Skopje, 10 January 2025 (MIA) — The chairwoman of the Parliamentary Committee on Social Policy, Demography and Youth, Ilire Dauti, lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Friday after 61 MPs voted for her ouster. 

Twenty-two MPs were against her leaving her post as chairwoman, and SDSM MPs were absent from the session, after they said her ouster would not be a solution to the problem. 

The motion of no confidence against Dauti was moved by Levica in November because of, as they said, her blocking the adoption of the Defenders Law through her "unconscionable, irresponsible, unconstitutional and illegal actions." 

The proposed law had been submitted by SDSM. Dauti never put it on the agenda of the committee she chaired. 

After Friday's vote of no confidence in Dauti, lawmakers will now have to elect a new chair of the parliamentary social policy committee. The post is to be filled by a member of the European Front coalition, according to Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi. mr/