Under a deal reached in June, Macedonia will change its name to North Macedonia and Greece will drop its objections to the country joining NATO. The geographical area covered by the ancient kingdom now includes Macedonia and parts of Greece and Bulgaria. Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov slammed the deal as a “flagrant violation of sovereignty.” Opponents to the deal have called for a boycott of the referendum. Zaev has said he will resign if the “No” vote prevails, and the deal with Greece would be dead. If “Yes” wins, Macedonia will have to amend parts of its constitution to ensure it doesn’t contain anything that could be considered irredentist against the Greeks.

Source: National Post September 29, 2018 07:30 UTC