For a European Future (Macedonian: За европска иднина, romanized: Za evropska idnina, Albanian: Për të ardhme evropiane) is the current name of the political alliance in North Macedonia led by the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM).
For a European Future За европска иднина Për të ardhme evropiane | |
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| Leader | Venko Filipče |
| Ideology | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Colors | Red Yellow Blue |
| Slogan | «There is no giving up on the future!» (Macedonian: «Нема откажување од иднината!») |
| Assembly | 18 / 120 |
| Mayors | 16 / 80 |
| Local councils | 423 / 1,333 |
| Skopje City Council | 12 / 45 |
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History
The SDSM has contested most parliamentary elections since 1994 as part of a coalition led by the party. In the 1994 elections it formed the "Alliance for Macedonia" alongside the Liberal Party and Socialist Party. For the 2002 and 2006 parliamentary elections it formed Together for Macedonia. The 2008 elections were contested as Sun – Coalition for Europe.
For the 2016 parliamentary elections the alliance was named "For Life in Macedonia", while for the 2020 elections it became "We Can! More and Better"
Member parties
The member parties for the 2024 parliamentary elections are:[1]
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Seats | Member | |
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| Social Democratic Union of Macedonia | SDSM | Venko Filipče | 15 / 120 | 1994– | |
| New Social Democratic Party | NSDP | Goran Misovski | 2 / 120 | 2008– | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | LDP | Monika Zajkova | 1 / 120 | 2002– | |
Members without seats:
- VMRO – People's Party
- Party for the Movement of the Turks
- Democratic Union of the Vlachs
- Union of Roma
- Party of Democratic Action
- Democratic Renewal
- Right
- Party of Pensioners
- Party for the Democratic Prosperity of the Roma
- Party for Economic and Social Progress
- Serbian Party in Macedonia