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 | |
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| Leader | Stevčo Jakimovski |
| Secretary-General | Krste Petrevski |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre[1] |
| National affiliation | Brave 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
editThe 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
editPresidential elections
edit| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2024 | Stevčo Jakimovski | 8,121 | 0.92% | — | — | Lost 
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References
edit- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Macedonia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Citizens Option for Macedonia, GROM Balkan Insight, 21 March 2014
- ^ The Republic of Macedonia's 2014 Parliamentary Elections Handbook Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
- ^ Macedonia IFES