{"id":26721,"date":"2021-12-06T17:24:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=26721"},"modified":"2021-12-06T17:29:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:29:40","slug":"snap-elections-called-off-as-alternative-switches-sides-and-join-zaevs-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/snap-elections-called-off-as-alternative-switches-sides-and-join-zaevs-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Snap elections called off after &#8216;Alternative&#8217; switches sides and joins Zaev&#8217;s government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Their deal with Zoran Zaev\u2019s SDSM has cost the \u2018Alternative\u2019 their partnership with the opposition party \u2018Alliance for Albanians\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Both Albanian parties had entered an agreement thereby entering the local elections as a coalition \u2013 a partnership, which was meant to continue well through the next parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent press conference, representatives from \u2018Alliance for Albanians\u2019 confirmed that they\u2019d opted out of their parliamentary group with the \u2018Alternative\u2019 and that they will now be forming a separate group in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>During yesterday\u2019s general convention, the Albanian party \u2018Alternative\u2019, decided to opt-out of the opposition camp and join the ruling party in a Grand Coalition Government, with a majority of votes.<\/p>\n<p>After several meetings between the acting prime minister Zoran Zaev and the party chair, Afrim Gashi, the agreement of collaboration between the Alterative and SDSM was ultimately signed, bringing the current majority in parliament to 64 MPs, which resolved the current hiatus that was otherwise going lead the country to snap elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Their deal with Zoran Zaev\u2019s SDSM has cost the \u2018Alternative\u2019 their partnership with the opposition party \u2018Alliance for Albanians\u2019. 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