Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia Собрание / Kuvendi | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Established | 1990 [lower-alpha 1] |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 120 |
Political groups | Government (63) DUI (13) AA (8) LDP (2) Confidence and supply (2) AAA (3) |
Elections | |
Proportional representation D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 15 July 2020 |
Next election | 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Sobranie Palace | |
Website | |
sobranie.mk |
North Macedoniaportal |
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The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia [lower-alpha 2] , or the Sobranie [lower-alpha 3] , is the unicameral legislature of North Macedonia. According to the Constitution, the Sobranie represents the people and is vested with legislative power. [1] It can have between 120 and 140 MPs (currently 120), elected by proportional representation from 6 electoral districts, each contributing 20 MPs, and there are also 3 reserved seats elected from the Macedonian diaspora which are awarded only if the voter turnout was sufficient. MPs are elected for a term of four years and cannot be recalled during their term. The Sobranie is presided over by a President. Its organization and functioning are regulated by the Constitution and Rules of Procedure. The Assembly's seat is in the Sobranie Palace in country's capital Skopje.
The preliminary apportionment in the 2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election:
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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We Can (SDSM coalition) [lower-alpha 4] | 327,408 | 35.89 | 46 | –8 | |
Renewal (VMRO-DPMNE coalition) [lower-alpha 5] | 315,344 | 34.57 | 44 | –7 | |
Democratic Union for Integration | 104,699 | 11.48 | 15 | +5 | |
Alliance for Albanians–Alternative | 81,620 | 8.95 | 12 | +9 | |
The Left | 37,426 | 4.10 | 2 | +2 | |
Democratic Party of Albanians | 13,930 | 1.53 | 1 | –1 | |
Integra – Macedonian Conservative Party | 12,291 | 1.35 | 0 | New | |
Civic Democratic Union | 3,555 | 0.39 | 0 | New | |
MORO – Workers Party | 3,245 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | |
Voice for Macedonia | 2,802 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |
Never North, Only Macedonia | 2,604 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Union Skopje | 2,585 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Your Party | 1,894 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
Democrats | 1,558 | 0.17 | 0 | New | |
Roma People's Party | 1,225 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
Invalid/blank votes | 31,231 | – | – | – | |
Total | 943,750 | 100 | 120 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,814,263 | 52.02 | – | – | |
Source: State Election Commission |
LPM (1) SDSM (3) DA (1) LDP VMRO–DPMNE (2) DUI (1)
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