ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁its ▁sub unit ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Aut onom ous ▁Province ▁of ▁Kos ovo ▁to ▁the ▁north - west ▁and ▁international ▁borders ▁with ▁Greece ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁Bulg aria ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁peace fully ▁changed ▁from ▁social ist ▁state ▁to ▁parliament ary ▁dem ocracy . ▁The ▁first ▁pl ural ist ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁once ▁r uling ▁commun ist ▁party ▁took ▁a ▁reform ist ▁direction ▁and ▁renamed ▁itself ▁League ▁of ▁Commun ists ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁– ▁Party ▁for ▁Democratic ▁Change ▁led ▁by ▁Pet ar ▁Go š ev . ▁After ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁commun ist ▁presiden cy ▁Vladimir ▁Mit kov ▁res igned , ▁K iro ▁G lig or ov ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁parliament ▁adopted ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁removing ▁" So cial ist " ▁from ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁entity , ▁and ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁was ▁officially ▁established . ▁After ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁began , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed