Liberal Party of Macedonia
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Liberal Party of Macedonia
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| Leader | Ivon Velickovski |
| Founded | 1990 1999 (reformed) |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Blue |
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| www.lp.org.mk | |
The Liberal Party of Macedonia (Macedonian: Либерална партија на Македонија, Liberalna partija na Makedonija) is a liberal party in the Republic of Macedonia. The party is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, and is currently led by Ivon Velickovski.
The Liberal Party was established on 5 October 1990 as the Union of Reform Forces in Macedonia (Сојуз на реформски сили, Sojuz na Reformski Sili, SRS). Although it shared its name with the Union of Reform Forces operating in other parts of Yugoslavia and headed by Prime Minister Ante Marković, it was not directly linked to the party. However, due to Marković's popularity, the party performed well in the 1990 parliamentary elections, receiving 13.3% of the vote in the first round and 16.1% in the second, winning a total of 11 seats. The party also ran in an alliance with the Young Democratic-Progressive Party (MDPS) in some areas, and with the Social Democratic Party in others. The joint SRS–MDPS candidates won six seats, whilst the alliance with the Social Democratic Party failed to win a seat.
In 1991 the party merged with the Young Democratic-Progressive Party, and was renamed Reform Forces in Macedonia–Liberal Party, before becoming the Liberal Party in June 1993. It was part of the Alliance for Macedonia in the 1994 general elections. The Alliance won 87 seats in the Assembly, whilst the Liberal Party won a further five seats running alone and one seat where it ran in alliance with the Social Democratic Union.
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