Citizen Option for Macedonia

Citizen Option for Macedonia Граѓанска опција за Македонија
Leader	Stevčo Jakimovski
Founded	2013
Headquarters	Skopje
Ideology	Centrism^[1] Liberalism
Political position	Centre
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	None
Colours
Assembly of the Republic	1 / 123
Website
www.grom.mk
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The Citizen Option for Macedonia (Macedonian: Граѓанска опција за Македонија-ГРОМ, Graǵanska оpcija za Makedonija, GROM (lit. Thunder)) is a political party in Macedonia led by Stevčo Jakimovski, mayor of Karpoš.

History

The party was established by Jakimovski in May 2013 after he left the Social Democratic Union in protest at its planned boycott of the 2013 local elections.^[2] It nominated Zoran T. Popovski as its presidential candidate for the 2014 general elections, with Popovski finishing fourth out of four candidates with 3.61% of the vote.

In the parliamentary elections GROM led an alliance under its own name, including the Liberal Party, the Serbian Progressive Party in Macedonia, the Union of Tito's Left Forces, and the Party of Free Democrats.^[3] The alliance received 2.8% of the vote, winning one seat in the Assembly.^[4]

References

↑ Macedonia Parties and Elections in Europe
↑ Citizens Option for Macedonia, GROM Balkan Insight, 21 March 2014
↑ The Republic of Macedonia's 2014 Parliamentary Elections Handbook Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
↑ Macedonia IFES

External links

Official website

Political parties in the Republic of Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE alliance (57 seats)	VMRO-DPMNE Socialist Party of Macedonia Democratic Party of Turks Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia Union of Roma in Macedonia GROM Party of the Democratic Action of Macedonia Party of the Vlachs from Macedonia Bosniak Democratic Party Permanent Macedonian Radical Unification People's Movement for Macedonia VMRO-United Fatherland's Macedonian Organisation for Radical Renewal VMRO-Macedonia

SDSM alliance (39 seats)	SDSM New Social Democratic Party Liberal Democratic Party United for Macedonia Democratic Renewal of Macedonia Party for a European Future Party for the Movement of the Turks in Macedonia Party for the Full Emancipation of the Roma of Macedonia Serbian Party in Macedonia Democratic Alliance of Vlachs Sandžak List Workers Party

Other parties	Democratic Union for Integration (17) Democratic Party of Albanians (7) Democratic Union (1) National Democratic Revival (1)

Without MPs	Albanian Democratic Union Democratic Alternative Democratic League of Bosniaks Lëvizja Besa Liberal Party of Macedonia National Democratic Party New Democracy Party for Democratic Prosperity Party of United Democrats of Macedonia Social Democratic Party United Party of Romas in Macedonia VMRO-People's Party

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