North Macedonia: Prime Minister Zaev makes changes to the cabinet

 Zoran Zaev

 The Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev made Sunday public the names of new ministers who will run some of his posts in his cabinet. Mr. Zaev himself will head the Ministry of Finance.

For the post of new Minister of Environment, has been proposed Naser Nuredini, who will replace Sadulla Duraku in this post. Meanwhile, Mr. Duraku becomes the head of the new Political System Ministry, which follows the Secretariat for the implementation of the Ohrid Agreement. Both are members of the Democratic Union for Integration.

Hysni Ismaili was nominated for the Culture Minister from the ranks of the Alternative party. Goran Milevski of the Liberal-Democratic Party will replace Suhejl Fazliu of the National Democratic Renaissance. The Minister of Agriculture will also be changed.

Prime Minister Zaev said that the task of the Minister of Finance will be carried out by him for a certain period.

He submitted the list to parliament with the names of the candidates, while waiting for the government's new composition to be voted on within the next week.

The PM of North Macedonia warns that within the next week will make changes to the posts of some deputy ministers and directors of public enterprises.

He had warned immediately after the first round of the presidential elections that "there will be cleansing" as he said, in the ranks of cabinet representatives he leads.