# Zaev announces resignation after local election defeat

Date: 2021

On 31 October 2021 [Zoran Zaev](/people/zoran-zaev) announced he would resign as prime minister and SDSM leader after his party's defeat in local elections. He said he took responsibility for the results and argued there was no time for early parliamentary elections, backing a new SDSM-led government instead.

## People

- Zoran Zaev: https://factrail.ai/people/zoran-zaev

## 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

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/zaev-resigns-after-local-elections-2021-10-31