According to local media reports, after Zoran Zayev officially resigned, Dimitar Kovachevs, who was elected as the new leader of the ruling Socialist Party of North Macedonia, was confirmed as the new leader on Tuesday (December 28). Prime Minister-designate of the country.
According to the news portal Faktor, after his ruling SDSM proposed that he be prime minister-designate, President Stevo Pendarovski authorized Kovachevsky to form a new government.
Last week, Zayev officially resigned to the parliament after his party resigned as the leader of SDSM after losing in the October mayoral election.
According to the constitution, Kovachevsky should form a new cabinet supported by 64 members of the 120-seat parliament within 20 days.
According to media reports, the Speaker of Parliament Talat Dzaferi (Talat Dzaferi) said that the vote for the new government may be scheduled for January 15 or 16.
Due to the lack of domestic electricity production and rising prices across Europe, the future government faces the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic and the energy crisis announced last month.
In addition, North Macedonia, which joined NATO last year, hopes to join the European Union, but Bulgaria opposes it due to historical and linguistic disputes.
The European Union has not yet given the green light for negotiations on the membership of North Macedonia.
