President Branko Crvenkovski officially gave Buckovski -- Macedonia's defence minister -- the mandate to form a the country's new government on Friday, after the ruling Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia (SDSM) elected him as its leader during an extraordinary congress on Thursday.
Predsednik Branko Crvenkovski u petak je Bučkovskom -- koji je inače ministar odbrane Makedonije -- zvanično poverio mandat da formira novu vladu zemlje, nakon što ga je vladajući Socijaldemokratski savez Makedonije (SDSM) izabrao za svog lidera na vanrednom kongresu stranke održanom u četvrtak.