Hundreds of buses, especially from northern Greece, had brought protesters in for the rally, on Syntagma square near the parliament. Macedonia PM urges Greek MPs to ratify name dealGreek clerics dressed in black joined the rally to protest an accord to rename Macedonia the Republic of North Macedonia, an agreement that would end a 27-year dispute with Greece over the country’s name. “There is only one Macedonia, the Greek Macedonia, ‘that’s it’,” read a sign in Greek and English held by Christina Gerodimoun, in her 30s. Greek PM calls confidence vote after minister quits over Macedonia dealMacedonia’s parliament approved a constitutional revision to change the country’s name 10 days ago. But for the deal between the two leaders to go through, the name change also needs to be approved by the Greek parliament.

Source: The Express Tribune January 20, 2019 14:26 UTC