SKOPJE, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) Zoran Zaev continued Monday talks for the creation of a new government with Albanian parties.
Petre Silegov, spokesman of SDSM, told reporters that Zaev is demanding the support of three Albanian parties -- BDI (Democratic Union for Integration), BESA and Alliance for Albanians -- in order to have a stable government.
The talks are being held between work groups and the sides are harmonizing their programs, Silegov said, adding that the focus of the talks were the principles of the functioning of the state.
Meanwhile, sources from the three ethnic Albanian parties which have offered their support to Zaev said that the reforms and European-Atlantic integration of Macedonia were a key priority.
On the other hand, the party of former PM Nikola Gruevski VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release that it was following the creation of the government so that if Zaev violated the principles and the guarantees that he had offered to preserve the unity of the country, then it would react.
President of Macedonia George Ivanov mandated last Wednesday the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev to form a new government, saying that the obstacles in giving the mandate had been overcome.
After being mandated to form new cabinet in ten days, Zaev guaranteed that SDSM-led government shall preserve the unity, constitutional order, sovereignty and multi-ethnicity of the country.
