ex-République yougoslave de Macédoine Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Skopje
coordonnées géographiques: 42 00 N, 21 26 E
différence de temps: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Fête de l'Indépendance

8 Septembre 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed independence from Yugoslavia)

Fête nationale

Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 Aoüt (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day

Constitution

adopted 17 Novembre 1991, effective 20 Novembre 1991; amended Novembre 2001 by a series of new constitutional amendments strengthening minority rights and in 2005 with amendments related to the judiciary

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Branko CRVENKOVSKI (depuis 12 May 2004)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Nikola GRUEVSKI (depuis 26 August 2006)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly; note - current cabinet formed by the government coalition parties VMRO/DPMNE, NSDP, PDSh/DPA, and several small parties
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); two-round election last held 14 April and 28 April 2004 (next to be held by April 2009); prime minister elected by the Assembly following legislative elections
election results: Branko CRVENKOVSKI elected president on second-round ballot; percent of vote - Branko CRVENKOVSKI 62.7%, Sasko KEDEV 37.3%