Party Regulation and Party System Development in Macedonia (1990-2012) Dane Taleski Central European University
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[email protected] The Legal Regulation of Political Parties Working Paper 39 February 2014 © The author(s), 2014 This working paper series is supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC research grant RES- 061-25-0080) and the European Research Council (ERC starting grant 205660). To cite this paper : Taleski, Dane and Casal Bértoa, Fernando (2014). ‘Party Regulation and Party System Development in Macedonia (1990-2012)’, Working Paper Series on the Legal Regulation of Political Parties, No. 39. To link to this paper : http://www.partylaw.leidenuniv.nl/uploads/wp3914.pdf This paper may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. ISSN: 2211-1034 Taleski and Casal Bértoa: Party Regulation and Party System Development in Macedonia Abstract Party regulation in general has not been a matter of concern until very recently (Biezen, 2011; Biezen and Borz, 2012; Casal Bértoa et al., forthcoming). Un fortunately, in the most recent publications in the field scholars have tended to focus on the most consolidated South and East Central European democracies (Biezen and Casal Bértoa, work in progress) leaving aside regions like the Balkans where party regulation has played an important role in terms not only of party system formation but also on democratic transitions. In order to fill this gap, this paper explores how political parties have been regulated in Macedonia.