President of Macedonia

President of the Republic of Macedonia
Presidential Coat of Arms
Incumbent Gjorge Ivanov since May 12, 2009
Residence	Villa Vodno
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Kiro Gligorov January 27, 1991
Formation	Macedonian Constitution April 16, 1991
Website	www.president.gov.mk

The President of the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Претседател на Република Македонија) is the head of state of the Republic of Macedonia. The institution of the Presidency of the modern Republic of Macedonia began after the Macedonian declaration of independence on 8 September 1991. Its first president was Kiro Gligorov, the oldest president in the world until his resignation in 1999. The Macedonian presidency is largely a ceremonial post and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia is the country's leading political figure and de facto chief executive.

The president must be a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia, be over 40 years of age and have lived in Macedonia for at least ten of the previous fifteen years.

History

During the period of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, there was a collective presidency which was abolished in 1991. Its first president was Metodija Andonov Čento elected at ASNOM, when the modern Macedonian state was formed, while the last one was Vladimir Mitkov. Following the transition from socialist system to parliamentary democracy in 1990, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia changed the collective leadership with a single-president post in 1991. Kiro Gligorov became the first democratically elected president of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia on 27 January 1991. On 16 April 1991 the parliament adopted a constitutional amendment removing the term "Socialist" from the official name of the country, and on 7 June of the same year, the new name Republic of Macedonia was officially established. Hence Gligorov continued his function as a president of the Republic of Macedonia. After the process of dissolution of Yugoslavia began, the Republic of Macedonia proclaimed full independence following a referendum held on 8 September 1991. On completing his second term as head of the independent state Gligorov was succeeded by Boris Trajkovski in 1999. Following Trajkovski's death in 2004, he was succeeded by Branko Crvenkovski. Gjorge Ivanov won the 2009 presidential election and took office on 12 May 2009. He was re-elected in 2014.

List of Presidents of the Republic of Macedonia

Socialist Republic of Macedonia

Parties

      KPM/SKM       Non-partisan

Status

  Acting President

#	Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Term of office		Political Party
President of Initiatory Committee for Anti-Fascist Assembly of People's Liberation of Macedonia 1943–1944
1	Metodija Andonov-Čento (1902–1957)		1 October 1943	2 August 1944	Communist Party of Macedonia
Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of People's Liberation (ASNOM) 1944–1945
1	Metodija Andonov-Čento (1902–1957)		2 August 1944	1 January 1945	Communist Party of Macedonia
Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953
1	Metodija Andonov-Čento (1902–1957)		1 January 1945	15 March 1946	Communist Party of Macedonia
—	Dimitar Nestorov (acting) (1890–1968)		16 March 1946	30 December 1946	Communist Party of Macedonia
2	Blagoja Fotev (1900–1993)		1947	4 January 1951	Communist Party of Macedonia
—	Vidoe Smilevski (acting) (1915–1979)		4 January 1951	1953	Communist Party of Macedonia renamed in 1952 to League of Communists of Macedonia
Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974
3	Dimče Stojanov (1910–1991)		1953	19 December 1953	League of Communists of Macedonia
4	Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000)		19 December 1953	26 June 1962	League of Communists of Macedonia
5	Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)		26 June 1962	24 June 1963	League of Communists of Macedonia
6	Vidoe Smilevski (1915–1979)		25 June 1963	12 May 1967	League of Communists of Macedonia
7	Mito Hadživasilev (1921–1968)		12 May 1967	1 August 1968	League of Communists of Macedonia
8	Nikola Minčev (1915–1997)		23 December 1968	6 May 1974	League of Communists of Macedonia
Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991
9	Vidoe Smilevski (1915–1979)		6 May 1974	31 October 1979	League of Communists of Macedonia
10	Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)		31 October 1979	29 April 1982	League of Communists of Macedonia
11	Angel Čemerski (1923–2005)		29 April 1982	29 April 1983	League of Communists of Macedonia
12	Blagoja Taleski (1924–2001)		29 April 1983	29 April 1984	League of Communists of Macedonia
13	Tome Bukleski (1921–)		29 April 1984	26 April 1985	League of Communists of Macedonia
14	Vančo Apostolski (1925–2008)		26 April 1985	June 1986	League of Communists of Macedonia
15	Dragoljub Stavrev (1932–2003)		June 1986	May 1988	League of Communists of Macedonia
16	Jezdimir Bogdanski (1930–2007)		May 1988	28 April 1990	League of Communists of Macedonia
17	Vladimir Mitkov (1931–)		28 April 1990	27 January 1991	League of Communists of Macedonia
18	Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012)		27 January 1991	18 September 1991	Non-partisan

Republic of Macedonia

Parties

      Non-partisan       LPM       DA       VMRO–DPMNE       SDSM

Status

  Acting President

#	Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political Affiliation
Presidents 1991 onwards
1	Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012)		1994	18 September 1991	4 October 1995	Non-partisan
—	Stojan Andov (acting) (1935–)		—	4 October 1995	17 November 1995	Liberal Party of Macedonia
(1)	Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012)		—	17 November 1995	19 November 1999	Non-partisan Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
—	Savo Klimovski (acting) (1947–)		—	19 November 1999	15 December 1999	Democratic Alternative
2	Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004)		1999	15 December 1999	26 February 2004 (died in plane crash)	Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity
—	Ljupčo Jordanovski (acting) (1953–2010)		—	26 February 2004	12 May 2004	Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
3	Branko Crvenkovski (1962–)		2004	12 May 2004	12 May 2009	Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
4	Gjorge Ivanov (1960–)		2009 2014	12 May 2009	Incumbent	Non-partisan supported by Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity

Notes

Kiro Gligorov was incapacitated after an assassination attempt in 1995. Stojan Andov served as acting leader during Gligorov's incapacitation.

Latest election

Main article: Macedonian general election, 2014

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Gjorge Ivanov	VPMO-DPMNE	449,442	51.69	534,910	55.28
Stevo Pendarovski	Social Democratic Union	326,164	37.51	398,077	41.14
Ilijaz Halimi	Democratic Party of Albanians	38,966	4.48
Zoran T. Popovski	Citizen Option for Macedonia	31,368	3.61
Invalid/blank votes		23,677	–	34,707	–
Total		869,547	100	967,676	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,779,572	48.86	1,779,572	54.36
Source: SEC

See also

• Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
• List of Speakers of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

External links

• Official site of the Macedonian president