FYR Macedonia

Abstract

The Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia gained independence after the break-up of former Yugoslavia in 1991. The current Constitution entered into force in 1991 and declares Macedonia to be a parliamentary democratic state. Macedonia is a unitary state with local self-government exercised in the municipalities. The Framework Agreement of Ohrid of 2001 envisages decentralisation. The members of Parliament, the Sobranje, are elected by the people for a term of four years (Art 63 (1)). The President of the Republic, the Head of State, is also elected directly for a term of five years (Art 80 (1)) and is entrusted with the mandate for constituting the Government to a candidate from the party having a majority in Parliament (Art 90 (1)).