The Party of United Democrats of Macedonia (Macedonian: Партија на обединети демократи на Македонија, ПОДЕМ; Partija na obedineti demokrati na Makedonija, PODEM, Albanian: Partia e Demokratëve të Bashkuar të Maqedonisë) is a centre-left[citation needed] political party in North Macedonia. It was founded on 12 July 2008 by former members of the New Social Democratic Party,[1] after the 2008 parliamentary elections.