▁with ▁an ▁independent ▁state . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁also ▁recognized ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁self - det erm ination ▁and ▁se cess ion . ▁The ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁changed ▁by ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁republic ' s ▁parliament . ▁Its ▁inhabitants ▁held ▁both ▁Y ug oslav ▁citizens hip ▁and ▁an ▁internal ▁Mac ed onian ▁citizens hip ▁for ▁state ▁business . ▁ ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁constitution , ▁presiden cy , ▁government , ▁parliament , ▁official ▁language , ▁state ▁symbols , ▁Mac ed onian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Arts , ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁( Inter ior ▁min istry ), ▁Bureau ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁( Min istry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ) ▁and ▁other ▁state ▁pr er og atives . ▁Also , ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁Territ orial ▁Def ence ▁armed ▁forces ▁( Mac ed onian : ▁Те рито ри ја л на ▁од бра на , ▁Ter itor ij al na ▁od b ran a ). ▁ ▁System ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁was ▁a ▁one - party ▁commun ist ▁state , ▁the ▁r uling ▁political ▁party ▁being ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Commun ists ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁( in ▁Mac ed onian : ▁Со ју з ▁на ▁Ко му ни сти те ▁на ▁Ма ке до ни ја , ▁So j uz ▁na ▁Kom un ist ite ▁na ▁M aked on ija , ▁abbre viation : ▁С