For a European Future
For a European Future За европска иднина Për të ardhme evropiane | |
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Leader | Venko Filipče |
Ideology | Pro-Europeanism |
Colors | Red Yellow Blue |
Slogan | «There is no giving up on the future!» (Macedonian: «Нема откажување од иднината!») |
Assembly | 18 / 120 |
Mayors | 16 / 80 |
Local councils | 423 / 1,333 |
Skopje City Council | 12 / 45 |
Election symbol | |
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For a European Future (Macedonian: За европска иднина, romanized: Za evropska idnina, Albanian: Për të ardhme evropiane) is the current name of the political alliance in North Macedonia led by the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM).
History
[edit]The SDSM has contested most parliamentary elections since 1994 as part of a coalition led by the party. In the 1994 elections it formed the "Alliance for Macedonia" alongside the Liberal Party and Socialist Party. For the 2002 and 2006 parliamentary elections it formed Together for Macedonia . The 2008 elections were contested as Sun – Coalition for Europe .
For the 2016 parliamentary elections the alliance was named "For Life in Macedonia", while for the 2020 elections it became "We Can! More and Better".
On 27 March 2024, SDSM and its partners established the "For a European Future" coalition.[1][2] SDSM considered the coalition capable of ensuring the EU membership of North Macedonia.[3] The coalition won 18 seats in the 2024 elections.[4]
Member parties
[edit]The member parties for the 2024 parliamentary elections were:[5][3]
Party | Abbr. | Leader | Seats | Member | |
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Social Democratic Union of Macedonia | SDSM | Dimitar Kovačevski[note 1] | 15 / 120 | 1994– | |
New Social Democratic Party | NSDP | Goran Misovski | 2 / 120 | 2008– | |
Liberal Democratic Party | LDP | Monika Zajkova | 1 / 120 | 2002– |
Members without seats:[3]
- VMRO – People's Party
- Party for the Movement of the Turks
- Democratic Union of the Vlachs
- Union of Roma
- Party of Democratic Action
- Democratic Renewal
- Right
- Party of Pensioners
- Party for the Democratic Prosperity of the Roma
- Party for Economic and Social Progress
- Serbian Party in Macedonia
Former compositions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Succeeded by Venko Filipče after the elections.
- ^ "SDSM and coalition partners establish 'Coalition for European Future'". MIA. 27 March 2024.
- ^ "In 2028, the European dream will come true - Kovacevski established the "Coalition for the European Future"". Sloboden Pecat. 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Serbian Party of Macedonia joins SDSM's 'Coalition for European Future'". MIA. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Łukasz Kobeszko (15 May 2024). "North Macedonia: the right returns to power". Centre for Eastern Studies.
- ^ "Candidate list". Electoral Commission.
- ^ The Republic of Macedonia's 2014 Parliamentary Elections Handbook Konrad Adenauer Stiftung