Skopje, 19 June 2024 (MIA) - Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi has scheduled the session for election of the new Government on Saturday at 11 a.m.

VMRO-DPMNE leader and PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski submitted yesterday the motion for the composition and programme of the government.

The Parliament's Rules of Procedures stipulates that the government election session will last two days at most.

The Government is elected by majority of votes, namely 61 out of 120 MPs.

The government motion includes 24 ministers coming from the VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition "Your Macedonia", the "Worth It" coalition, and ZNAM.

Panche Toshkovski is VMRO-DPMNE's candidate for Minister of Interior, Timcho Mucunski is the candidate for Foreign Minister, while Gordana Kochoska Dimitrieska is the nominee for Finance Minister.

Vlado Misajlovski is the candidate for Defense Minister, Aleksandar Nikolovski for Deputy PM and Minister of Transport, Stefan Andonovski for Minister of Information Society and Digital Transformation, while Zlatko Perinski for Minister of Local Self-Government.

Sanja Bozhinovska is the candidate for Minister of Energy, Mining and Minerals, Cvetan Tripunovski for Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, Vesna Janevska for Minister of Education and Science, Zoran Ljutkov for Minister of Culture and Tourism, and Borko Ristovski for Minister of Sport.

Ljupcho Dimovski of the Socialist Party is the nominee for Deputy PM for Political System, Ivan Stoiljkovic of the Democratic Party of Serbs for Deputy PM for Community Relations, while Shaban Saliu for Minister without Portfolio for integration and implementation of Roma Decade.

The "Worth It" coalition has nominated Izet Mexhiti as the candidate for Deputy PM and Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, Arben Taravari for Minister of Health, Fatmir Limani for Minister of Social Policy, Demography and Youth, Besar Durmishi for Minister of Economy, Arben Fetai for Deputy PM for good governance, and Orhan Murtezani for Minister of European Affairs.

ZNAM candidates in the new government are Igor Filkov for Minister of Justice and Goran Minchev for Minister of Public Administration.

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