{"id":25513,"date":"2021-11-18T18:27:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T17:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=25513"},"modified":"2021-11-18T18:27:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T17:27:44","slug":"zaev-in-negotiations-with-the-alternative-to-extend-the-grand-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/zaev-in-negotiations-with-the-alternative-to-extend-the-grand-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaev in negotiations with the Alternative to extend the Grand Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the fact that it\u2019s been several days since Zoran Zaev\u2019s public declaration that he would be stepping down as North Macedonia\u2019s prime minister, the failure of the motion of no-confidence initiated by opposition parties has resulted in a political standstill for the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>PM Zoran Zaev is now attempting to enlarge the current government with additional MPs, because at the moment he only has 60 MPs, which is not enough to pass laws, whereas VMRO-DMPNE and the rest of the opposition block are asking for snap elections.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Zaev\u2019s SDSM is signaling that it would be open to negotiate with Afrim Gashi\u2019s Alternative, to have them join him in a Grand Coalition \u2013 even though the Alternative has been part of the opposition coalition thus far.<\/p>\n<p>On October 31, after a disappointing result in the second voting round of the local elections, where he lost the capital of Skopje, Zaev declared his resignation as the country\u2019s prime minister as well as SDSM\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n<p>This however was considered by the opposition and political analysts as nothing but a \u2018tactical move\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the fact that it\u2019s been several days since Zoran Zaev\u2019s public declaration that he would be stepping down as North Macedonia\u2019s prime minister, the failure of the motion of no-confidence initiated by opposition parties has resulted in a political standstill for the status quo. 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