- Strumica Mayor Zoran Zaev is SDSM’s new leader. According to party sources, he won even in the first round at the congress which was held Sunday and won 395 votes from delegates. His first statement after the election was that “SDSM won and in the following four years, he will have the honor to lead the party that should be a strong opposition”. Zaev said that he is known for being a man that unites and hopes that SDSM is hope for all young forces.