Macedonia took a step toward resolving a long-standing political deadlock on Wednesday

Skopje (dpa) – Macedonia took a step toward resolving a long-standing political deadlock on Wednesday when President Gorge Ivanov handed opposition leader Zoran Zaev the mandate to form a new government. Macedonia has been paralysed since snap polls in December, with Ivanov refusing to designate Zaev, leader of the Social Democrats (SDSM), even though his centre-left…

The president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia said he will give a mandate to his opposition rival to form a government, putting an end to a long political crisis. Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev won a majority in December’s elections after forming an alliance with an Albanian minority party. But President Gjorge Ivanov had…