VMRO – People's Party
VMRO – People's Party, fully the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – People's Party, is a conservative political party in North Macedonia, formed by the followers of the former Prime Minister Ljubčo Georgievski who split from the VMRO–DPMNE. The VMRO–NP was founded in Skopje on 4 July 2004. Vesna Janevska was elected as the party's first chairwoman.
The VMRO–NP was founded as an alternative to VMRO-DPMNE, as part of a disagreement with many of the policies of Ljubčo Georgievski's successor, Nikola Gruevski. The VMRO–NP's statute allowed dual membership in both parties. Its party program closely resembles that of the VMRO–DPMNE; however, it is currently in opposition.
In the parliamentary elections in 2011, VMRO–NP received 28,500 votes, but due to the election model did not win a single seat. However, in 2012, Ljubco Georgievski was re-elected president of VMRO–NP. In the 2014 parliamentary elections it won only 1.5% of the vote, failing to win a single seat.
In the 2016 parliamentary elections, the party participated in the VMRO for Macedonia coalition, along with Dignity and United for Macedonia. The coalition won 24,524 votes, or 2% of the total. The coalition did not win a parliamentary seat.
