SKOPJE, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The European Union welcomes the vote for Macedonia's new government led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, the EU said Thursday through a statement from EU's senior representatives Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn.
Mogherini and Hahn noted in their statement that EU expected all parliamentary parties here to put their divisions aside and work jointly on delivering on a common reform agenda that would benefit the country in its entirety.
This is also essential to bring the country back on its European integration path, a process that the citizens clearly want and deserve, EU high officials said one day after voting of new government in Macedonia.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department extended congratulation to SDSM leader Zoran Zaev on being elected as Prime Minister, noting in a press release that the United States looked forward to working with the new government.
"As a partner and friend of Macedonia, we look forward to working with new government as it strives to fulfill the country's Euro-Atlantic aspirations by implementing urgent reforms that strengthen rule of law and judicial independence, media freedom, and government accountability," said a U.S. state department press release.
With 62 votes in favor, the Macedonian Parliament elected late Wednesday the new Macedonian government led by Zaev, who promised to lead a government that will work on reforms and bring the society together.
The Macedonian government will have 25 ministers divided among three coalition partners -- the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, the Democratic Union for Integration, and the Alliance for the Albanians.
