Macedonia: VMRO-DPMNE and DUI have agreed to form govt

VMRO-DPMNE and Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) have reached an agreement to form a ruling coalition.

The leaders of the two parties, Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti, have agreed to divide the ministerial posts 2:1 in favor of VMRO-DPMNE, which means the new Macedonian government will have more Albanian ministers who will manage more significant portfolios.

According to the agreement Ali Ahmeti’s party gets European integration portfolio, which will reportedly be managed by Ermira Mehmeti.