He was first elected prime minister during Kiro Gligorov's presidency in 1992, when he was 29 years old, thus becoming the youngest head of government in Europe at the time.
Sa samo 29 godina, 1992. godine prvi put je izabran za premijera tijekom mandata predsjednika Makedonije Kire Gligorova, čime je postao najmlađi predsjednik vlade u Europi u tom razdoblju.