# North Macedonia political transition after Gruevski

Nikola Gruevski is a former Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 2006 until his resignation in 2016, in accordance with the internationally mediated Pržino Agreement due to the Macedonian political crisis, and led the party [VMRO-DPMNE](/organizations/vmro-dpmne) from 2004 to 2017. He was the longest serving post-independence Macedonian prime minister, serving more than nine years in office.

## Dated facts

- 2021: Zaev announces resignation after local election defeat. https://factrail.ai/facts/zaev-resigns-after-local-elections-2021-10-31. Sources: https://mia.mk/en/story/zaev-steps-down-as-pm-and-sdsm-leader-says-no-time-for-early-elections, https://www.dw.com/en/north-macedonia-prime-minister-zoran-zaev-resigns/a-59681002, https://www.rferl.org/a/north-maceconia-zaev-elections-sdsm-vmro-dpmne/31538521.html.
- 2017: Zoran Zaev becomes Prime Minister of Macedonia. https://factrail.ai/facts/zaev-becomes-pm-2017-05-31. Sources: https://www.voanews.com/a/macedonia-lawmakers-vote-could-end-stalemate/3881703.html, https://www.slobodnaevropa.mk/a/28521476.html, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/13/macedonias-nato-hopes-rise-as-deal-with-greece-looks-feasible.

## Methodology

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