Skopje, 18 February 2026 (MIA) - The Parliament at its plenary session on Wednesday is expected to verify the resignations of Energy Regulatory Commission head Marko Bislimovski and State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption member Cveta Ristovska.

The agenda of the session also includes electing a new constitutional judge. At the last session of the Committee for Election and Appointment Issues, Goce Naumovski was tapped as a new constitutional judge, after constitutional judge Jadranka Dabovikj Anastasovska resigned for health reasons in December.

The PM and ministers will then answer opposition MPs’ questions for two hours.  

The agenda of Wednesday's 85th session currently includes two items: a proposal for the appointment of a (non-professionally engaged) member of the Council of Experts of the Insurance Supervision Agency and a draft law on organic agricultural production, in first reading.

ERC head Marko Bislimovski submitted his resignation to Parliament on February 12, 2026, requesting the legislative house to formally accept the conclusion of his tenure, without elaborating on the reasons for his request. 

Bislimovski's term, who helms the ERC for the second time, expires in June 2028. The Financial Police Office filed criminal charges against Bislimoski late last month on suspicion of abuse of office and authority.  

Anti-corruption commission member Ristovska sent a letter to Parliament on February 13, stating that after weeks of public controversy and doubts raised regarding her work, she has decided to submit an irrevocable resignation from her post as a member of the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption and Conflict of Interest.

Ristovska's resignation comes after some media outlets reported last week that the anti-corruption commission has opened two cases against her, related to inaccurate asset declaration and a potential conflict of interest.

After verifying the resignations, the Parliament is to convene a session of the Committee on Election and Appointment Issues, which should announce a call for the election of a new ERC head and a new member of the anti-corruption commission. 

Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi told Monday's press briefing that other items could also be added to the session's agenda. 

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