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VMRO-DPMNE (Political party, Macedonia)

by Zeljko Heimer

Presentation of the party
Description of the flag

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Presentation of the party

The whole name of the party in Macedonian is Vnatresna makedonska revolucionerna organizacija - Demokratska partija za makedonsko nacionalno edinstvo. The party name in English is Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity.

VMRO-DPMNE is not a revolutionary party as the party name may suggest. Nowadays it is a Christian Democrat party that is moderately nationalistic. It was formed in 1990 as a Macedonian nationalist party, but during the years it has transformed itself to a Christian Democrat party. From 1998 to 2002 VMRO-DPMNE was the main party in the Macedonian government.

Zdravko Saveski, 20 October 2002

Description of the flag

Article 5 of the party statute says:

The Party has a coat of arms, a flag and an anthem.

The Party coat of arms is stylized-shaped lion with a crown in gold colour pictured on a red shield. Above the shield is a red ribbon with yellow letters inscribed 1893-1990, and below the shield on a red ribbon is isnscribed with yellow letters the name of the party VMRO-DPMNE.

The Party flag is with dimensions in ratio 1:2, divided along the length in red-black halves, in ratio one to each other as one to one, and in the upper left corner on the red field is set the Party coat of arms.

The flag and the coat of arms of the party are shown on the party web site. However, the statute mentioned above clearly states that the emblem should be placed in upper left corner, not in the middle as shown on that image.

Zeljko Heimer, 20 November 2001

1893 is the year when the Macedonian national-liberation organization called VMRO was formed and the year 1990 symbolizes the year when VMRO-DPMNE was formed, claiming to be the successor of the historical VMRO.

Zdravko Saveski, 20 October 2002