5 hours agoReferendum opponents celebrate Macedonia's <x0);x1>, say Greek “genocide”
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)With folk songs and dances, ahead of Macedonia's Parliament, hundreds of Macedonian citizens who have boycotted the name referendum after the agreement with Greece are celebrating what they are describing as Macedonia's <x0fit> ”. They are congratulating each other and saying that today what was expected and that it should happen. Citizens [...]
They are congratulating each other and saying that today what was expected and that it should happen.
Citizens who are celebrating bear banners that the “a do not give Macedonia and its name”, and that “sot was interrupted by Greek genocide”.
Today's referendum in Macedonia failed to receive the participation of 50 per cent of citizens, however, the ruling political class and analysts say this referendum has only been consultative, not with legal weight.
Thus, decision-making on the Greece-Macedonia name agreement will be passed to the Macedonian Assembly. It will take the votes of 80 MPs for this agreement to pass.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said that if the deal does not pass the country will go to early elections, while DUI's Ali Ahmeti has said he hopes the opposition will not block Macedonia's unalterable path straight ahead NATO and the EU.
