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The Party of Pensioners (Macedonian: Партија на пензионери, Partiјa na penzioneri) is a political party in North Macedonia. In the 2020 elections, the party won one seat as part of the SDSM-led coalition.

History

The party was founded on 12 March 2013 as Party of United Pensioners and Citizens of Macedonia (Macedonian: Партија на обединети пензионери и граѓани на Македонија – ПОПГМ, Partiјa na obedineti penzioneri i gragjani na Makedoniјa – POPGM), with Boris Stojanoski as the chair and 250 others present. It was founded after comments made by then-Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski surrounding pensions, which the party claimed meant that "pensions in the Republic of Macedonia would be the lowest in the region compared to the average paid salary in the country". For the 2016 election, the party formed an electoral alliance with the SDSM and 3 other parties. However, it failed to win any seats. In 2018, the party changed its name to Party of Pensioners (Macedonian: Партија на пензионери, Partiјa na penzioneri). In the We Can coalition in 2020, led again by the SDSM, the party's leader, Ilija Nikolovski, was elected.

Ideology

The main concern for the party is the rights of pensioners. The party's election programme calls for "amendments to the Law on Pension Disability Insurance" and calls pensions a "legal, inalienable and permanent personal right". It states that "NATO and EU membership is the best long-term framework for guaranteeing the preservation of national interests". The programme also proposes a self-sufficient nation with regards to food, and an increased role of agriculture in the Macedonian economy.

In its 2016 election manifesto, POPGM called for a number of electoral reforms, such as the reduction of MPs in the Assembly of North Macedonia from 123 to 90 and limiting the Prime Minister to 2 terms. In addition, it called for the complete secularisation of the government, judicial reform, and reducing emigration from North Macedonia.

References

1. "Потпретседатели". Партија на пензионери (in Macedonian).
2. ^ "INFORMATION from the Constituent Assembly held of the party "Party of United Pensioners and Citizens of Macedonia"". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ^ ""PROGRAM of the party "Party of United Pensioners and Citizens of Macedonia - POPGM"". Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. "News". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. "United pensioners in a pre-election coalition with SDSM and the opposition bloc". Meta.mk. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
6. "ПАРТИЈАТА НА ОБЕДИНЕТИ ПЕНЗИОНЕРИ И ГРАЃАНИ НА МАКЕДОНИЈА (ПОПГМ) го смени своето име во ПАРТИЈА НА ПЕНЗИОНЕРИ (ПП)". Партија на пензионери (Facebook).
7. "Party of United Pensioners and Citizens of Macedonia - Members of Parliament". ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
8. ^ "THE PARTY OF UNITED PENSIONERS AND CITIZENS OF MACEDONIA ANNOUNCED THE ELECTION PROGRAM". ALPOJO. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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