The Parlaiment of the Republic of North Macedonia at the session on MP questions confirmed the resignation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The resignation was accepted without Prime Minister Zaev orally explaining it. The resignation of the Prime Minister entails the resignation of the entire Government. In the submitted resignation, Zaev stated that he took this decision as a logical step that arises from the outcome of the local elections and as an expression of the responsibility taken for the election results. Zaev has been the Prime Minister since 31 May 2017, and won a second term as Prime Minister in the elections on 15 July last year. With the confirmation of the resignation, the constitutional deadlines for the election of a new Government begin to run. Following the resignation, the parliamentary majority is expected to nominate the new leader of SDSM and current Deputy Minister of Finance Dimitar Kovacevski. After receiving the mandate, Kovacevski in the first half of next month should submit to the Parliament the program and the proposal for the composition of the new government cabinet, which would be followed by the election of his government at a parliamentary session. President Stevo Pendarovski received a formal notification from the Parliament that the resignation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has been confirmed.