Hristijan Mickoski: Cabinet reshuffle expected by end of November, leaders to meet in December

Published: 13 November, 2026 13:45 — Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said the planned cabinet reconstruction should be completed by the end of November and that coalition leaders have agreed to meet in December to finalise outstanding issues.

Timetable and talks

Asked whether WLEN will receive fewer posts in the reconstruction following the Brvenica elections, Mickoski referred to the coalition agreement and to the promise that binds the parties until 2028, when regular parliamentary elections are due. "In life the word you give is important and there is nothing more important than keeping that word," Mickoski said.

He reiterated his personal approach to agreements: "I, as a person, in principle, when I make an agreement and give my word, I keep it. There is no movement left-right," the prime minister said, adding that he honours commitments once made.

Mickoski also said he had held talks with WLEN leaders and that the parties had identified several posts they consider important for the state. He said those proposals will be refined in the parties' personnel committees.

The prime minister noted he had previously set October as the deadline for the reconstruction, but said that because of many events it is now expected to be finished in November. "We discussed holding a meeting of the coalition leaders and agreed that such a meeting would be organized during December," he said.

Commenting on ZNAM leader Maxim Dimitrievski's statement that he might leave the government if the judicial exam is held in Albanian, Mickoski said the decision is Dimitrievski's and repeated his view that the government remains stable.

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