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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Openness and transparency
Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.
Parliamentary documents
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The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance.
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All
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The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance.
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All
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Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site.
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All
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Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website.
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All
- Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site
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No
Annual reporting by parliament
- Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities
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Yes
- The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site
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Yes
- Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget
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Yes
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Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public
Only the total amount; A summary of the main elements; The complete budget
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The complete budget
- The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site
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Yes
Access to parliament
- Plenary meetings are open to the public
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Yes
Notes: Access is granted in accordance with the internal rules of the Parliament (Article 2) which notes that sessions of the Assembly and the working bodies shall be open to the public, but the Assembly may decide to work without the presence of the public, under conditions determined by the Constitution and the internal Rules of Procedure.
- Committee meetings are open to the public
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Yes
Notes: Access is granted in accordance with the internal rules of the Parliament (Article 2) which notes that sessions of the Assembly and the working bodies shall be open to the public, but the Assembly may decide to work without the presence of the public, under conditions determined by the Constitution and the internal Rules of Procedure.
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There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings
A dedicated channel is one that is mainly about parliament, and is accessible free of charge to the general public. The channel might be owned by Parliament or a public or private company. Dedicated channels may be broadcast by parliament, government, or another broadcaster. They may be carried on television, radio or the Internet (webcasting).
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Yes
- Media used for the dedicated channel
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TVWebcast
- Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel
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Plenary sittingsCommittee meetings
Freedom of information
- There is a freedom of information law in the country
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Yes
- Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law
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Yes
- Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests
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Yes
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Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure
Certain categories of information may be exempt from disclosure
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Law on Free Access to Public Information, 2006
Article 6 defines exclusions:
- information which by law is classified information with an appropriate degree of classification;
- personal data whose disclosure would mean a violation of personal data protection;
- information the disclosure of which would violate the confidentiality of the tax procedure;
- information acquired or compiled for investigation, criminal or misdemeanor procedure; for conducting administrative and civil proceedings, the issuance of which would be harmful consequences for the course of the procedure;
- information that endangers industrial or intellectual rights ownership (patent, model, sample, trademark and service mark, designation of origin the product.
The Commission for Protection of the Right to Free Access to Public Information (KOMSPI) is in charge of providing information to the citizens regarding access to information, monitoring the implementation of the law, and delivering regular annual reports on the application of the Law to the Parliament.
https://aspi.mk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Law-on-free-access-to-public-information.pdf
Lobbying
- There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament
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Yes
Sources: Law on Lobbying - https://dksk.mk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Adopted-Law-on-Lobbying_en.pdf
- There is a register of accredited lobbyists
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Yes
- The register of accredited lobbyists is available on the parliamentary web site
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No