Skopje, 16 June 2024 (MIA) - Outgoing caretaker Minister of Interior Panche Toshkovski is VMRO-DPMNE candidate for the same post in the new government, current Aerodrom Mayor Timcho Mucunski is the candidate for Foreign Minister, while party vice-president Gordana Kochoska Dimitrieska is the nominee for Finance Minister.

VMRO-DPMNE leader and PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski unveiled late Sunday the names of the 15 candidates of coalition "Your Macedonia" after they were apporoved by the party's executive and central committees.

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 next government will also include ministers from the Worth It coalition and ZNAM. The government composition and programme will be submitted to the Parlament on Tuesday.