FYROM

This chasm between the country’s name on the one hand and its ethnicity and language on the other leaves a bitter taste for almost all Greek citizens, as was evidenced in the recent rallies and opinion polls.

The ruling party revealed to MPs for the first time that the amendments to the Constitution of FYROM will come into effect only after the Greek Parliament ratifies the protocol on FYROM’s admission to Nato.

«Το «Μ» στη FYROM σημαίνει «Μακεδονία» και κάποιοι υποκρίνονται σήμερα ότι δεν το ξέρουν. Ότι δεν το ακούνε», είπε ο κ. Παπαχριστόπουλος

Σύμφωνα με κομματικές πηγές, «οι πληροφορίες που έχουμε είναι ότι το συνταγματικό κείμενο είναι χειρότερο από τη Συμφωνία των Πρεσπών και γι' αυτό δεν το δίνουν» όπως έλεγαν χαρακτηριστικά στη Βουλή

Tsipras also accused New Democracy of tolerating the attacks and death threats issued by ND cadres and sent to MPs who plan to support the government.

At a crucial meeting on 11 January, junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos will make clear whether he and his party will continue to be part of the government’s parliamentary majority

The PM says he is mulling over which Sunday in October he might hold the general election. “I am looking for a date in October,” he said, thus indicating that he intends to serve out his whole term.

“As President of Bulgaria, I do not agree with the name ‘Northern Macedonia’. There is no such country. That name cannot be adopted. We cannot accept that there is a ‘Macedonian language’," said Rumen Radev.

The motive force of nationalism is insecurity about identity. Greece has a strong identity and knows how to behave calmly and prudently in the Balkan tinderbox.

Kammenos has publicly linked Soros “irredentist groups in Skopje” to which “he has contributed billions”, an to the 'slanderous attack' against the minister regarding the management of funds earmarked for refugee

The two parties combined have four parliamentary seats, which are necessary for Zaev to again garner the two-thirds majority required in the third stage of the constitutional revision.

Οι κάλπες για το δημοψήφισμα θα κλείσουν στις 19:00 τοπική ώρα (20:00 ώρα Ελλάδας).

In response to the question “Do you favour the agreement with Greece on changing the name of the Republic of Macedonia, 52.6 percent of respondents said no, and 47.4 percent said yes.

Dimitrov said that FYROM has built a “bridge of friendship” with Balkan peoples, and especially the Greeks, in order to “unlock” accession talks with Nato.