2016 Macedonian parliamentary election

2016 Macedonian parliamentary election
North Macedonia
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All 123 seats in the Assembly
62 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
For a Better Macedonia Nikola Gruevski 39.39 51 −10
For Life in Macedonia Zoran Zaev 37.87 49 +15
BDI Ali Ahmeti 7.52 10 −9
Besa Bilal Kasami 5.01 5 New
ASh Ziadin Sela 3.04 3 New
PDSh Menduh Thaçi 2.68 2 −5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Emil Dimitriev
VMRO-DPMNE
Zoran Zaev
SDSM

Early parliamentary elections were held in Macedonia on 11 December 2016, having originally been planned for 24 April and later 5 June.[1]

The elections were held in the midst of a political crisis and national protests since 2015. The incumbent VMRO-DPMNE led government, which had been in government since the 2006 elections, were unable to form a coalition despite winning the most seats. The centre-left SDSM successfully formed a government with members of the Albanian-interest parties DUI and Alliance for Albanians following prolonged negotiations.