North Macedonia’s parliament has started debate on a vote of confidence for a new left-wing coalition government after the Social Democrats and their ethnic Albanian partners secured a majority in parliament in July's general election.
Zoran Zaev, the leader of the social democrats , center, talks to the country's President Stevo Pendarovski, right, prior the constitutive session of the Parliament, in a dome hall at the parliament building in Skopje, North Macedonia, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.
SKOPJE, North Macedonia -- North Macedonia’s parliament started debate Saturday on a vote of confidence for a new left-wing coalition government after the Social Democrats and their ethnic Albanian partners secured a majority of seats in July's generalSocial-Democrat leader Zoran Zaev, 46, who led the previous government from 2017 to 2020, has announced a more streamlined Cabinet with 19 members, seven fewer than before. Nine ministers either kept their positions or were moved to new ones.
The conservative opposition, led by the VMRO-DPMNE party, fiercely criticized the new Cabinet, claiming it is “incapable” of dealing with the pandemic and fulfilling its promises.
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