Labunista, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Lukovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski
Brod, Mavrovi Anovi, Meseista, Miravci, Mogila, Murtino, Negotino,
Negotino-Polosko, Novaci, Novo Selo, Oblesevo, Ohrid, Orasac, Orizari,
Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Podares, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis,
Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Rostusa, Samokov, Saraj, Sipkovica, Sopiste,
Sopotnica, Srbinovo, Star Dojran, Staravina, Staro Nagoricane, Stip,
Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole,
Tearce, Tetovo, Topolcani, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Velesta, Veles,
Vevcani, Vinica, Vitoliste, Vranestica, Vrapciste, Vratnica, Vrutok,
Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zeleno, Zitose, Zletovo, Zrnovci note: the seven
municipalities followed by Skopje in parentheses collectively constitute
"greater Skopje"

Independence: 17 September 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

National holiday: Uprising Day, 2 August (1903)

Constitution: adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991
note: the Macedonian Parliament approved November 2001 a series of new
constitutional amendments, strengthening minority rights

Legal system: based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative
acts

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: President Boris TRAJKOVSKI (since
15 December 1999) head of government: Prime Minister Ljubco GEORGIEVSKI
(since 30 November 1998) elections: president elected by popular vote for
a five-year term; election last held 14 November 1999 (next to be held
NA October 2004); prime minister elected by the Assembly; election last
held NA November 1998 (next to be held NA 2002) election results: Boris
TRAJKOVSKI elected president on second-round ballot; percent of vote -
Boris TRAJKOVSKI 52.4%, Tito PETKOVSKI 46.2% cabinet: Council of Ministers
elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly; note -
current cabinet formed by the government coalition parties VMRO-DPMNE,
PDP, and DPA

Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly or Sobranje (120 seats -
85 members are elected by popular vote, 35 members come from lists of
candidates submitted by parties based on the percentage that a party
gains from the overall vote; all serve four-year terms) election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - VMRO-DPMNE 43, SDSM 27,
PDP 14, DA 13, DPA 11, VMRO-VMRO 6, LDP 4, SP 1, Roma Party 1 elections:
last held 18 October and 1 November 1998 (next tentatively scheduled
for June 2002)

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