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| Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev speak before the signing of an accord to settle a long dispute over the former Yugoslav republic’s name in the village of Psarades, in Prespes, Greece |
Macedoniaโs prime minister has announced the question his countryโs citizens will face in a referendum this autumn on a recent deal with Greece changing the countryโs name to North Macedonia.
Zoran Zaev said after a meeting with political party leaders that the question will be: โAre you in favour of membership in the European Union and Nato by accepting the deal between the Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Greece?โ
Mr Zaev said the referendum will be โconsultativeโ, a possibility allowed for under the countryโs law for such votes, but added that โthe peopleโs say will be final for all political partiesโ.
The leader of the main conservative opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, Hristijan Mickoski, walked out of the meeting, demanding another round of talks.
