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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
Comments: Law on Political Parties, Art. 11 (1) A political party may be established by at least 1.000 citizens of the Republic of Macedonia who have voting right and who have given their signatures for establishment of only one political party. Electoral Code, Art. 60 (7): The list of candidates shall be signed personally by the authorised representative of the list submitter. Electoral Code, Art. 61 (1): In cases when the submitter of a list of candidates for Members of Parliament is a group of voters, at least 1,000 signatures of the voters registered in the Voter List of the relevant electoral district have to be collected.
Source: Law on Political Parties, article 11: https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1158157/1226_1381487580_fyrom-law-on-political-parties-2008.pdf Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia including 2021 amendments, article 60(7): https://www.ifes.org/document/northmacedoniaelectoralcodeupdatesseptember2021pdf
Verified: 2024/11/20
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
Comments: Electoral Code, Article 7: (2) A citizen of the Republic of Macedonia can stand as a candidate for the election of a Member of Parliament, Member of Council and Mayor if he/she: - Is 18 years of age, and - has the capacity to contract. (3) A person cannot stand as a candidate for the election of a Member of Parliament, Member of Council and Mayor if he/she: - has been issued a final court decision for unconditional imprisonment of more than six months and has still not started serving the sentence, and - is serving a sentence of imprisonment for committing a criminal offence. Article 60: (1) Registered political parties, coalitions, as well as groups of voters (hereinafter: "list submitter") shall have the right to submit a list of candidates for Members of Parliament, Members of Council, i.e. list of candidate for Mayor.
Source: Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia including 2021 amendments, art. 7 and 60: https://www.ifes.org/document/northmacedoniaelectoralcodeupdatesseptember2021pdf
Verified: 2024/11/20
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments: Article 2: (7) “Independent candidate” is a candidate for election of President of the Republic, Member of Parliament, Mayor or Member of Council supported by a “group of voters” Article 59: (1) A list of candidate for President of the Republic may be submitted by at least 10,000 voters or at least 30 Members of Parliament. Article 60: (1) Registered political parties, coalitions, as well as groups of voters (hereinafter: "list submitter") shall have the right to submit a list of candidates for Members of Parliament, Members of Council, i.e. list of candidate for Mayor.
Source: Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia including 2021 amendments, art. 2 (7), 59 (1), 60 (1): https://www.ifes.org/document/northmacedoniaelectoralcodeupdatesseptember2021pdf
Verified: 2024/11/20
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
Comments: Law on Financing of Political Parties, Art. 7: The political parties shall be financed by public and private sources of financing. Law on Financing of Political Parties, Art. 8: The public sources for financing the political parties shall be the funds envisaged in the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia.
Source: Law on Financing Political Parties: https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1100019/1226_1424430044_2012-11-24-law-financing-political-parties-en.pdf
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): b. Based on result of previous election
c. Based on current legislative representation
Comments: 10. (1-2) The funds for financing the political parties, in the amount of 30% provided by the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia shall be allocated equally to all political parties that have won at least 1% of the votes of the turnout at the last elections for representatives in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, at national level, or at the last held local elections in the self-government unit. The funds for financing the political parties, in the amount of 70% provided by the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia shall be allocated to political parties whose candidates are elected as representatives in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, proportionally to the number of elected representatives, and to political parties whose candidates are elected counselors at the last held local elections, proportionally to the number of counselors elected.
Source: Law on Financing Political Parties: https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1100019/1226_1424430044_2012-11-24-law-financing-political-parties-en.pdf
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Law on Financing of Political Parties, Art 13: Private sources of financing the political parties shall be: - membership fee, - donations, gifts, contributions, grants, sponsorships (hereinafter: donations), - legates, - sale of promotional and advertising material and - own incomes in accordance with this Law. Electoral Code, Article 83 (2): The election campaign may be financed by:  -the membership fee of the political party;  -private persons, up to 3.000 Euro in MKD equivalent; and  -legal entities, to the amount of 30.000 Euro in MKD equivalent. (3) The election campaign may be financed by donations of private persons and legal entities in a form of money, goods and services in a value that may not exceed the amount determined in paragraph (2), lines 2 and 3 of this article.
Source: Law on Financing Political Parties, art. 13: https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1100019/1226_1424430044_2012-11-24-law-financing-political-parties-en.pdf Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia including 2021 amendments, article 83(2-3): https://www.ifes.org/document/northmacedoniaelectoralcodeupdatesseptember2021pdf
Verified: 2024/11/20
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