North Macedonia's Parliament Elects New Prime Minister, Approves New Coalition Government
Faizan Hashmi Published January 17, 2022 | 11:40 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th January, 2022) Members of North Macedonian Parliament late Sunday voted for a new coalition government, with Dimitar Kovacevski, leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), elected as a new prime minister, national media reported on Monday.
On December 30, North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski nominated Kovacevski as a prime minister, giving him a mandate to form a new cabinet.
According to Macedonian Information Agency, the new coalition cabinet headed by Kovacevski was supported by 62 lawmakers of the 120-member Macedonian parliament, with 46 lawmakers voting against.
Kovacevski previously stated that the key objective of his government will be to achieve "higher and more sustainable economic growth."
He also pledged to address the country's energy crisis and bring North Macedonia closer to the European Union.
Kovacevski, appointed as deputy minister of finance after the 2020 parliamentary elections, succeeded Zoran Zaev, who resigned as prime minister on December 13, following the SDSM party's defeat in municipal elections. The leadership of the party then passed to 47-year-old Kovacevski.
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