• Tuesday, 05 November 2024

Kovachevski resigning as SDSM leader, party to convene congress, organize internal elections

Kovachevski resigning as SDSM leader, party to convene congress, organize internal elections

Skopje, 22 May 2024 (MIA) — SDSM leader Dimitar Kovachevski is officially resigning from the post of party president and has requested that the party convene a congress and organize internal elections.


Kovachevski confirmed his resignation at the party's Executive Board session earlier on Wednesday, SDSM said in a press release.


He had originally announced his resignation on May 8, on moral grounds and in accordance with the Party's Statute.


At the session, Kovachevski initiated the convening of a congress during which the bodies of the party would be put to a confidence vote after the results in the recent elections, SDSM said.

 

In his letter to the Executive Board and Central Board chairwoman Slavjanka Petrovska, Kovachevski said the May 8 parliamentary elections and presidential runoff had been held in a fair and democratic atmosphere, in line with European standards.

 

"This represents an enormous step forward as a result of the high degree of democracy, freedom of the media and the peace and stability we established in the country over the past years," he pointed out. mr/