North Macedonia’s newly elected President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova sparked a crisis in relations with Greece when she pointedly used her country’s old name — Macedonia instead of North Macedonia — during her swearing-in ceremony. In 2020, North Macedonia gained Nato membership following its name change, which introduced the prefix ‘North’, as requested by Greece. “The same demands exist now from the leadership of North Macedonia. Election issueThe concessions made by North Macedonia to both Greece and Bulgaria were among the main topics of the election campaign. Since August 2020, she served as a MP for VMRO-DPMNE in North Macedonia’s assembly.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 12, 2024 19:02 UTC