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.
Prvi put je izabran za predsednika vlade 1992. tokom mandata predsednika Kire Gligorova, kada je imao 29 godina, i u to vreme je bio najmlađi premijer u Evropi.