President of the Republic of Macedonia

President of the Republic of Macedonia
Presidential Coat of Arms
Incumbent Gjorge Ivanov since May 12, 2009
Residence	Vila Vodno[1]
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Kiro Gligorov January 27, 1991
Formation	Macedonian Constitution April 16, 1991
Website	www.president.gov.mk

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The President of the Republic of Macedonia is the head of state of the Republic of Macedonia. The institution of the Presidency of the modern Republic of Macedonia began after the Macedonian declaration of independence on 8 September 1991. Its first president was Kiro Gligorov, the oldest president in the world until his resignation in 1999. The Macedonian presidency is a non-executive office. The head of the executive is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia. The president must be a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia, be over 40 years of age and have lived in Macedonia for at least ten of the previous fifteen years.^[2]

History

During the period of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, there was a collective presidency which was abolished in 1991. Its first president was Metodija Andonov Čento elected at ASNOM, when the modern Macedonian state was formed, while the last one was Vladimir Mitkov.^[3] Following the transition from socialist system to parliamentary democracy in 1990, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia changed the collective leadership with a single-president post in 1991. Kiro Gligorov became the first democratically elected president of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia on 27 January 1991.^[4] On 16 April 1991 the parliament adopted a constitutional amendment removing the term "Socialist" from the official name of the country, and on 7 June of the same year, the new name Republic of Macedonia was officially established.^[5] Hence Gligorov continued his function as a president of the Republic of Macedonia. After the process of dissolution of Yugoslavia began, the Republic of Macedonia proclaimed full independence following a referendum held on 8 September 1991. On completing his second term as head of the independent state Gligorov was succeeded by Boris Trajkovski in 1999. Following Trajkovski's death in 2004, he was succeeded by Branko Crvenkovski. Gjorge Ivanov won the 2009 presidential election and took office on 12 May 2009.

List of Presidents of Macedonia

Socialist Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

#	Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political Affiliation
Presidents 1991 onwards
1	Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012)		1994	18 September 1991	4 October 1995	Non-partisan
–	Stojan Andov (acting) (1935– )		—	4 October 1995	17 November 1995	Liberal Party of Macedonia
(1)	Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012)		—	17 November 1995	19 November 1999	Non-partisan
–	Savo Klimovski (acting) (1947– )		—	19 November 1999	15 December 1999	Democratic Alternative
2	Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004)		1999	15 December 1999	26 February 2004 (died in plane crash)	Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity
–	Ljupčo Jordanovski (acting) (1953–2010)		—	26 February 2004	12 May 2004	Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
3	Branko Crvenkovski (1962– )		2004	12 May 2004	12 May 2009	Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
4	Gjorge Ivanov (1960– )		2009	12 May 2009	Incumbent	Non-partisan supported by Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity

Notes

Kiro Gligorov was incapacitated after an assassination attempt in 1995. Stojan Andov served as acting leader during Gligorov's incapacitation.

Latest election

See also

• Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
• List of Speakers of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

References

External links

• Official site of the Macedonian president

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