The new Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski takes over the position from Zaev
In the Government of the Republic of Northern Macedonia Today, the office and the cabinet will be handed over between the current Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the newly elected Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski.
In the speech before the MPs, Kovacevski said that the focus of the government program is on the citizens, the economy and dealing with the consequences of the pandemic and the energy crisis. He pointed out that no new elections are needed, announcing an increase in pensions and an increase in the minimum and average wages, as well as reforms in education. Speaking about the dispute with Bulgaria, Kovachevski said that the talks would continue and be intensified without endangering the identity of the people.
The debate on the election of the new government in Parliament lasted two days.
Kovacevski's government has 21 members - from SDSM 11, DUI six, Alternativa three and one minister from LDP.
The new government cabinet has one member more than the previous one, a minister without portfolio, a position that after the formation of the new parliamentary majority belonged to Alternative.