United for Macedonia

United for Macedonia

Leader	Ljube Boškoski
Founded	May 29, 2009^[1]
Ideology	National conservatism Macedonian nationalism
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Yellow, black

United for Macedonia (Macedonian: Обединети за Македонија, Obedineti za Makedonija) is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia. It has been founded by Ljube Boškoski, a former interior minister and former member of conservative VMRO-DPMNE, who is the leader of the party.

History

After having been acquitted of all charges against him at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Boškoski returned to Macedonia on 11 July 2008. After disagreements with the new leadership of his party VMRO-DPMNE he decided to participate in the 2009 presidential elections as an independent candidate and at the end of May 2009 formed his own party United for Macedonia.

References

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Political parties in the Republic of Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE alliance (51 seats)	VMRO-DPMNE Socialist Party of Macedonia Democratic Party of Turks Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia Union of Roma in Macedonia GROM Party of the Democratic Action of Macedonia Party of the Vlachs from Macedonia Bosniak Democratic Party Permanent Macedonian Radical Unification People's Movement for Macedonia VMRO-United Fatherland's Macedonian Organisation for Radical Renewal VMRO-Macedonia

SDSM alliance (49 seats)	SDSM New Social Democratic Party Liberal Democratic Party United for Macedonia Democratic Renewal of Macedonia Party for a European Future Party for the Movement of the Turks in Macedonia Party for the Full Emancipation of the Roma of Macedonia Serbian Party in Macedonia Democratic Alliance of Vlachs Sandžak List Workers Party

Other parties	Democratic Union for Integration (10) Lëvizja Besa (5) Democratic Party of Albanians (2) Democratic Union (1) National Democratic Revival (1)

Without MPs	Albanian Democratic Union Democratic Alternative Democratic League of Bosniaks Liberal Party of Macedonia National Democratic Party New Democracy Party for Democratic Prosperity Party of United Democrats of Macedonia Social Democratic Party United Party of Romas in Macedonia VMRO-People's Party

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