--- title: "Dimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime Minister of which country?" description: "Dimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime Minister of which country?" author: "Austin Dcruz" published: 2022-02-05 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95525/dimitar-kovacevski-is-the-new-prime-minister-of-which-country category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "prime minister", "country"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Dimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime Minister of which country? Dimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime [Minister of which country](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30953/kirti-nidhi-bista-who-passed-away-recently-was-the-former-prime-minister-of-which-country)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **The Parliament of North Macedonia chose a new ministry led by a new Social Democratic leader, Dimitar Kovacevski. He replaces Zoran Zaev, the Social Democratic Party's predecessor. The new Prime Minister stated that his priority would be to address the current energy situation and to hold crucial negotiations with Bulgaria. The Republic of North Macedonia is a Southeast European republic.** \ **[Dimitar Kovaevski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitar_Kova%C4%8Devski)** is a Macedonian **politician and economist** who has been the**[Prime Minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95506/antonio-costo-is-re-elected-as-the-prime-minister-of-which-country) of North Macedonia** since January 17, 2022. Kovaevski, a supporter of the **Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM)**, previously worked as **[deputy finance minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95389/what-is-the-rank-of-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-in-the-forbes-annual-list-of-powerful-women-the-world-s-100-most-powerful-women-for-the-year-2021)**from 2020 to 2022 before being named prime minister in 2022. \ ![Dimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime Minister of which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/de759711-c5c2-4db8-b30b-b5b7fb91ec2c/images/802b5f03-2beb-45d3-a7c3-2be458863e36.jpeg)\ \ Kovaevski was named [**Deputy Minister of Finance**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92942/who-is-first-woman-finance-minister-of-india) in Zoran Zaev's second administration following the **2020 parliamentary elections in North Macedonia**. On September 23, 2020, the parliament nominated him for this role. Following a setback in the 2021 local elections, Zaev announced his **retirement as both [prime minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95467/who-will-head-the-special-probe-panel-to-investigate-the-security-lapse-during-prime-minister-narendra-modi-s-recent-visit-to-punjab) and head of the SDSM.** This produced uncertainty in the frail ruling majority, which nonetheless withstood a no-confidence vote pushed by the minority led by **VMRO-DPMNE**. In the aftermath, Zaev's administration increased its parliamentary majority by securing the backing of **4 other MPs from Alternativa**, which had previously been in opposition. **Kovaevski joined Zaev during discussions with Alternativa, cementing his reputation as Zaev's successor.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95525/dimitar-kovacevski-is-the-new-prime-minister-of-which-country Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.