Research

The aim of this analysis is to show the level of discourse argumentation of MPs from the latest MP composition (2016 - 2020) of the Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia. The level of argumentation in the Macedonian Parliament will be additionally compared with the level of discourse argumentation in the European Parliament and in the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia. These two parliaments are selected as reference institutions in which the same methodology for discourse quality assessment is implemented, and due to both of them representing functional institutions within the European Union (EU), in which North Macedonia aspires to become a member. In this way, overview will be given as to how the argumentation of our Parliament’s discourse stands compared to EU’s parliamentary body, but also compared with Slovenia’s Parliament, as an EU member state from the region, that we have significant similarities with from historical and political perspective.