The parliament of North Macedonia elected Hristijan Mickoski as the country’s new prime minister late on June 23, after a two-day heated debate and a halt to the session due to a power outage caused by heavy rains. 77 MPs backed Mickoski’s government and 22 voted against. The European Front left the session before the vote, saying this government would not be legitimate as it does not represent ethnic minorities. Following his victory in the May elections over the Social Democrats, Mickoski received the mandate to form the new government from President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova on June 6. Th…