1994 Macedonian general election explained

Country:

Republic of Macedonia

Flag Year:

1992

Module:

Embed:

yes

Type:

presidential

Election Date:

16 October 1994

Election Name:

Presidential election

Next Year:

1999

Turnout:

76.65%

Candidate1:

Kiro Gligorov

Image1:

Киро Глигоров 03 (28-01-1993) 2.jpg

Party1:

Alliance for Macedonia

Color1:

033A73

Popular Vote1:

715,087

Percentage1:

78.39%

Party2:

VMRO-DPMNE

Popular Vote2:

197,109

Percentage2:

21.61%

President

Before Election:

Kiro Gligorov

Before Party:

Independent

After Election:

Kiro Gligorov

After Party:

Independent

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Embed:	yes
Previous Election:	1990
Next Election:	1998
Election Date:	16 October 1994 (first round) 30 October 1994 (second round)
Election Name:	Assembly election
Nopercentage:	yes
Color1:	033A73
Seats1:	95
Last Election1:	53
Party2:	Party for Democratic Prosperity
Seats2:	10
Last Election2:	17
Party3:	People's Democratic Party (Macedonia)
Seats3:	4
Last Election3:	1
Party4:	Democratic Party of Macedonia
Seats4:	1
Last Election4:	0
Party5:	Social Democratic Party of Macedonia
Seats5:	1
Last Election5:	0
Party6:	Party for the Full Emancipation of the Roma of Macedonia
Seats6:	1
Last Election6:	1
Seats7:	1
Last Election7:	0
Party8:	Independents
Leader8:	–
Seats8:	7
Last Election8:	3
Prime Minister
Before Election:	Branko Crvenkovski
Before Party:	Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
After Election:	Branko Crvenkovski
After Party:	Social Democratic Union of Macedonia

General elections were held in Macedonia on 16 October 1994 to elect a President and Assembly, with a second round of Assembly elections on 30 October.^[1] The presidential election was won by Kiro Gligorov of the Alliance for Macedonia (a coalition of the Social Democratic Union, Liberal Party and the Socialist Party), whilst the parties forming Alliance for Macedonia also won the Assembly elections with 95 of the 120 seats. However, the second round of the Assembly elections were boycotted by VMRO-DPMNE and the Democratic Party, as they claimed there had been irregularities in the first round.^[2]

Electoral system

The 120 members of the Assembly were elected in 120 single-member constituencies. If no candidate received over 50% in the first round, a second round was held and contested by every candidate who received over 7% of the vote in the first round. In the second round a majority was not required, and the candidate who received the most votes won the seat.^[3]

Results

Assembly

Of the 88 seats won by joint lists of the Social Democratic Union, Liberal Party and Socialist Party, the Social Democratic Union won 57, the Liberal Party 24 and the Socialist Party seven.^[4]

Notes and References

[Dieter Nohlen]
Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1284
Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1274
https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/MK/macedonia-parliamentary-elections-observation/view IRI Election Observation Mission: Macedonia: October 30, 1994