In a late Sunday vote, North Macedonia's center-right leader, aged 46, received parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government. The leader faces significant challenges in his four-year term, particularly in advancing the country's efforts to join the European Union, a goal that has been a long-standing priority for the small Balkan NATO member.
The leader's party, VMRO-DPMNE, which won the May national elections, secured 58 seats, three short of a governing majority. To form a government, the leader struck a deal with an ethnic Albanian and a leftist party, totaling 20 seats.
