Zoran Zaev remains missing from public eye since the scandalous session of Parliament last Thursday, when his Government avoided a vote of no confidence after an opposition representative who was supposed to cast the decisive vote suspiciously went missing.
Zaev looked uneasy that evening and even friendly outlets noted that he appeared scared behind the virus mask, as Speaker Talat Xhaferi and a group of other DUI party officials surrounded him and declared that the motion was defeated. Only DUI officials made statements to the public, while Zaev left the Parliament, and hasn’t been seen since.
Since then, Zaev sent a few social media messages to congratulate “our team” on reaching the second round of World Cup qualifications, and a few mundane messages on tolerance. One set of pictures was shared by the Government’s press office, from a meeting he had with Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and NATO officers and a pro-Government news outlet shared a brief statement Zaev gave them, but without audio or video.
Zaev seemed eager to resign on October 31st, the day of the second round of the local elections, when VMRO-DPMNE swept almost all major urban centers, leaving Zaev’s SDSM party with a token few towns and several rural areas. Zaev announced that he intends to resign as Prime Minister and SDSM party leader – a decision that was immediately rejected by DUI, which insisted that he must remain in place until the end of the year, for the possible signing of a new round of concessions to Bulgaria.
It becomes apparent that DUI doesn’t just kidnap BESA MPs, but SDSM is in their pocket as well.
