IMRO – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity’s Congress in Prilep Cover Image

ПРИЛЕПСКИОТ КОНГРЕС НА ВМРО-ДЕМОКРАТСКА ПАРТИЈА ЗА МАКЕДОНСКО НАЦИОНАЛНО ЕДИНСТВО
IMRO – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity’s Congress in Prilep

Author(s): Marjan Gijovski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Институт за национална историја
Keywords: Prilep; congress; emigration; statute; delegate; Easter; acclamation

Summary/Abstract: With the advent of the multi-party system in the Socialistic Republic of Macedonia, the IMRO party – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity appeared on the political stage. Just five months after its founding, the party achieved a significant result in the first parliamentary elections. The purpose of this article is the presentation of the First Congress of this national party where the program documents were approved and a framework for future policies guided. Considering the discussions of those present at the Congress, one can see that there were certain expectations from the party’s leadership regarding the approach to the Macedonian issue. As a rising political force, IMRODPMNU influenced the internal processes throughout the independence of the Republic of Macedonia. This paper is a contribution to the history of pluralism since the early 1990s.

  • Issue Year: 66/2022
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 149-165
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Macedonian