The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is in Macedonia today, has a similar situation as Zaev. He also resigned in January this year but did not leave office.

The entire Dutch government has stepped down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud and told to pay money back.

Families suffered an “unparalleled wrong”, MPs decided, with tax officials, politicians, judges and civil servants leaving them powerless.

Many of those affected were from an immigrant background and hundreds were plunged into financial difficulty.

PM Mark Rutte submitted the cabinet’s resignation to the king.