Equal participation in political processes is necessary for a democratic society. WFD in North Macedonia works on empowering marginalized groups and advancing the inclusion of women, persons with disabilities and youth in political processes. Since 2019 the office has worked on support of the political participation of persons with disabilities, by producing research, working with political parties and empowering activists. In 2020 WFD supported the monitoring of parliamentary elections in 2020 by persons with disabilities. The programme led to unanimous adoption of the Declaration for Active Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities by Parliament in 2019.  

Looking into the position of youth, WFD began producing an annual study on the socio-political participation of young people and analysed the position of youth in elections. A key partner is this cause the Parliamentary MP Club for Youth Affairs and Policies, which has been supported by WFD in two parliamentary compositions. WFD also works with young people, high-school students and political party youth wings supporting participation and culture of dialogue. Students from across the country created dozens of initiatives, convincing local institutions to make changes improving their lives.

Civil society and media are important partners in working towards open, accountable and inclusive democracies. WFD includes and supports local civil society organisations and journalists in its work towards these goals. Between 2016 and 2018 a dozen organizations were supported in advocacy initiatives to Parliament. Civil society partners are essential in the implementation of the Western Balkans Democracy Initiative. In the last several years, WFD supported investigative journalists, though five different cycles, in looking into and placing public funds and policies in the focus, and several of these stories awards recognizing their significance for the investigative reporting and public interest.