com.mk
- ↑ Macedonian Information Agency
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Vladimir Mitkov - Faculty of Law, University of Skopje (Macedonian)
- ↑ Kiro Gligorov was elected as a President on 27 January 1991, when SR Macedonia was still an official name of the state. After the change of the state's name, he continued his function as a President of the Republic of Macedonia The Official Site of The President of the Republic of Macedonia
- ↑ On This Day - Macedonian Information Agency - MIA, see: 1991 (Macedonian)
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