The Left (North Macedonia)
The Left Левица Levica | ||
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Assembly 6 / 120 | ||
Mayors | 0 / 81 | |
Local councils | 49 / 1,333 | |
Skopje city council | 4 / 45 | |
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levica | ||
The Left (
The Left has been described by some academics and news outlets as
Foundation and ideology
The Left says that it was formed by three principal movements: the
Nationalism and minority rights
The Left has spoken out against Albanian nationalism in North Macedonia and has opposed the expansion of the Albanian language into North Macedonia's judicial system, dubbing it "an expansionist blast of Albanian nationalism" in favour of the Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, which it considers a "criminal party". The party deemed the law as only increasing the ethnic rift in North Macedonia, which they opined ought to be a country run by a civic nationalism, rather than ethnic nationalism character, which they deem would lead to good inter-ethnic relations. It has come out against what it dubbed a division into Macedonian and Albanian blocs in the country,[22] defining itself as a "supra-ethnic" party.[23]
The Left's political program continues to refer to the country as the Republic of Macedonia instead of the constitutional "Republic of North Macedonia" as negotiated in the
Foreign policy
The Left has vehemently opposed the
The Left is accused of being "
The Left supports for North Macedonia to become a
The party supports
Social and environmental issues
The Left has opposed the government of Zoran Zaev and his Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), accusing them of an "unbecoming attitude"[26] and later of electoral fraud and blackmail.[39] It also opposed the previous government of Nikola Gruevski, whom they consider an "autocrat", as well as his VMRO-DPMNE.[5]
The Left has declared a principled opposition to conservatism, clericalism, and patriarchy.[23] It is supportive of LGBT rights in the country.[40] The party celebrates and organises rallies for the Victory Day over fascism on 9 May, being the only Macedonian political party to organize events for the non-official holiday.[41]
The Left has described North Macedonia as undergoing an "ecological cataclysm", which they consider a direct result of the "political and social catastrophe that is happening to all spheres of daily life".
Electoral performance
Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Government |
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2016 | 12,120 | 1.05% | 0 / 120
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New | No seats |
2020 | 37,426 | 4.13% | 2 / 120
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2 | Opposition |
2024 | 67,338 | 6.75% | 6 / 120
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4 | Opposition |
Year | Councillorships won | Mayoralities won | Councillorship change | Mayoralty change |
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2017 | 3 | 0 | New | New |
2021 | 49 | 0 | 46 |
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