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<text>
<title>
Macedonia: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Macedonia
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Macedonia</l>
<l> conventional short form: Macedonia</l>
<l> local long form: Republika Makedonija</l>
<l> local short form: Makedonija</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: MK
</p>
<p>Type: emerging democracy
</p>
<p>Capital: Skopje
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 34 districts (opcine, singular - opcina)
Berovo, Bitola, Brod, Debar, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Gevgelija,
Gostivar, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krusevo,
Kumanovo, Negotino, Ohrid, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Resen,
Skopje-Centar, Skopje-Cair, Skopje-Karpos, Skopje-Kisela Voda,
Skopje-Gazi Baba, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Sveti Nikole, Tetovo, Titov
Veles, Valandovo, Vinica
</p>
<p>Independence: 20 November 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
</p>
<p>Constitution: adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on civil law system; judicial review of
legislative acts
</p>
<p>National holiday: NA
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Social-Democratic League of
Macedonia (SDSM; former Communist Party), Branko CRVENKOVSKI,
president; Party for Democratic Prosperity in Macedonia (PDPM),
Nevzat HALILI, president; National Democratic Party (PDP), Ilijas
HALINI, president; Alliance of Reform Forces of Macedonia (SRSM),
Stojan ANDOV, president; Socialist Party of Macedonia (SPM), Kiro
POPOVSKI, president; Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization -
Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE), Ljupco
GEORGIEVSKI, president; Party of Yugoslavs in Macedonia (SJM), Milan
DURCINOV, president
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: Movement for All Macedonian
Action (MAAK); League for Democracy; Albanian Democratic
Union-Liberal Party
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 27 January 1991 (next to be held NA);
results - Kiro GLIGOROV was elected by the Assembly
</p>
<p> Assembly: last held 11 and 25 November and 9 December 1990 (next
to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (120
total) VMRO-DPMNE 37, SDSM 31, PDPM 25, SRSM 17, SJM 1, SPM 5, others
4
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers, prime minister
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly (Sobranje)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Constitutional Court, Judicial Court of the
Republic
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Kiro GLIGOROV (since 27 January 1991)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Branko CRVENKOVSKI (since NA
September 1992), Deputy Prime Ministers Jovan ANDONOV (since NA March
1991), Stevo CRVENKOVSKI (since NA September 1992), and Becir ZUTA
(since NA March 1991)
</p>
<p>Member of: EBRD, ICAO, IMF, UN, UNCTAD, WMO
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: none; US does not recognize
Macedonia
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none; US does not recognize
Macedonia
</p>
<p>Flag: 16-point gold sun (Vergino, Sun) centered on a red field
</p></body></article></text>