North Macedonia elects new prime minister
North Macedonian Parliament has voted for a new coalition government, with Dimitar Kovacevski, leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), elected as the new prime minister.
National media reported on Monday that on December 30, 2020, North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski nominated Mr Kovacevski as a prime minister, giving him the mandate to form a new cabinet.
According to the Macedonian Information Agency, the new coalition cabinet headed by Mr Kovacevski was supported by 62 lawmakers of the 120-member Macedonian parliament, with 46 lawmakers voting against.
Mr Kovacevski previously said the key objective of his government would 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.
Mr Kovacevski, appointed as deputy minister of finance after the 2021 parliamentary elections, succeeded Zoran Zaev, who resigned as prime minister on December 13, 2021, following the SDSM party’s defeat in municipal elections.
The leadership of the party then passed to 47-year-old Mr Kovacevski.
(Sputnik/NAN)
More from Peoples Gazette
Economy
World Economic Forum: Chinese president warns confrontation will lead to catastrophe
The Chinese president cautioned against protectionism, unilateralism and power politics, a reference China usually aims at the U.S.
States
VIO impounds 6,850 vehicles in Adamawa in 2021: Official
The agency said the 5,000 impounded vehicles and 1,850 tricycles failed to register with the state ministry of transport.
States
IPOB sit-at-home order making us poor, Anambra residents cry out
They said, by enforcing the sit-at-home order through fear and intimidation, IPOB had become the enemy of many Igbos.
World
Indians mourn death of ‘Supermom’ tigress
The tigress who lived for more than 16 years earned the title of “Supermom” for giving birth to 29 cubs during her lifetime.
World
Poland enters fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Poland has detected 4,313,036 COVID-19 cases with 3,790,377 recovered and 102,305 dead.
Rights
Ex-soldier to die by hanging for armed robbery
The soldier and two others had on March 10, 2016 robbed a filling station and stolen N1.2 million in cash.
