As for the defence minister's post, there is speculation in the press that the SDSM would possibly agree to give it to the LDP, with outgoing Social Minister Jovan Manasijevski seen as Buckovski's possible replacement.
Kada je u pitanju funkcija ministra odbrane, u medijima se spekuliše da će se SDSM možda složiti da to mesto ustupi LDP-u, a smatra se da bi Bučkovskog zamenio odlazeći ministar za socijalna pitanja Jovan Manasijevski.