Macedonian Alliance for European Integration

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Macedonian Alliance for European Integration (Macedonian Party)
Македонска Алијанса за Европска Интеграција (Македонска Партија)
LeaderEdmond Temelko
FoundedOctober 30, 2004[1]
IdeologyRegionalism
Conservatism
Macedonian minority interest
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Mayors
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Website
www.macedoniansinalbania.org

The Macedonian Alliance for European Integration (Macedonian Party) (Macedonian: Македонска Алијанса за Европска Интеграција Albanian: Aleanca Maqedonase për Integrimin Europian) is a political party of the ethnic Macedonians in Albania. It was established on 30 October 2004 under the name Macedonian Alliance for European Integration and was registered as a political party on 8 June 2005.[2] It first succeeded in electing an ethnic Macedonian to parliament in 2019, Vasil Sterjovski.[3]

First Party Congress[]

The first congress of the party was held on 25 April 2009 in Tirana, the capital city of Albania. On the congress the party delegates made several major decisions:[1]

  • the statute and party program were adopted
  • a central committee was formed
  • the party leader was elected
  • the party name was changed from Macedonian Alliance for European Integration into Macedonian Party
  • decisions were made about establishing regional organizations of the party

2011 Census[]

In 2011, Macedonian Alliance for European Integration informed the mediums that Macedonians in Albania will boycott the Albanian Census of 2011.[4] Also, the party denied the results, based on the Census Law Amendments approved by the Albanian Parliament that established a fine of $1,000 to each person declaring unreal or partial data, specifically declaring ethnicity different to what is written in the birth certificate.[5]

Electoral results[]

2007 local elections[]

The party participated in 2007 Albanian local election,[6] obtaining 1.086[7] votes (0,08%) and gaining 4 councillor mandates: 1 in Trebisht and 3 in Liqenas,[8] and Edmond Temelko with 1.468 votes supported by PS, LSI, PSD, PDS and AD was elected as mayor of Liqenas.[9]

2009 parliamentary elections[]

The party participated in the 2009 Albanian parliamentary election and entered a coalition with the Democratic Party of Albania of prime minister Sali Berisha.[10]

2011 local elections[]

In the , the Macedonian Party president Edmond Temelko war re-elected as mayor of Pustec Municipality.[11] The party received a plurality in two municipalities, Liqenas (28.5%) and Trebisht (19.6%). The party also received a significant percentage of votes in Bilisht, Pirg, and other regions bordering the Republic of Macedonia.[12]

2015 local elections[]

The party participated in 2015 Albanian local election, obtaining 3,647[13] votes (0.23%) and gaining 9 councilor mandates: 7 in Pustec,[14] 1 in Pogradec[15] and 1 in Maliq,[16] and Edmond Temelko with 2,076 votes supported by ASE was elected as mayor of Pustec.[17]

See also[]

  • Macedonians of Albania
  • Ethnic Macedonians

References[]

  1. ^ a b Macedonian Information Agency Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ A1 Television Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ethnic Macedonian Vasil Sterjovski sworn in as Albanian MP". mia.mk. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ Utrinski Newspaper 27.01.2011[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Kanal 5 - Едмонд Темелко: Не го признаваме пописот во Албанија Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ http://www.cec.org.al/2004/eng/zgjedhvendorefiles/2007/partite/eng.xls
  7. ^ http://www.cec.org.al/2004/zgjedhvendorefiles/2007/Rezultatet/rezultate%20perfundimtare/propocional%20panjb.pdf
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ http://www.cec.org.al/2004/zgjedhvendorefiles/2007/Rezultatet/web%20rez%20perf/rez_kryetar.htm
  10. ^ Macedonian Information Agency Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Website of Macedonian Alliance for European Integration
  12. ^ Central Elections Commission
  13. ^ http://results.cec.org.al/Results/LocalAssembly?cs=en-US&r=r&rd=r2&eu=All&m=All&ps=All&vc=All
  14. ^ http://results.cec.org.al/Results/LocalAssembly?cs=en-US&r=r&rd=r2&eu=9&m=61&ps=All&vc=All
  15. ^ http://results.cec.org.al/Results/LocalAssembly?cs=en-US&r=r&rd=r2&eu=9&m=57&ps=All&vc=All
  16. ^ http://results.cec.org.al/Results/LocalAssembly?cs=en-US&r=r&rd=r2&eu=9&m=49&ps=All&vc=All
  17. ^ http://results.cec.org.al/Results/LocalMayor?cs=en-US&r=r&rd=r1&eu=9&m=61&ps=All&vc=All
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