Skopje, 16 January 2024 (MIA) - The procedure for election of the caretaker government will take place by the end of next week, in line with the legal deadlines, said Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski on Tuesday.

Earlier today, PM Kovachevski met with Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, who is to be elected caretaker PM, and SDSM whip Jovan Mitrevski, who will replace Xhaferi in the post, over the procedures related to the resignations and elections of the Speaker and the caretaker government.

He said that SDSM has launched the procedure of nominating presidential and MP candidates, first in the local offices, then municipal organizations and finally to the party's executive and central boards.

The PM confirmed he has communicated with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, noting that not all meetings take place in conference rooms and "many aspects can be agreed over the phone".

"There is communication, we know each other, we lead the two biggest political parties in the country, and I believe these technical things can be done in such a way," added Kovachevski.

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