Liberal Party of Macedonia

The Liberal Party of Macedonia (Macedonian: Либерална партија на Македонија) was a conservative-liberal political party in North Macedonia, originally established on 5 October 1990 as the Union of Reform Forces in Macedonia under Stojan Andov. Despite sharing its name with a similar party led by Ante Marković in Yugoslavia, it operated independently. The party performed well in the 1990 parliamentary elections, securing 13.3% of the vote in the first round and 16.1% in the second, winning 11 seats. It formed alliances with other parties, including the Young Democratic-Progressive Party (MDPS) and the Social Democratic Party, which contributed to its success. In 1991, the party merged with the Young Democratic-Progressive Party and was renamed Reform Forces in Macedonia–Liberal Party before becoming the Liberal Party by June 1993. It joined the Alliance for Macedonia in the 1994 elections, winning additional seats. By April 1997, it merged with the Democratic Party to form the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but former members re-established the Liberal Party in December 1999. The party experienced fluctuating alliances and leadership changes, with Risto Gushterov and Stojan Andov serving as leaders in different periods. The Liberal Party formed alliances for several elections, including with VMRO-DPMNE and later the Sun – Coalition for Europe, but faced defeats. It eventually ran independently in the 2016 elections, securing fewer than four thousand votes (0.33%) and no parliamentary seats. The party's influence waned significantly, leading to its gradual decline. In early 2019, Ivon Velichkovski resigned as chairman, and by mid-2019, the Liberal Party ...