Plan The political structure of Macedonia Territorial structure of Macedonia

Main office holders

Office	Name	Party	Since
President	Stevo Pendarovski	SDSM	12 May 2019
Prime Minister	Zoran Zaev	SDSM	30 August 2020

Although in Macedonian, these roles have very similar titles (Претседател на Република Северна Македонија "President of the Republic of North Macedonia" and Претседател на Владата на Република Северна Македонија "President of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia") it is much less confusing to refer to them in English as President and Prime Minister respectively. These are also the terms used in the English translation of the constitution.

The President

Coat of arms of the President of North Macedonia

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  cannot hold any other public office or position in a political party
  
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  is elected for a 5-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms
  
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  is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and President of the Security Council
  
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  nominates a candidate from the majority party or parties in the Assembly who then proposes the Government who are elected by the Assembly
  
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  makes diplomatic appointments and some judicial and Security Council appointments
  
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  grants decorations, honours and pardons