Parliament Watch: Monitoring Report on the Debate Quality in the Parliament (July – December 2025)
The report indicates a relatively low level of debate quality in the Parliament for the current mandate, and confirming that there is significant room for improvement. The average debate quality score for the first half of 2025 is 5.7 on a scale of 1-10. This represents no change from the previous monitoring period (January-June 2025) [...] Focus group report: Public Perception of the Work of the Parliament, Trust in Public Institutions and Political Parties, and Quality of Life in North Macedonia
This report presents the findings from three focus groups conducted in Skopje, Shtip, and Gostivar in June 2025, with the aim of exploring the context behind the percentages generated by the field survey on “Citizens’ Perceptions of the Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia,” conducted in February/March 2025. The focus groups sought to offer [...] Parliament Watch: Monitoring Report on the Debate Quality in the Parliament (January – June 2025)
The report indicates a relatively low level of debate quality in the Parliament for the current mandate, confirming that there is significant room for improvement. The average debate quality score for the first half of 2025 is 5.7 on a scale of 1-10. This represents a slight improvement (+.2) compared to the previous monitoring period [...] Gender representation and thematic visibility: Female MPs and marginalised groups in the Parliament
The analysis of gender representation and the representation of marginalised groups in the Parliament of North Macedonia shows a multifaceted dynamic. Although female MPs make up 37% of the composition, their representation in working bodies and committees indicates thematic segregation: they are more present in committees that have a social character, while male MPs dominate [...] Parliament Watch: Citizens’ perceptions of the work of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia (2024)
The Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" - Skopje, within the framework of the Parliament Support Program (PSP), in the period from March 26 to April 12, 2024, conducted a field survey to better investigate the public perception of the Parliament's work. The analysis of public opinion "Parliament Watch: Citizens' perceptions of the work of the [...] PARLIAMENT WATCH: MONITORING REPORT ON THE DEBATE QUALITY IN THE PARLIAMENT (JULY – DECEMBER 2023)
The report shows the relatively low level of debate quality in the Parliament in this mandate and confirms the conclusion that there is room for significant improvement. On a scale from 1 – the lowest to 10 – the highest, the average rating of the debate quality in the Parliament in the second half of […]
THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTS OF THE WESTERN BALKANS IN THE BERLIN PROCESS, TOPIC OF THE EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH MACEDONIA
On September 12 and 13, the Institute for Democracy hosted the regional event “Enhancing Berlin Process through Parliamentary Diplomacy” in which Members of Parliaments (MPs) and parliamentary staff from the Parliaments of the Western Balkans (WB), the German Bundestag and the European Parliament participated. The purpose of the event is to bring the Berlin Process […]
PARLIAMENT WATCH: MONITORING REPORT ON THE DEBATE QUALITY IN THE PARLIAMENT (JANUARY – JUNE 2023)
The report shows the relatively low level of debate quality in the Assembly in this mandate and concludes that there is room for significant improvement. On a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest), the average rating of the debate quality in the Assembly in the first half […]
Parliament Watch: Citizen Perceptions of the Work of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia (2023)
Between February and April 2023, the Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis – Skopje, within the Parliamentary Support Programme (PSP), implemented a combined research of a field survey and nine focus-groups in order to better analyze the public perception of the work of the Assembly and the political parties, the quality of life, the political issues […]