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Wh y We Lo s t – Th e M a c e don i a n C a s e
Relevant Election Results
(% of votes, major parties only)
Party / Coalition
1990 1994 1998 2002
Social Dem. Union of Macedonia
SDSM 25.3 30.8 25.1 40.5
Socialist Party
SPM 4.7
4.7
2.1
Liberal Democratic Party
LDP
7.0
Democratic Alternative
DA
1.4
VNMRO-DPMNE
VMRO 24.8 17.9 28.1 24.4
Party for Democratic Prosperity
PDP
8.3
2.3
Democratic Party of Albanians
DPA
5.2
DPA + PDP
19.3
Democratic Union for Integration DUI
11.9
Notes:
• SDSM ran as the “Union for Macedonia” in 1994 and “Together for Macedonia” in
2002.
• VMRO-DPMNE boycotted the second round of elections in 1994, ran as “Coalition for
Change” in 1998 (with DA) and joined a coalition with LP in 2002.
Presidents:
Kiro Gligorov
(27 January 1991 – 19 November 1999)
Boris Trajkovski
(15 December 1999 – 26 February 2004)
Branko Crvenkovski
(28 May 2004 – today)
Governments:
1.
Nikola Kljusev
(March 1991 – July 1992)
2.
Branko Crvenkovski I
(August 1992 – November 1994)
3.
Branko Crvenkovski II
(November 1994 – February 1996)
4.
Branko Crvenkovski III
(February 1996 – November 1998)
5.
Ljubco Georgievski I
(November 1998 – December 1997)
6.
Ljubco Georgievski II
(December 1999 – November 2000)
7.
Ljubco Georgievski III
(November 2000 – May 2001)
8.
Ljubco Georgievski IV
(May – November 2001)
9.
Ljubco Georgievski V
(November 2001 – November 2002)
10.
Branko Crvenkovski IV
(November 2002 – May 2004)
11.
Hari Kostov
(June – November 2004)
12.
Vlado Buckovski
(December 2004 - today)
