Political context
Major political parties
The country's main political divergence is between the largely ethnically-based political parties representing the country's ethnic Macedonian majority and Albanian minority. The major political parties in the country are:
- SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia) – the largest party in the country with social-democratic ideology having reconciliatory approach towards Albanian minority;
- VMRO-DPMNE (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization–Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity) – a Christian democratic party supporting the interests of ethnic Macedonian majority;
- DUI (Democratic Union for Integration) – the largest party among ethnic Albanians;
- DPA (Democratic Party of Albanians) – an ethnic party of Albanians;
- LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) – a liberal political party
Major political leaders
President: Branko CRVENKOVSKI (since May 2004) - SDSM
Prime Minister: Nikola GRUEVSKI (since August 2006) – VMRO-DPMNE
Next political election dates
Presidential: April 2009
Assembly: Fall of 2010
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