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The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (Macedonian: Социјалдемократски Сојуз на Македонија, Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija, SDSM) is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia. A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ...

It is the successor of the League of Communists of Macedonia, the ruling party during the communist regime which ruled SR Macedonia as a constituent republic of SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. The current party leader is Radmila Šekerinska. She was elected November 5, 2006 the SDSM leader.^[1]From September 1992 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2006 the SDSM was the largest party in the Macedonian parliament and the main party in the government, and has shown a moderate and reconcilliatory attitude towards ethnic minorities in Macedonia. Concerning its ideology, it can be said that although the SDSM is a successor of a communist party and calls itself “social-democratic”, the influential business lobby in SDSM is moving the party in a neoliberal direction. Consequently, the SDSM has fewer supporters in lower classes and more supporters in upper classes than one can expect from a social-democratic party. SKM symbol League of Communists of Macedonia (in Macedonian: Sojuz na Komunistite na Makedonija, SKM) was the ruling political party in the Republic of Macedonia during the period 1944 - 1990. ... This article is about a form of government in which the state operates under the control of a Communist Party. ... Flag of Socialist Republic of Macedonia Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Социјалистичка Република Македонија), formerly the Peoples Republic of Macedonia (Народна Република Македонија) was the name of todays Republic of Macedonia while it was a federal state in the former Socialist Federal Republic of... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... Radmila Å ekerinska Radmila Å ekerinska (Macedonian: Радмила Шекеринска; born June 10, 1972 in Skopje, Yugoslavia – nowadays Republic of Macedonia) is the deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia and National Coordinatior of Foreign Assistance and was the acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from May 12, 2004 until June 12... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Political Ideologies Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... For the school of international relations, see Neoliberalism in international relations. ...

The party lost the 1998 elections, but at the legislative elections, 15 September 2002, the party became the strongest party winning 43 out of 120 seats in the Macedonian Assembly as the major party of the Together for Macedonia alliance, led by SDSM and the Liberal Democratic Party. Together for Macedonia ruled in coalition with the Democratic Union for Integration. Proportional seats Categories: | ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Politics of the Republic of Macedonia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Macedonia ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Parliament of the Macedonia, the Assembly (Sobranie), has 120 members, elected for a four year term, by proportional representation. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Macedonian political parties ... DUI symbol The Democratic Union for Integration (Bashkimi Demokratik për Integrim, BDI, Demokratska Unija za Integracija, DUI) is the largest political party in the Republic of Macedonia among ethnic Albanians, and the third largest political party in all of Macedonia. ...

Radmila Šekerinska is current leader of SDSM. She was elected President on November 5th, 2006 at the party Congress following a no-confidence motion against the former leader Vlado Bučkovski. Šekerinska was previously deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia responsible for European Integration (European Affaires) and National Coordinator for Foreign Assistance. She was also acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from May 12, 2004 until June 12, 2004 and from November 3, 2004 until December 15, 2004. During her term as a deputy Prime Minister responsible for European Affaires, the European Council in December 2005 granted the Republic of Macedonia a status of candidate country for accession to the European Union. [1] [2] Radmila Å ekerinska Radmila Å ekerinska (Macedonian: Радмила Шекеринска; born June 10, 1972 in Skopje, Yugoslavia – nowadays Republic of Macedonia) is the deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia and National Coordinatior of Foreign Assistance and was the acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from May 12, 2004 until June 12... Vlado Bučkovski (Macedonian: Владо Бучковски) (born December 2, 1962 in Skopje) is a former prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia, elected by parliament on December 15, 2004. ... List of Prime Ministers of the Republic of Macedonia See also President of the Republic of Macedonia Categories: | ... List of Prime Ministers of the Republic of Macedonia See also President of the Republic of Macedonia Categories: | ... This article deals with the meeting of European Union leaders. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ...

The leader of the party until 2004 was Branko Crvenkovski, who served as prime minister of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2004. Crvenkovski was then elected on the Social Democratic ticket to become President of the Republic of Macedonia a post that he still holds. The Presidency was handed to Vlado Bučkovski, who was the party leader and Prime Minister until the 2006 Parliamentary elections. Other prominent members of this party are: Jani Makraduli, Zoran Zaev, Goran Mincev, Nikola Popovski, Ilinka Mitreva, Nikola Kjurkciev and others. The SDSM is a full member of the Socialist International and a PES associate member. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Missing image Image:.jpg Branko Crvenkovski in Macedonian Бранко Црвенковски is the President of the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Macedonian Presidency began after the Macedonian declaration of independence on September 18, 1991, and its first president was Kiro Gligorov, the oldest president in the world up until his resignation as president in 1999. ... Vlado Bučkovski (Macedonian: Владо Бучковски) (born December 2, 1962 in Skopje) is a former prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia, elected by parliament on December 15, 2004. ... Ilinka Mitreva (born 1950) is the foreign minister of Macedonia. ... The official symbol of Socialist International. ... The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a European political party whose members are 33 social democratic, socialist and labour parties of the European Union member states as well as Norway. ...

On November 30, 2005 one of the most prominent members of the SDSM, Tito Petkovski, who ran for president in 1999 and came in second place, left the party to form the New Social Democratic Party. This is the second major split from the SDSM, the first one being the 1993 split of Petar Gošev, who has established the Democratic Party. is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... The New Social Democratic Party (Macedonian: Нова Социјалдемократска Партија, Nova Socijaldemokratska Partija, NSDP) is a social democratic party in the Republic of Macedonia. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

At the last parliamentary elections, held on July 5, 2006, the party was defeated, receiving 32 of the 120 seats. It remains an important political force in Macedonia, as the second largest political party in parliament, but will most likely be unable to form a government and will become the leading opposition party.

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