Citizen Option for Macedonia

The Citizen Option for Macedonia (Macedonian: Граѓанска опција за Македонија, Gragjanska оpcija za Makedonija), abbr. ГРОМ/GROM (lit.'thunder'), is a political party in North Macedonia led by Stevčo Jakimovski, mayor of Karpoš.

Citizen Option for Macedonia
Граѓанска опција за Македонија
LeaderStevčo Jakimovski
Secretary-GeneralKrste Petrevski
Founded2013
Split fromSocial Democratic Union of Macedonia
HeadquartersSkopje
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre[1]
National affiliationBrave for Macedonia
Colours  Cyan (customary)
Parliament
0 / 123
Mayors
1 / 81
Local councils
2 / 1,333
Skopje city council
0 / 45
Website
www.grom.mk

History

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The party was established by Stevčo 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]

In the presidential elections in 2024, participated candidate Stevčo Jakimovski, who won 8,121 votes, i.e. 0.91% of the votes, in a coalition with Integra and PCER.

Election results

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2024 Stevčo Jakimovski 8,121 0.92% Lost  N

References

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  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Macedonia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ Citizens Option for Macedonia, GROM Balkan Insight, 21 March 2014
  3. ^ The Republic of Macedonia's 2014 Parliamentary Elections Handbook Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
  4. ^ Macedonia IFES
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