Međutim, vladajuća stranka danas je VMRO-DPMNE, koja ima povjerenje 23% stanovništva, kako pokazuju nedavna istraživanja. 2002. godine to su bili Socijaldemokrati, koji su trenutno u stanju pribaviti podršku samo nekih 8% glasača.
However, the ruling party today is the VMRO-DPMNE, which has the confidence of 23% of the population, according to recent surveys. In 2002, it was the Social Democrats, who are currently able to muster only around 8% of voter support.