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Macedonian PM proposes new interior minister

Xinhua, September 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

The prime minister of Macedonia accepted Thursday the resignation of Interior Minister Mitko Cavkov and submitted the proposal to appoint Oliver Andonov to replace Cavkov, the government spokesperson Aleksandar Gjorgiev told local media on Thursday.

Such government reshuffle came one day after an agreement reached between four main political parties' leaders to hold an early parliamentary election on Dec. 11.

One of the conditions was the appointment of a new interior minister, according to the report.

However, government sources said that Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev is expected to propose Cavkov to take up the post of the director of the public security bureau.

The agreement was highly praised and welcomed by several senior officials of the EU. It it is expected to put to an end the political crisis in Macedonia. Endit