Problems for Talat Xhafer's government, which has not yet completed 2 weeks in office. The Parliament of North Macedonia started this Friday afternoon a session for the dismissal of two ministers who come from the ranks of the Alliance for Albanians.
The request for their dismissal was made by the former chairman of this party, Ziadin Sela, after clashes with the current chairman, Arben Taravari.
The latter decided that in the next elections the party will join the Albanian opposition, but this is causing divisions within the party. Some supported it, but others opposed it. The ruling coalition has a fragile majority in parliament, but appears to have the necessary votes for cabinet changes.
The Ministers of Health and Information Society, Fatmir Mejhiti and Azir Aliu are expected to be dismissed from the parliament after aligning themselves with Mr. Taravari regarding his decision to join the Albanian opposition in the spring elections. Ziadin Sela's wing has proposed Ilir Demir, an infectious disease doctor and current director of the Tetova Hospital, as the new minister of health, and Naim Bajram, a former party spokesman, as the minister of the IT Society.
The Prime Minister of the technical government, Talat Xhaferi, gave this explanation for the changes.
"From the beginning, I want to emphasize that the proposal for impeachment of the ministers has nothing to do with the professional aspect of their preparations. I have special respect considering that I also have compatriots (from Gostivari) and I have continuously followed them and know their professional preparation. The force of the law says that there cannot be two opposition entities in the composition of the government; and this is the basic reason for which the proposal (for dismissal) is in front of you", said Xhaferi.
The dismissal and approval of new ministers requires a majority of 61 deputies out of 120 in the parliament. Over 30 MPs have submitted a request for a speech on the matter.