Opposition parties in northern Macedonia, along with a small Albanian party still in power, have agreed to the ouster of the government, which consists mainly of Zoran Zaef’s Social Democratic Party (SDSM) and Ali Ahmeti’s Albanian DUI.
The leader of the main opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE, Christian Mickoski, said today that his party, along with the Levica (Left) party and the Albanian Alliance for Albanians and BESA, had secured a 61-seat parliamentary majority. which, as he said, “guarantees that this government under SDSM belongs to the past”.
The Parliament of Northern Macedonia has a total of 120 seats.
The formation of a new parliamentary majority was made possible by the ostensible departure from the government of the small Albanian party “BESA”, which has four deputies.
Christian Mickowski also said that in the near future he will try to form a new government, if, as he said, “the conditions are created and there are guarantees for a stable and reformist government”. Otherwise, as he said, the only solution for the country is to hold early parliamentary elections as soon as possible.
The leader of VMRO-DPMNE also stated that the resignation of Zoran Zaef and his government is expected on Monday.
These developments come after the heavy defeat of the Social Democratic Party in last Sunday’s municipal elections and the statement of Zoran Zaef that he will resign as Prime Minister of the country.
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