Assembly of Macedonia V. approves Zaev's resignation December 23, 2021

The Assembly of Northern Macedonia on Thursday approved the resignation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, which was met with applause from the opposition VMRO DPMNE.

The resignation of the head of the Government was concluded without debate in the session of the Assembly, as this was requested by Zaev in the written justification of his resignation.

Zaev, resignation from the Government, has warned me on 31 October, after the deep defeat of the Social-Democratic League (LSDM) in local elections.

He has claimed responsibility for the defeat by VMRO DPMNE, resigning from the leadership of the party.

"I want to set an example to recognize virtuous decisions when necessary and to make another contribution to strengthening the democratic capacity of the people., but also to future leaders to be aware of their civic duty when caring for their country ”, wrote Zaev in the justification of the resignation act.
Upon confirmation of resignation, the President of the Assembly, Talat Xhaferi, has notified the president, Stevo Pendarovski, who must appoint a new prime minister-designate for northern Macedonia within ten days.

He will be, Dimitar Kovacevski, chairman of the Social Democratic League, as he has previously announced that he has a parliamentary majority in the Assembly.

Part of the new Government, in addition to SDSM and the Democratic Union for Integration, will also be the Alternativa party, which replaces the Besa Movement, who left the Government after the local elections.

The new parliamentary majority has 64 deputies from 120 how many counts the Assembly of Northern Macedonia.

Mandatari, according to the constitution, brenda 20 must submit the new government composition to the Assembly for approval, which is voted with 61 votes of deputies.

The new government, based on constitutional deadlines, must be resolved no later than mid-January of the year 2022. /rel