The newly elected Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski took office on Monday succeeding the outgoing Caretaker Prime Minister Talat Xhaferi. Mickoski and Xhaferi held a brief meeting during the takeover without speaking to members of the media.
The Parliament with 77 votes in favor and 22 against late on Sunday elected the new government with Hristijan Mickoski as the Prime Minister. The government coalition is made of VMRO-DPMNE, ‘Worth It’ coalition parties and the ZNAM Movement.
Mickoski is the 13th prime minister, who will lead the 20th government since the country declared independence.
