Skopje, 28 January 2024 (MIA) – After voting to elect a new caretaker Government in a separate session earlier on Sunday, Parliament held another session Sunday during which it verified the mandate of new MP Musa Ibraimi, who replaces Talat Xhaferi in Parliament, and voted to elect deputy ministers and additional deputy ministers in the caretaker Government.

With the vote, Parliament named SDSM's candidate and former Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski’s chief of staff, Mitko Bojmacliev, as additional Deputy Minister of Interior, and Jovanka Trenchevska as additional Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy.

It also approved VMRO-DPMNE's candidates for additional deputy ministers - Elena Petrova as additional Deputy Minister of Finance, Stefan Andonovski as additional Deputy Minister of Information Society and Administration, and Cvetan Tripunovski as additional Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy.

The vote completes the creation of a caretaker Government led by Talat Xhaferi, which will rule the country until the State Election Commission publishes the final results of the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 8, and the election of a political government.

In a separate plenary session earlier on Sunday, Parliament voted to elect Xhaferi’s caretaker Government with 65 votes in favor and 3 against. The session was attended by 111 MPs. VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs abstained from voting for the caretaker Government.

The main task of the caretaker Government is the holding of fair and democratic parliamentary elections.