Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has vowed to push ahead with plans to change the country’s name to North Macedonia.More than 90% backed the name change in a non-binding referendum on Sunday, but only a third of Macedonians took part, rendering it invalid.The name change is aimed at ending a dispute with Greece, which has its own region called Macedonia.To ratify the result, Mr Zaev needs the support of two-thirds of MPs.What happens now? Mr Zaev has threatened to call early elections if MPs do not support the proposal. He and his coalition partners will need at least a dozen opposition MPs to back the move. New name, same country? A choice for Macedonians The makeover that divided a nation “More than 90% of the total votes are ‘Yes’, so now it is parliament’s turn to confirm the will of the majority,” Mr Zaev told Agence France-Presse.”I am determined to take Macedonia into the EU and Nato. It is time to support European Macedonia.”But opposition leaders claim the proposal to change the name failed. The leader of the main conservative opposition party, Hristijan Mickoski, told reporters the referendum was “deeply unsuccessful”, and the government had “lost its legitimacy”.The Greek parliament… Read full this story
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